Crowds were pulsing with energy as they pranced around the seats of cinemas worldwide. Possessed by some form of magic, tickets for these cinema screenings sold out weeks in advance. Social media was gripped in a fervour of some kind. As I walked into the same screen in my local cinema here in Galway with a week’s difference, two completely different groups of people walked in … [Read more...] about Have concert films ever made sense? A new era
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Riot grrrl, Kathleen Hanna and 30 years of Bikini Kill
Bikini Kill album 1993 was a massive year for music, some era defining albums were released such as Nirvana’s swansong In Utero, the Wu-Tang Clan’s Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) considered by many to be one of the greatest hip-hop albums ever and we were introduced to soon to become beloved artists Radiohead and Bjork. While these albums and artists … [Read more...] about Riot grrrl, Kathleen Hanna and 30 years of Bikini Kill
The absurd brilliance of Stop Making Sense
What do The Silence of the Lanbs and Stop Making Sense have in common? Both are movies directed by Jonathan Demme and feature a man who we can safely assume is at least a little bit mad. While we can say with almost complete confidence that David Byrne is not a cannibal, his behaviour may be something that warrants an investigation by the FBI. In December of 1983 at … [Read more...] about The absurd brilliance of Stop Making Sense
Past Lives: the wonder of what could have been
Photo by Jon Pack/A24 Film. Caption Nora (Greta Lee) and Hae Sung (Teo Yoo) in Past Lives Na Young (Greta Lee) is twelve when she and her family leave Korea for America. She has to leave not only her childhood crush behind, but also her whole life and identity. She has to learn a new language, and change her name. Twelve years later, Na Young, now Nora Moon, is … [Read more...] about Past Lives: the wonder of what could have been
The best Irish series and films released so far in 2023
Irish stars, and television has been reaching the top of its game recently, and so what better way to fill the blustery autumn evenings than with some of the best new Irish films and TV series. There’s nothing that we love more this time of year than setting down on the sofa to catch up on all that we’ve missed out on over the previous few months. From dark … [Read more...] about The best Irish series and films released so far in 2023