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Review: Don’t Look Up directed by Adam McKay
By Manus Lenihan A comet is about to wipe out all life on Earth – this was the…
Review: Dopesick – a look into the psychopathy of capitalism
By Fiona Ryan Dopesick hit streaming platforms in November and has shocked audiences with its broadly factual take…
Review: Elsewhere directed by Michael Gallen
By Finn McKenna Elsewhere, the opera by Michael Gallen based around the Monaghan Soviet which ran in the…
Review: Arise: Power, Strategy & Union Resurgence
Arise: Power, Strategy & Union ResurgenceBy Jane HolgatePluto Press, 2021 Reviewed by Michael O’Brien While being a historical…
Why is everyone talking about Squid Game?
By Finn McKenna *Spoiler alert throughout* Squid Game has the entire world talking. The series based in South…
Review: What Britain did to Nigeria by Max Siollun
Hurst Publishers, 2021 Reviewed by Manus Lenihan The Black Lives Matter movement in the United States last year…
Review of RTÉ’s “Sold: The Eircom Shares Saga” – the fraud of “popular capitalism”
By Robert Cosgrave The RTÉ documentary, Sold: The Eircom Shares Saga, is not without its limitations, but it’s…
Review: The Care Crisis by Emma Dowling
Reviewed by Caitriona Ní Chatháin In her book The Care Crisis: What Caused It and How Can We…
Review: Beautiful World, Where Are You by Sally Rooney
Reviewed by Harper Cleves Sally Rooney’s third novel, Beautiful World, Where Are You, was one of the most…
Film review: Wildfire directed by Cathy Brady
By Kevin Henry Wildfire tells the story of two sisters, Lauren and Kelly, who grew up in a…
