By Sam Casey, Socialist Party, Ireland 6 May 2025 The popular Apple TV series Severance recently returned for its second season. One of the most watched shows across various streaming services, Severance is a psychological, sci-fi thriller that depicts the lives of a group of workers at the giant tech corporation, Lumon Industries. We follow four workers from Lumon’s […]
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By Manus Lenihan – Socialist Party Ireland. 31 March 2025 Adolescence is shaping up to be one of the most talked-about TV dramas of the year. Partly this is down to the performances and production. Each episode unfolds in real time, and in a single take. But it is really resonating with audiences because of its
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By Kate Quinlan, BIMM graduate, class of 2024, 14 February 2025 The proposed mass redundancies at BIMM Dublin, one of Ireland’s most prestigious music colleges, represent not just an attack on workers’ rights but the potential for a grave cultural loss. Lecturers at the institution, many of whom are accomplished musicians who have contributed to
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By Steph Lacey (Socialist Party Ireland) 5 February 2025 The Substance is a satirical, body-horror film that centres around the character of Elisabeth Sparkle, a fading Hollywood star who goes to extreme lengths to try to reclaim her youthful looks and career, by taking a new, secret wonder drug called ‘the substance.’ The film aims to
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By Michael O’Brien (Socialist Party Ireland) 5 May 2025 Already the recipient of multiple nominations for various movie and TV award ceremonies, Conclave dramatises a fictional papal election and paints an entertaining picture of the Catholic Church as a highly factionalised institution. Based on a 2016 novel written by British author Robert Harris, the story unfolds from
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