Illustration by Maeve Breathnach. In March, for the first time in decades, the screens went dark in cinemas across the world and film productions ground to a halt. The subsequent seven months have been especially hard for the arts, with … Continue reading When the Screen Goes Dark
If I think of Germany in the night, I am jolted from my sleep – Heinrich Heine Say the word “techno” to a random person on the street, and (unless that street happens to be in Detroit) most likely “Germany” … Continue reading Denk ich an Deutschland in der Nacht (If I Think Of Germany In The Night) – Review Will Abbott reviews a special screening of Karmakar’s exploration of the German techno scene.
At the end of October, the second annual Dublin Feminist Film Festival will take place. The festival showcases the work of female directors, both past and present, in an area in which they have historically been underrepresented. This September, the … Continue reading Women in Irish Cinema
When you go to see it, don’t find out too much about it first. Inventiveness and surprise are a large part of what makes it so enjoyable. (●●●●○) Continue reading Blind – review
Xavier Dolan’s fifth feature film is a must-see. (●●●●●) Continue reading Mommy – review
“Being an Iranian-American implies a certain identity, and the same thing with being in the queer community, and what if you don’t fit those things naturally? What if the norm is not you? I thought those were the questions I wanted to answer.” Continue reading Appropriate Behaviour: Interview with Desiree Akhavan
Go for the biting humour, and stay for the emotion underneath. (●●●●○) Continue reading Appropriate Behaviour – review
tn2 met with Sidse Babett Knudsen, star of The Duke of Burgundy, to discuss her role, working with Strickland, and what it was like to veer away from her fictional Prime Ministerial duties. Continue reading Butterfly Kiss: Interview with The Duke of Burgundy’s Sidse Babett Knudsen
Viewers might be initially skeptical about an S&M love story between two women directed by a man, but writer-director Peter Strickland refuses to allow the Duke of Burgundy to become the exploitative film it threatens to be. (●●●●●) Continue reading The Duke of Burgundy – review
What happens when old, ecclesiastical notions of “morality” are held up and imposed in a world where they can cause great damage to the happiness and wellbeing of families and individuals? (●●●●●) Continue reading Love is Strange – review
February 12 ROADKILL Launch Coinciding with IMMA’s ongoing exhibition Primal Architecture, ROADKILL will see an evening of live performance, installation, video and music take over the gallery as an extension of the show. It will also mark the launch of … Continue reading What’s On: February 12- March 11
A crew of eccentrics construct and sail a balsa raft replica across 5,000 kilometres of ocean, following the path of ancient Peruvian explorers. ●●●○○
Continue reading Kon-Tiki – review