The Simpsons has been on the air since December 1989, and though the quality may have dipped in recent years in the fans’ eyes, the show doesn’t seem to be going anywhere anytime soon. With a show that’s been on television for that long, it’s no small wonder that the Simpsons have covered pretty much…
Ten years ago a comedy with The Troubles as its backdrop would have been booed off television. However, in 2018 Lisa McGee has gotten it just right – and made every person in Ireland, North or South of the border, fall in love with her witty and engaging sitcom, Derry Girls. Centred around four teenage…
YouTube is quickly becoming one of the most popular sources of news, entertainment and analysis in the world. It’s been just over thirteen years since the site’s founding, and You Tubing is no longer just a hobby – it’s becoming a profession. As more and more people view videos posted to popular channels, the content…
Despite being the inspiration for dozens of films, plays and novels (including another film coming out later this month), most will be unfamiliar with the story of Donald Crowhurst. A businessman and weekend sailor, Crowhurst (Colin Firth) chooses to enter the 1968 Sunday Times Golden Globe Race to claim the title of first person to…
I can’t remember how many conversations I’ve had that haven’t contained at least three references to The Simpsons – it honestly may be easier to count the conversations that didn’t contain reference to Matt Groening’s cartoon creation. If you’re an Irish person of a certain age, your post-school afternoons were built around waiting for The…
I’m someone who’ll go to Netflix before anything else for entertainment. I know that’s not a unique characteristic, but it’s really true. As I write this I have the latest series of Grace and Frankie on in the background, and as I edited the rest of the paper I had new arrival to the service…
With a news cycle and pop culture landscape as grim as a dinnertime discussion on the 8th Amendment, screenwriters have been hard at work cooking up our next hit of digital escapism. It is unsurprising, then, that much of our media has been busy blasting nostalgia into our retinas with all the finesse of dentist…
Cloverfield is an ominous franchise. When 10 Cloverfield Lane came in 2016 it was a massive surprise – from its short advertising campaign, the fact that it was an 8-year-old sequel, and the overall quality of the film led it to be one of the highlights of the year. If anyone is an NFL fan…
This won’t be anything too in depth, but the Academy Awards signal the end of the award season, and the golden Oscar statues are probably the highest recognition you can get for your craft in the industry. The Academy Awards typically follow the Golden Globes for the most part, but it’s the deviations and differences…
The much anticipated follow-up and prequel to Christopher Nolan’s Dunkirk, Darkest Hour hits theatres this January as the latest instalment in the Brexit Cinematic Universe. That’s right, it’s not just comic-book and Star Wars fans that can look forward to a long series of interconnected cinematic releases in the coming years, it appears that pro-leavers…