Culture

Review Round Up January

Films & TV in 100 words or less

Four Films and a TV January

An underrated column of underrated recommendations

By Khushi Jain

Back to the Future (and Past!) with DIFF 2026

Dublin International Film Festival’s programme promises over 50 exciting film screenings

By Nina O’Connor

What’s All This Fuss About Gay Hockey Players?

On the contentious legitimacy of the “smut” novel as genre and how the Canadian TV show Heated Rivalry provides a platform for discussions about pornographic popular media

By Genevieve Brick

Cinema in 2026

Films to Expect

By Marianne Dubois

5 Societies to Help You Keep Your New Year’s Resolutions

This year is going to be different…

By Sarah McGuire

Ireland in Focus at the 2025 British Fashion Council Awards

Designs that won and red-carpet looks that dared

By Lara Walsh

In Defence of Doing Less

Non-fiction reading for the new year

By Lea Carroll

Worn X Bred: “Worn by Locals, Bred in Ireland”

A look into this Dublin-based streetwear brand committed to being authentically Irish

By Saskia McDonogh Mooney

TikTok Suggested I Wear Florals for Spring

The internet destroyed fashion trend predictions but authenticity may be the trend of 2026

By Genevieve Brick