The College View’s music and entertainment supplement.
There are many moments that make you wonder “How was this never in the original story?” A sign that “The Last of Us” is in very safe hands. Read more…
2023 will see a lot of remakes of popular horror games. But are these “polished-up” games really worth getting excited over anymore? Read more…
Wild Youth has been selected as the Irish Eurovision 2023 entry, after a tightly contested race in The Late Late Show’s Eurosong national selection. The band saw off bookies favourite CONNOLLY to win the competition by two Read more…
With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, there’s just enough time to get bingeing on your favourite romantic movies. Whether you’re settling down to watch a movie with a partner, some friends, or in bad need of some quality alone time, there’s enough romantic movies to keep you entertained for lover’s season. And if you’re looking for some inspiration – look no further. Read more…
It’s been nearly two weeks since the return of pop icon Miley Cyrus with her new song “Flowers” and iconic is the best word for it! Read more…
We can all vouch for the fact that there is no better feeling than going to the cinema after a draining week on Friday. That, like many other feelings, can be recreated at home, and here is exactly how to do it. Read more…
With a brand new cast and cameos from our favourite characters from the original series, the question everyone’s asking is- is the spin-off just as good as the original? Read more…
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…
John Lydon, also known as former Sex Pistol Johnny Rotten, has called the Eurovision Song Contest “disgusting” and “absolutely awful”, despite vying to represent Ireland in it this year. When asked in an interview on 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…
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…
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…