For a satire to be effective it needs two things: first, it must understand the staples, patterns, and clichés of the genre and find a way to subvert them without making them unrecognisable; and second, it must also understand the genre’s purpose. And even though it may subvert, poke fun at, or even insult every superficial… Continue Reading
Author Archives: Sinéad Donohoe
Equilibrium: Noticing the World
I really love Equilibrium. It’s certainly not in danger of being called perfect, and there is a surprising amount of nastiness towards it on its imdb forum, but it does something very few other action movies do: it not only notices, but appreciates, the ordinary. Equilibrium takes place in the fictional city of Libria, a fascist state founded… Continue Reading
Movies for New Year’s Eve
Who needs Times Square, Waterford Crystal or a fancy cocktail party. Here are some of the best New Year’s Eve movies, in case you’re planning on staying in. None of them will help you make it to the gym on the 1st, however. The Gold Rush (1925) If you’ve never seen a Charlie Chaplin movie,… Continue Reading
Non Traditional Christmas Movies
If Rudolph and kids with BB guns have got you down, or you just have one of those families, here’s a list of unconventional Christmas themed movies that won’t judge you for feeling down during December or burning the turkey… And a few that won’t mind if you burn the whole house down. “A Pinky and… Continue Reading