Our Favourite Irish Films of 2019
2019 proved to be another strong year for Irish film with over 30 films making their way to a cinema release. We pick our 10 favourites of the year - 5 feature films & 5 documentaries.
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2019: Contributors' Choice
Film is the great liberator. It frees us from our physical state of embodied inertia. It is the emancipation of consciousness. And, as En Vogue so rightly concluded, once you have achieved this conscious freedom, the rest will follow.
Our Favourite Films of 2019
Our writers have been busy voting for their favourite films of the year. Film Ireland spared no expense and spent €2 million on a calculator to tally the votes. Unfortunately, the calculator was too large to fit in the editor's desk so after resorting to a trusty abacus, the votes were counted and
Podcast: The Wild Bunch at 50
In this podcast, Paul Farren & Wayne Byrne discuss Sam Peckinpah's masterpiece The Wild Bunch, which celebrated its 50th anniversary this year. Paul and Wayne look back on the film's legacy and celebrate its "ballet of violence".
Film Ireland Podcast: Episode 38 - Crime is Cool Kids
Dividing their time between tropical islands and cinemas in Dublin, Sarah Cullen and Richard Drumm take out their film scalpel and get under the skin of film.
Review of Irish Film @ Cork Film Festival 2019: Cork on Camera
Emma Keyes checks out a programme of Cork-themed films from collections at the IFI Irish Film Archive.