The curiously-titled My Life as a Courgette is an enigma. The childlike, colourful stop motion animation belies a plot discussing dark, solemn topics, including alcoholism, child abuse, and foster home care – not your usual blockbuster material indeed. An Oscar-nominated … Continue reading Animation for the Ages: My Life as a Courgette – Review
In our February print issue, Conor Scully reflected on the wider cultural ramifications of the lack of diversity amongst this year’s Oscars nominees. Last week The Hist and DU Film co-hosted a debate on the motion “This House Would Boycott … Continue reading Boycott the Oscars Debate
On February 28th, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will, for the 88th time, award Oscars to the films they deem to have been the best released in 2015 (in America, at any rate ― due to obscure … Continue reading Tipped Scales
The film that brought Julianne Moore her fifth Oscar nomination, culminating in a win for Best Actress, does not disappoint. (●●●●○) Continue reading Still Alice – review
Join Meadhbh McGrath, Matthew Mulligan and Rebecca Alter for a conversation about what deserves to win at this years Oscars, what shouldn’t win, goodie bag vibrators and the Fake Baby from American Sniper. Continue reading 2015 Oscars – podcast discussion
Film scoring is a balancing act. Music Editor Tara Joshi considers how scores can complement or crush the success of a film. Heart-wrenching, suspenseful or just plain annoying, what makes a good score tick? Continue reading Even the Score
Andrew Neyman (Miles Teller) is an aspiring jazz drummer, determined to become “one of the greats”, who is plucked to join the top jazz ensemble in college by revered instructor Terence Fletcher (J.K. Simmons). (●●●●●) Continue reading Whiplash – review
WORDS Eoin McCague ILLUSTRATION Alice Wilson The whispers began weeks before its debut. Analysts armed themselves, preparing for a systemic shift in bookies’s odds, while other studios recalculated their marketing accordingly. For days there was radio silence, followed by the … Continue reading Playing up to the camera
WORDS Eoin McCague Martin Scorsese’s The Wolf of Wall Street, his fifth and most dynamic collaboration with Leonardo DiCaprio, has not arrived at the multiplexes with a whimper. Boasting a record-setting 569 usages of “fuck”, multiple orgies and … Continue reading Review: The Wolf of Wall Street