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Review: Satluj directed by Honey Trehan

By Adil Sayyed Films have always been political, and their influence can threaten political mechanisms, as seen when Satluj, a new historical drama from India, was taken down from a streaming platform mere two days after its release. No official reason was

Jul 16, 2026

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Why does my guilty pleasure feel like a case study in coercive control? – love as labour on ‘Love Island’

By Kate Quinlan and Carla Grainger We used to call Love Island our guilty pleasure. Now the guilt is doing most of the heavy lifting. What once felt like lightweight reality drama has started to look a lot more like televised coercion.

Jul 30, 2025

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Frantz Fanon at 100: Review of ‘A Dying Colonialism’

By Manus Lenihan Today marks one hundred years since the birth of Frantz Fanon. A psychiatrist by profession, Fanon as a writer explored the morbid delusions and hallucinations of racism, empire and capitalism in celebrated works such as Black Skin, White Masks

Jul 20, 2025

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Review: Kate Nash calls out TERF ideology in blistering new single

By Kate Quinlan In her new single GERM, British singer-songwriter Kate Nash doesn’t just join the cultural conversation around trans rights in the UK, she detonates a bomb under the table where the so-called “debate” is being held. With lyrics that are

Jun 10, 2025

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Review: Fragments of Victory edited by Oisín Gilmore and David Landy

Fragments of Victory – The Contemporary Irish Left, edited by Oisín Gilmore and David Landy, Pluto, 2025 (above pic credit: Connolly Books) Reviewed by Michael O’Brien This collection of essays by various authors spans the economic crisis that began in 2008, the

May 26, 2025

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Review: Intermezzo by Sally Rooney

Intermezzo by Sally RooneyFaber, 2024 Reviewed by Harper Cleves Last September, at the National Concert Hall in Dublin, Sally Rooney stood before an audience of dedicated readers, about to be interviewed about her latest novel, Intermezzo, which was due out later that

May 7, 2025

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Review: Severance created by Dan Erickson

By Sam Casey The popular Apple TV series Severance recently returned for its second season. One of the most watched shows across various streaming services, Severance is a psychological, sci-fi thriller that depicts the lives of a group of workers at the

Apr 12, 2025

Review: Adolescence by Jack Thorne and Stephen Graham

Adolescence Created by Jack Thorne and Stephen GrahamNetflix, 2025 Reviewed by Manus Lenihan Adolescence is shaping up to be one of the most talked-about TV dramas of the year. Partly this is down to the performances and production. Each episode unfolds in

Mar 28, 2025

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Review: No Other Land – Palestinian dispossession and the courageous fight against it

By Peter McGregor The Oscar-winning No Other Land, directed by Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, is 92 minutes of documented ethnic cleansing and all that comes along with that – death, destruction and resistance. No Other Land focuses

Mar 3, 2025

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Review: Say Nothing

By Kevin Henry Most of the numerous books, films and TV shows about the Troubles either demonise those involved in the republican movement or romanticise their struggle. The recent Disney+ hit Say Nothing (2024) is more nuanced. Centred on Dolours and Marian

Feb 13, 2025

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Review: Conclave directed by Edward Berger

Reviewed by Michael O’Brien Already the recipient of multiple nominations for various movie and TV award ceremonies, Conclave dramatises a fictional papal election and paints an entertaining picture of the Catholic Church as a highly factionalised institution. Based on a 2016 novel

Jan 25, 2025

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