You can officially say that horrors and thrillers have finally returned to their former glory, and that the age of bad remakes and poorly executed originals is pretty much over. While there is obviously still bad spots, this genre has come back to mainstream success like a Cobh train: slowly getting there eventually after a…
This week’s ‘Top 5’ comes from Cailean Coffey. Cailean is our own Byline Editor, a former Music Editor and an award-winning journalist. If you want to tell us your ‘Top 5’ email Cailean on Byline@UCCExpress.ie. Check out last week’s edition here. Albums Gang Signs And Prayer – Stormzy Stormzy surprised the world with an album that…
We’re back with ‘Top 5’, this week’s edition comes from our own Music Editor, and Bass Guitarist of ‘hit band’ Dry Roasted Peanuts (who are playing in Cyprus Avenue on September 8th), JJ Lee. If you want to tell us your ‘Top 5’ email Cailean on Byline@UCCExpress.ie. Check out last week’s edition here. Albums Paramore –…
Our first edition of ‘Top 5’ comes from our own Film & Television Editor and UCC Student Council Chair Aaron Frahill. My Top Five Albums of the Year (So Far) Wild Alee – Talos Eoin French has been around for a few years now making music under the name of Talos, but has finally released an…
Spoilers… Netflix’s new original film Okja opens with a fantastic scene which sets up the image that the Mirando Corporation, the film’s evil-doer, is trying to sell to the public. Tilda Swinton perfectly embodies this ad-like PR dream, with her energetic, confident and heroic demeanour. Like a prophetic Steve Jobs, Lucy Mirando (Swinton’s character) unfolds…
What happened at the 70th annual Cannes Film Festival? If you paid even the slightest attention to this year’s edition of the renowned festival, you may have heard of the controversy that surrounded the screening of Okja, the latest feature film by Bong Joon Ho (Memories of Murder, Snowpiercer). If you have not, here is…
There has been an emerging trend of rebooting or adapting old series or franchises into newer content for television lately – Prison Break, 24, Will and Grace, Lethal Weapon. However, networks are not limited to looking at TV and cinema screens for inspiration. The CW saw the 78-year-old popular comic franchise Archie Comics and used its…
A prime example of a classic 90’s American sitcom, centred around the comedic and charming bravado and banter-full antics of one infamous Will Smith, The Fresh Prince of Bel Air brought much more than just laughs and top class entertainment to viewers across the US (and later the wider world). There were many times Fresh…
I don’t think it’s a controversial statement to say that most people like to laugh; you feel happier, you’re having fun, and if I really have to explain the concept of laughter to you, then you may want to do something different than read this article. When you talk about film, and television to a…