Beasts & Babygirls – do audiences know their own desires?

Beasts & Babygirls – do audiences know their own desires?

“Get on your knees” Harris Dickinson orders Nicole Kidman, as their characters tentatively crawl into a sub-dom affair in Halina Reijn’s Babygirl. His character means it, but in the moment he does something disarming; he laughs, his cocky intern Samuel struck by the absurdity of ordering the older, steely CEO Romy Mathis around sexually, when…

“Come and Raid My Closet!” (for Blu-Rays) – A Criterion Criteria

“Come and Raid My Closet!” (for Blu-Rays) – A Criterion Criteria

Film curation and sharing has experienced a rapid increase in popularity in recent years. The popularity of the film-logging social media site, Letterboxd, has made film obsession a modern personality trait, and the ‘Four Favourites’ arrangement on Letterboxd profiles has become a new way to wear our pop-culture loves on our sleeves, like patches on…

Mumblecore & Melancholy in Adam Kelleher’s Clump & Thud, Thud, Thud

Mumblecore & Melancholy in Adam Kelleher’s Clump & Thud, Thud, Thud

One of the most exciting parts of seeing Irish films today is the variety of styles. We have an animation outpost to the south Cartoon Saloon’s success inspiring new artists every year. This site spent the last month celebrating how much Ireland is killing it in the horror genre. There are regular festivals fully focused…