Films about protagonists driven by anonymous, no-strings-attached sexual gratification, who gradually embrace love and human connection, have been made before. It’s not a new concept and the typical plotline can be tired and predictable. My expectations for the festival indie … Continue reading Sequin in a Blue Room // Review
I can think of few filmmakers living today honoured with veteran status; like relics of an ancient civilisation, of monuments made from celluloid, new studio practices, and experimentalism. Martin Scorsese is surely one of those iconic, untouchable figures – somewhere … Continue reading A Personal Response to Martin Scorsese’s Essay
Originally published in print September 2020. “I’m not hungry. I want to see a film,” Nana (Anna Karina) affirms, rejecting an invitation to dinner, before we see her in a cinema on Boulevard Saint-Michel, Paris, watching La Passion de Jeanne … Continue reading A Fresher’s Guide to Dublin’s Cinemas
●●○○○ François Ozon’s latest coming-of-age drama, Summer of 85/Été 85 (2020), is an adaptation of Aidan Chambers’ queer young adult novel, Dance on My Grave (1982). It tells of the brief relationship between sixteen-year-old Alexis Robin (Félix Lefebvre) and eighteen-year-old … Continue reading Summer of 85 // Review
●●●●○ I purposefully did not revisit Dennis Kelly’s cult-thriller Channel 4 series, Utopia (2013-2014), before watching Gillian Flynn’s Prime Video remake, Utopia (2020), as I was a fan of Kelly’s series as a teen and didn’t want to affect my … Continue reading Utopia (U.S) Season One // REVIEW
“Haixia Liu, 1962, (left) paints Van Gogh more skillfully than Van Gogh (right). Should expose how overrated Van Gogh is,” Margarita (@margaritaevna95) tweeted on the 7th of August, 2020. The image featured on the left is a highly realistic painting … Continue reading Kitsch and Avant-Garde: A Van Gogh Twitter Debate
Note: screenshots are from my laptop, taken in July 2020. The featured image at the top of this page is from Fårö, Gotland, Sweden – the entrance to Bergman’s island. His estate can’t be accessed, unfortunately. “I have never stayed … Continue reading From Google Maps with Love: Visiting Film Locations from a Distance
Lockdown FM was started just over a month ago, launched from a childhood bedroom in rural Meath by creator Arianna Owens. Since then, it has broadcasted from all around Ireland, parts of Italy, and America. TN2 spoke with Lockdown FM … Continue reading In Profile: Lockdown FM