As it came to a close, it was undeniable that 2016 would take its place in the history books as one of those years where everything changed. One could almost picture the avalanche of historical dramas to come. One could already imagine someone in the year 2036 passing an advertisement and rolling their eyes: ‘Oh…
All that writing about couples has got me in the romcom mood so in a similar vein, here are some movies to watch for the week that’s in it: About Time: What makes this movie so good was covered brilliantly by Eadaoin Regan, Arts & Literature Editor, in the last issue of University Express, so…
I have a curious relationship with sitcoms in that I don’t think I have ever watched one as the episodes came out on the TV. For me, sitcoms exist solely in the realms of unashamed binge where I watch twelve, twenty-episode-long seasons in about a week while sat alone in bed eating biscuits and drinking…
Clickbait can vary in scope from being mildly annoying to socially and culturally dangerous. This may sound a tad dramatic, but it’s a fact. How many times have you clicked on an article because of a punchy headline, only to find that the content does not justify the expectation engendered by the title? My own…
M. Night Shyamalan is a director whose career has been remarkably varied and diverse. His movies have spanned the genres of action, sci-fi, horror, romance and multiple others. Some of his endeavours have been really, really good (The Sixth Sense, Split) and some have been really, really bad (The Happening, The Last Airbender). Much of…
Best Movie: Historically left until last in terms of announcements, this year’s Best Movie category is a lot stronger than last year, when the top gong was taken by the rather unimpressive Shape of Water which faced little concerted competition. The line-up this year contains far more heavy hitters, movies of genuine merit and class,…
As 2018 draws gently to a close and ‘Best of 2018’ lists are published across the country, we at the University Express thought that we would get in on the action. We asked our editors, contributors, and photographers and our friends at Motley Magazine to give us their own personal highlights of the year that…
As 2018 draws gently to a close and ‘Best of 2018’ lists are published across the country, we at the University Express thought that we would get in on the action. We asked our editors, contributors, and photographers and our friends at Motley Magazine to give us their own personal highlights of the year that…
Big Moments 2018: The #MeToo movement, although it started in 2017, defined the music and television industry in 2018. What started as a twitter hashtag grew to become the rallying cry for thousands, if not millions of people who had suffered sexual abuse or harassment at the hands of a person in a position of…
You know the type. RTE are unable to afford many new movies for Christmas, especially as nobody really watches TV anymore, so instead they wheel out the same few movies that spend most of the year gathering dust in a cupboard somewhere. The Home Alone films spring to mind, that Father Ted Christmas Episode is…