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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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Review: The Oligarch’s Nightmare by David Mach

The Oligarch’s Nightmare by David MachGalway International Arts Festival, July 17th to July 30th Reviewed by Conor Burke The Oligarch’s Nightmare by Scottish artist David Mach addresses perceptions of class using symbols of affluence (in this case a Range Rover) to highlight

Jul 29, 2023

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Review: Eldorado: Everything the Nazis Hate directed by Benjamin Cantu

By Conor Payne Netflix’s new documentary Eldorado: Everything the Nazis Hate shows us a moment in time when, during Germany’s Weimar Republic (1918-1933), there was an opening up of some freedoms for queer people, which allowed many to live more openly than

Jul 26, 2023

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Review: Ordinary Human Failings by Megan Nolan

Reviewed by Finn McKenna (spoiler warning) Ordinary Human Failings, the second novel by Irish author Megan Nolan, is a story that delves into the complex, at-times tragic, at-times remarkable, always-riveting journey of the Green family: fictional Irish immigrants coping and trying their

Jul 12, 2023

Reviews and Culture·Theory & History

A deeply misleading narrative: Answering the claims of Cedric Robinson’s Black Marxism

Cedric Robinson’s book Black Marxism has influenced a wide layer of academics and activists. But as the review by Steve Edwards explains, the title is misleading. It is in reality an attack on Marxism. Robinson raises a number of arguments which are false and need to

Jul 5, 2023

Anti-racism·Reviews and Culture

Review: My Fourth Time, We Drowned by Sally Hayden

Review: My Fourth Time, We Drowned By Sally HaydenFourth Estate, 2022 Reviewed by Michael O’Brien For the recording of testimony alone, from migrants from sub-Saharan Africa about the hardships they endured attempting to come to Europe for a better life, this book and

Jul 3, 2023

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Review: It’s Okay to Be Angry About Capitalism by Bernie Sanders

It’s Okay to Be Angry About Capitalism by Bernie SandersAllen Lane, 2023 Reviewed by David Vallely Bernie Sanders’ two runs for President of the United States as a self-described democratic socialist played an important role in rallying millions of workers, youth, and

Jun 14, 2023

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Review: Ann, directed by Ciaran Creagh

Reviewed by Isidora Duran Stewart This week marks five years since the referendum to repeal the 8th Amendment passed. This historic victory for abortion rights in Ireland was the culmination of a decades-long movement led by working-class young women and LGBTQI+ people.

May 22, 2023

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Review: Three-Minutes: A Lengthening directed by Bianca Stigter

By Mikey Rose Three Minutes: A Lengthening is a 2022 Dutch–British documentary directed by Bianca Stigter and narrated by Helena Bonham-Carter. It recounts the historical process of digitally restoring and deciphering three-minutes of 16mm film featuring snippets of the Jewish community in

May 18, 2023

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Review: Pray for Our Sinners directed by Sinéad O’Shea

Reviewed by Aislinn O’ Keeffe ‘God’, for the better part of the 20th century, was omnipresent in Ireland. Claimed to be manifest in the institution of the Catholic Church, its noxious tendrils twined around the home, school, hospitals, the Gardaí, workplaces and

May 3, 2023

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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, God’s Creatures, starring Emma Watson as Aileen and Paul Mescal as her son Brian, gives an interesting insight into violence against women, familial loyalty

Apr 13, 2023

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