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Review: God’s Creatures directed by Saela Davis and Anna Rose
Reviewed by Leah Whelan (Spoiler warning) Set in a rural coastal village in Ireland in the early 1990s,…
Minor edits of Roald Dahl’s work provokes performative outrage from establishment figures
By Manus Lenihan In recent years we’ve had the #MeToo movement, the climate strikes and the massive Black…
Review: 406 Days – the story of the Debenhams strike
By Michael O’Brien The struggle of the former Debenhams workers employed in its then 11 stores in this…
Review: Aftersun directed by Charlotte Wells
Review: Aftersun directed by Charlotte WellsMubi, 2022 Reviewed by Harper Cleves (Spoiler warning) Aftersun, written and directed by…
Review: Triangle of Sadness directed by Ruben Ostlund
Triangle of Sadness Directed by Ruben Ostlund Reviewed by Carol Brogan (spoiler warning) Ruben Ostlund’s (Force Majeure, 2014 and…
Review: All Quiet on the Western Front directed by Edward Berger
By Thomas Carmichael Against a backdrop of an imperialist war of aggression in Europe and growing geopolitical tensions…
Review: Nothing Compares directed by Kathryn Ferguson
Nothing Compares Directed by Kathryn FergusonShowtime Documentary Films, 2022 Reviewed by Aislinn O’ Keeffe Nothing Compares opens with…
Review: Athena directed by Romain Gavras
AthenaDirected by Romain GavrasNetflix, 2022 Reviewed by Eddie McCabe (spoiler warning) For its exhilarating 11-minute opening sequence alone,…
Review: Accents by Emmet Kirwan
By Emily Belton Spoken word play Accents opened at the Project Arts Centre in Dublin on 11 September.…
Review: An Cailín Ciúin directed by Colm Bairéad
An Cailín CiúinDirected by Colm BairéadInscéal / Fís Éireann TG4, 2021 Reviewed by Eóin Dawson When An Cailín…