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Review: The Substance directed by Coralie Fargeat

Art and literature, Reviews 5 February 2025

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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Review: Conclave directed by Edward Berger

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