Eoghan Lyng

Dublin

Music and Film Journalist at Freelance

Freelance Contributor at Far Out Magazine

Hello. Writer, English teacher, full time lover of life. Has read Joyce´s ´Ulysses´ on eight wonderful occasions.

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Articles

The Waterboys Pay Tribute to an Unlikely Hero » PopMatters

3 days ago | popmatters.com | Eoghan Lyng

Life, Death & Dennis Hopper Sun Records Although the Waterboys‘ past efforts, This Is the Sea and Fisherman’s Blues, were underpinned by emotional undercurrents, Life, Death & Dennis Hopper goes one step further, concocting a conceptual album detailing the highs, lows, and smirks enjoyed by the eponymous actor.
The exquisite taste of the flamingo, the urchin, and other creatures

1 week ago | dmovies.org | Eoghan Lyng

//=the_title();?> After catching all the films in the Un Certain Regard section of Cannes and more, Eoghan Lyng reveals this thoughts of the winners, and those who left empty-handed alike This was my second year at the Cannes Film Festival, and although the movies weren’t as diverse or interesting as they had been in 2024, there were enough dramatic moments that made it a more than worthwhile trip.
Caravan

1 week ago | dmovies.org | Eoghan Lyng

QUICK AND DIRTY: LIVE FROM CANNESThe vehicle of the title refers to one driven by Czech Ester (Anna Geislerová) across Italy, her son David (David Vostrčil) for company. The pair have stolen the car from a married couple considering some of their rude comments about David’s down sydrome, and all appears to be going well. They pick up Zuza (Juliana Brutovská-Oľhová) another Eastern European traveller, someone Ester’s son bonds with.
The Mastermind

1 week ago | dmovies.org | Eoghan Lyng

QUICK AND DIRTY: LIVE FROM CANNESThe 1970s was a decade of great change, and it is in this backdrop that Mooney (Josh O’Connor) decides to pull of an art heist. Two of his thugs rob paintings from a museum, but things get hairy when a gun is pulled and a child recognises one of the criminals. Suddenly a simple task becomes a carousel of police, passports and panic.
Heads or Tails? (Testa o croce?)

2 weeks ago | dmovies.org | Eoghan Lyng

QUICK AND DIRTY: LIVE FROM CANNESJohn C. Reilly stars as Buffalo Bill, a rambunctious cowboy who travels to Italy spinning yarns about victories against the Indian contingent. He is hired to track down Rosa (Nadia Tereszkiewicz) and Santino (Alessandro Borghi), vagabonds who reportedly slaughtered a nobleman. Keen to write the “greatest dime novel” there is, the American gets on his saddle, in search of adventure. Heads or Tails?
Homebound

2 weeks ago | dmovies.org | Eoghan Lyng

QUICK AND DIRTY: LIVE FROM CANNESCovid has come to India, and with it the lack of work. This affects Chandan (Vishal Jethwa), still waiting to hear back from the police despite passing the exams to become an officer, and Mohammed Shoaib (Ishaan Khatter), a young man facing daily religious discrimination. Sensing that there is no use waiting for handouts, the pair jump on a bus destined for their hometown, but things turn trickier when one of them develops a cough.
Love Me Tender

2 weeks ago | dmovies.org | Eoghan Lyng

QUICK AND DIRTY: LIVE FROM CANNESAnna Cazenave Cambet’s concerns a divorced French mother fighting for the custody of her son. Having come out to her ex as a lesbian, Clémence (Vicky Krieps) is stunned to discover that her eight-year old would rather wrap himself up in his bed than spend a Saturday with her. Laurent (Antoine Reinartz) feels she’s a bad influence on their child, accusing the woman of being selfish among many other less savoury accusations.
The Last One for the Road (Le città di pianura)

2 weeks ago | dmovies.org | Eoghan Lyng

QUICK AND DIRTY: LIVE FROM CANNESThe 2008 economic crash decimated much of Europe, causing many to fall into distress. And so it is for Carlobianchi (Sergio Romano) and Doriano (Pierpaolo Capovilla), two middle-aged drunks “too old to grow up”. They travel across Veneto, ruminating on past glories, snogs and drinks. Somewhere in this town is a bag of cash buried by a pal who vacated to Argentina, and the duo ache to dig it up, but are regularly too inebriated to do so.
Aisha Can’t Fly Away - DMovies

2 weeks ago | dmovies.org | Eoghan Lyng

QUICK AND DIRTY: LIVE FROM CANNESSandwiched between gang war, menial labour and an ever decreasing social circle, Aisha (Buliana Simon) finds herself at an impasse in life. An ostrich appears in her fantasy, an animal attached to the land like she is. Disrespected at work, she has to tend to an elderly client who expects fellatio after tea. Longing to escape, she is continually reminded of her Somalian heritage, not forgetting her gender. The story is set in present-day Cairo.
Eleanor the Great

2 weeks ago | dmovies.org | Eoghan Lyng

QUICK AND DIRTY: LIVE FROM CANNESPreparing for her bat mitzvah, nonagenarian Eleanor (June Squibb) learns of the tale about Jacob and Esau, a story of intrigue and deception. She reasons that it is justifiable to twist truths if the purpose is pure, prompting her to talk about recently deceased Bessie (Rita Zohar) as her own. It all seems fine until the day of the ceremony when journalist Roger (Chiwetel Ejiofor) discovers more about her past, causing Eleanor to confront her reality.