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Did I ask for your opinion? – Entering a new world

Dear Eli, I have a week to get my life in order and re-enter the world. I want to treat it as a start of a new era for me, but how do I do it as best I can? – Chloe Hi Chloe,You’ve come to the right place, because like any columnist who uses pseudonyms on ...

Floor is Lava is more like a flash in the pan

Self-described as “basically Crystal Maze meets Total Wipeout meets Takeshi's Castle,” Netflix’s new gameshow, Floor is Lava, falls victim to the cardinal sin of gameshows: a boring formula. Banking on childhood nostalgia of the game everyone collectively ...

Anatomy of a dad movie

The “dad movie” is a concept that is at once abstract (you can’t find a “dad movie aisle in your local shop, nor does the Oscars give out awards for them), yet people know what you’re talking about when you mention a “dad movie.” They usually star Tom Hank...

Why we still need Pride

If you’re a member of the LGBTQ+ community, or even just a vocal ally, you are likely to have been asked by a well-meaning heterosexual cisgender acquaintance, with their heart full of love and good graces, why we still have Pride. To those who aren’t immerse...

Are online graduations the way of the future?

Completing preschool or Montessori now means a graduation ceremony in a local hall, four year olds donning cardboard caps and tiny gowns before continuing their journey through the Irish education system. Years of mini graduations and countless Hollywood comi...

The football documentaries that hit the back of the net

With the Premier League returning this weekend and UEFA announcing that we will see the Champions League finished, let's take a look at the best football documentaries. Diego Maradona (2019) Asif Kapadia specialises in documentaries surrounding supersta...

Remasters: Innovative update or shameless cash grab?

In the past few years, there has been a rise of remastered games hitting the shelves of our local CEX’s and GameStops. Remasters have always been commonplace within the gaming industry. They are made when new gaming systems allow a company that is in-between ...

Artemis Fowl review: Why?

With a movie titled Artemis Fowl being as bad as it is, one would expect the headline to be a play on the word “fowl,” but by the end of the 95-minute runtime, the only word you can think of is “why?” Unceremoniously dumped onto Disney+ last Friday, Disney...

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