Amélie is a lighthearted and touching movie, deserving of its title as a modern, international classic, and is without a doubt, a film you must watch before it leaves Netflix. Read more…
Irish music legend Christy Dignam is receiving palliative care for a rare form of blood cancer, amyloidosis. The Aslan singer, aged 62, has been suffering with the disease since March 2013, with his family caring Read more…
Ireland’s biggest trad and folk festival, TradFest is returning to Dublin City this week, celebrating music and Irish culture for its 18th year running. Read more…
The nominations for the 95th annual Academy Awards were announced today, with a historic nomination for Ireland in the International Feature film category. Read more…
It makes you care a lot, but you won’t care enough. Read more…
Musical dramas and biopics may not be everyone’s cup of tea, and I didn’t think they were mine, but this movie was a touching and enjoyable cinematic experience; and while I did not grow up with Whitney Houston, I felt that this film did her justice. Read more…
Tár is a truly incredible character piece. Revolving around the fictional revered composer as she is faced with both the greatest challenge of her professional career and the looming demons of her past, this psychological drama is an uncomfortable yet arresting dive into music, mania, and monsters. Read more…
Knives Out is one of my favourite movies of all time. It’s a film that is so insanely well-written, so perfectly acted, so incredibly funny, and most of all, so shockingly clever in its execution. It completely shattered my expectations for what a whodunnit could deliver, even though I already adored the genre. How could someone do that twice? Well, I’ve no idea, but Rian Johnson did it anyway with Glass Onion. Read more…
With 2022 coming to a close, The Hype team wanted to share some of our highlights that got us through the year of mass inflation, Omicron and Russia being a really bad neighbour. Read more…
Hollywood is as controlled by major studios as it’s ever been, and those studios are as reluctant to take risks as they have ever been. There are fewer and fewer new original films each year, and more from franchises or pre-existing properties. Read more…
It’s clear from Drake’s legendary and fruitful discography that he is capable of so much more than this tired album. Read more…
The literary work of Anthony Burgess exhibits a diversity of published books across a multitude of genres, composed music and poetry, written screenplays and a series of articles and reviews throughout his career. Read more…
Yes, Enchanted had a sequel, and it was just released on Disney Plus. It’s now called Disenchanted. This movie made a comeback after 15 years. The question is: is it still enchanted? Read more…
From the beginning of the abuse accusations people were quick to show their support for Johnny Depp, as male abuse victims are unfortunately often taken less seriously. However, he was treated more like one of his movie characters rather than a person who was also accused of serious physical abuse. Read more…
Reputation and Folklore have had a baby – and it is glorious. Read more…
The film is a discussion on not only Irishness but an examination of the decay that results from spending your entire life in the same suffocating environment. Read more…
While in isolation the past two weeks of Kanye West’s life seem to be an almost comical due to the absurdness of his actions and claims, what lies below the surface is not so entertaining. Read more…
Halloween Ends as a stand-alone movie provides an engaging and entertaining story, with great characters, and with many funny and horrifying moments. However, this movie as the ending to a great horror trilogy is both a divisive and obscure choice to finish on. Read more…
The world is ready for the return of this 2000s legend. Read more…
Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared (DHMIS) is a show that is drastically different from any other. Read more…
In the latest change to the MCU’s line-up, it has just been announced that Marvel’s ‘Armor Wars’ will be moving from a Disney+ series to a feature film. Read more…
Netflix’s new ‘Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story’ has broken records for being the company’s greatest debut, scoring over 190 million hours played in just five days. Read more…
Believe me when I say you should spare yourself the 2 hours and 47 minutes. Read more…
When conflating the aesthetics of a cosy autumnal indoor atmosphere and the hype for Halloween, both can often be embraced through movie watching during this changing season. Read more…
There was a place for everyone, whether you wanted to be dancing in a sea of bodies, or just dance with some headphones on with your friends. Read more…