Brett Gregory speaks to Steve Presence and Matthias Kispert, co-conveners of the RFN, the largest alternative film/media communication hub in the world. The RFN was originally established... Continue reading
by Jenny Farrell The Irish language is often relegated to the past—a relic of rural idylls or historical dramas. Kneecap, directed by Rich Peppiatt, smashes this notion... Continue reading
Nothing There are forty of us in my class,a symphony of sniffing and snotsdragging themselves up nostrils,making me feel like vomitingon the boy in front of me.... Continue reading
FOREST OF NOISE, By Mosab Abu Toha, Reviewed by Razia Parveen This poignant and beautifully crafted book of poetry captures the heart-wrenching experiences of Palestinian children amid... Continue reading
by James O’Brien What’s left is stretchered on the metal frame,A borrowed structure dominating a fetid room.The barrelled light a stale vortex of horsemen,Refracted from retreating flesh... Continue reading
by Chris Norris There’s rich and poor folk, those that just get byAnd blokes who trouser billions solitaire.Don’t fall for trickle-down, that bosses’ lie:Do something useful,... Continue reading
John Green reviews the recent film by Johan Grimonprez Soundtrack to a Coup D’état is one of the most powerful documentaries I’ve seen in decades. It... Continue reading
by Declan Geraghty The money circulates within the rich blowing around a glass cage circulating like the final challenge on the crystal Maze it never leaves the... Continue reading
It’s Happening Again,” David Lynch’s prophetic warning about the recurrence of repression “We got married in a fever, hotter than a pepper sprout” and that sentiment from... Continue reading