Do any of you know, or have even heard of ballroom dancing before? Some of you are probably contemplating why on earth I am writing about ballroom dancing, of all things, for the music section – why not just create a separate section dedicated to dance alone? However, dancing has a lot to do with…
I think it’s over – Season four in my opinion has brought this show to an end. Season four felt like Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss (the writers of the show) had forgotten what got them to the dance, considering the extreme swing from incredible writing to the worst the show has ever seen. The…
The film industry has been accused in recent years of neglecting diversity, and gained the most mainstream traction around the time of the Oscars last year – and while the Academy Awards seemingly pledged to strive towards resolving the issue over the coming years by spreading out its voter base, the issue is far from…
I stayed up until 4am watching the Golden Globes this year – and it was honestly a bit of a waste of time to stay up that late – but I need to talk about the consequences of the Globes on the rest of the awards season, and wider fields. If anyone is a regular…
Sing Street – what did this movie do to me? I’m writing this at 3:20 on a Sunday morning because I’ve been left stunned by its impact: the energy, emotion, and optimism that it brings, packaged with an inspired soundtrack. In a year that has seen so many critically recognised films with sensitive topics and…
For the longest time, it seemed America’s dark history with slavery was not on Hollywood’s to-do list. Then, in 2012 and 2013, we were hit with two gritty, unblinking looks at slavery in 19th century America: Django Unchained and 12 Years a Slave. These films seemed to perfectly coincide with, if not usher in, a…
So I went and asked the fine people of the UCC Express about the movies that left them in actual tears. Here’s a couple of our staff: Edward Scissorhands – Sophie McKenzie (Fiction Editor) When I was young, I was the tough nut of my family. E.T., Titanic, even the notoriously child-traumatizing parent deaths of…
I don’t need to be a mathematics student (which I am most definitely not) to know that ‘Marvel Studios + Benedict Cumberbatch = endless nerd joy’. QED. So when I found out that the giant of comic book movies had cast the great actor – who captured the hearts and imaginations of our generation as…
The Cork Film Festival is in its 61st year, and by the time you’re reading this it’ll be about halfway through its 2016 run (the fortnightly publishing schedule for the Express isn’t fun sometimes). For the most part, the film Festival is held in Cork City locations: so Triskel, the Gate, the Everyman, and St…
The last season of Sherlock came out two years ago: I was enjoying my time off from 5th Year over Christmas, and come 8PM New Year’s day I was sitting down in front of the TV waiting for the answer that was on all Sherlock fans’ lips (spoilers) – “what’s the story with Sherlock not…