Film

Raphael Bob-Waksberg: The Underappreciated Genius of Adult Animation

Having entered into a genre of entertainment that is notoriously difficult to navigate, Bob-Waksberg is set to become one of the greats.
By David Fennelly

5 of the Best: ‘Homemade’ Short Films

If some of the most exciting names in the film industry can return to their bedroom drawing boards, so can you.
By Lucas Closs

The Lockdown TV and Film Moments Worth Revisiting

This quarantine screen guide serves to remind us of the influence that the media exercised on the early days of lockdown.
By Brian Briggs

Tenet: Mind-Bending, Visually Spectacular, but Emotionally Empty

Due to coronavirus restrictions in Dublin, cinemas which had been showing ‘Tenet’ are currently closed.
By David Fennelly

Lockdown on the Box: Lecturers on Alan Parker’s Best Work

Prof Justin Macgregor and Prof Denis Murphy pick Alan Parker's highlights.
By Lucas Closs

‘Paul Mescal Was Five Feet Away From Me’: Meet the Extras of Normal People

Normal People's TV adaptation catapulted its cast to overnight fame. Many Trinity students were there, in the background, working as extras.
By Gráinne Mahon

Normal People is Flawed, But it Filled a Gap: Stories for College Students

The hysteria around Normal People is disproportionate, but it shows the lack of literature students can relate to their own lives, writes Molly Furey.
By Molly Furey

Normal People Week 6 Recap: a Fitting Finale to an Exquisite Series

In the last two episodes – aired on RTÉ last night – Connell and Marianne find happiness before an ending that's subtle, profound and powerful.
By Stephen Patrick Murray

Normal People Week 4 Recap: In Italy, Old Tropes Haunt Our Protagonists

After a breakup that hurt both Connell and Marianne, episodes seven and eight show them attempting to navigate a new kind of relationship.
By Gráinne Mahon

Normal People Week 3 Recap: Pride and Insecurity Rear Their Heads (Again)

Connell and Marianne rekindled their relationship last night, before circumstance – and poor communication – separated them once again.
By Holly Moore