Article: “A Film Should Not Mean. It Should Be.” Rouzbeh Rashidi
In this article, Rouzbeh Rashidi discusses his uncompromising approach to cinema, the ghosts within the image, and the ideas that continue to return throughout his work.
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Neil Cadieux is a Belfast-based film writer from Derry, Ireland who is particularly interested in experimental and esoteric cinema. Neil attended University of Glasgow, and studied Film & Television Studies alongside English Literature. Neil has written for Queen’s Film Theatre blog, and Film Ireland. Neil also hosts a Substack in his own name.
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Review: From the Human to the Inhuman
Rouzbeh Rashidi’s From the Human to the Inhuman offers an unusually intimate portrait of an experimental filmmaker attempting to make sense of his own practice. Ahead of his workshop, Neil Cadieux takes a look.
Review: Another Look at Queer
Neil Cadieux revisits Luca Guadagnino's Queer, exploring its bold visual language, literary fidelity and emotionally devastating portrait of William S. Burroughs.
Review: King Lear
Ahead of its screening at the Irish Film Institute, Neil Cadieux crowns Jean-Luc Godard's 1987 film King Lear.
Article: Our Favourite Films of 2025
As 2025 closes its curtain, Film Ireland contributors take a look back at some of their favourite films from the year.
Review: Dracula
Neil Cadieux casts his critical eye on this anti-adaptation by Radu Jude, which screened as part of the Belfast Film Festival