The Map of Tiny Perfect Things

A version of this review originally appeared on CineChat. I’ve been thinking about death a lot recently. I don’t think I’m the only one. Through the last 12 months, we’ve been confronted by our mortality more than ever before, as well as being trapped in a constant groundhog day style loop of self-reflection. For myself,… Continue reading The Map of Tiny Perfect Things

Finding stillness in four paws

In July 2011 I stood in a field in Dublin, listening to Coldplay, watching fireworks and thought to myself ‘my life is actually perfect. It’s finally wonderful.’ When I returned home two days later, I found out my friend Dan had been in a motorbike collision and killed while I had been having the time… Continue reading Finding stillness in four paws

A Nightmare Wakes

A version of this review originally appeared on CRPWrites. A psychological thriller that reimagines the experiences of infamous writer Mary Shelley as she wrote her masterpiece Frankenstein, A Nightmare Wakes focuses less on the history behind the story and more on the troubled mind of who created it. Directed by Nora Unkel, who also wrote the screenplay,… Continue reading A Nightmare Wakes