The genius of the series The Haunting of Hill House, written and directed by Mike Flanagan, is to draw a line between supernatural terror and the unresolved traumas of childhood – the closest the majority of us will come in real life to being spooked by our past. Read more…
The concept of ‘choose your own adventure’ has been tried and tested for years in video games and has found to be very successful. Generally referred to as roleplaying games or RPGs, players are taken on a journey from building their own character to choosing how they handle difficult situations and how their decisions ultimately change their character’s fate. Read more…
One is tempted to go on the dark web and purchase a few bottles of the pills themselves. Or even book a psychiatric appointment and fake their way to a nice, gift wrapped diagnosis and prescription. They make it seem so easy. Read more…
[dropcap]Most[/dropcap] real-life love stories don’t have the fairytale ending often portrayed in television, which is why it’s probably a good thing Netflix’s Love has concluded after only three seasons.
[dropcap]Disjointed[/dropcap], the new Netflix original comedy show, is showing that legal marijuana is not all highs – it has a serious side too.
Mindhunter, a new series recently added to the growing pile of shows released by Netflix, has been receiving nothing but praise and it’s no surprise. This show is one of the most interesting and engaging Read more…
The release of Stranger Things 2 has seen merchandise for the Netflix original series pop up everywhere, from Topshop to independent Irish designers, Helen O’Neill tells us more about the fashion taking over the upside down and beyond. Read more…
[dropcap]The[/dropcap] Netflix cult show picks up around a year after Will Byers’ escape from “Upside Down”, but behind the colourful arcade screens and Halloween decorations, there’s something strange lurking in the town of Hawkins. Read more…
The latest crime documentary series released by Netflix, The Confession Tapes, will leave you on-edge and full of doubt. The documentary takes us through real life cases of false confessions. You could never imagine admitting Read more…
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]hese days high school drama shows are not hard to find, but they are hard to like. They are usually the same old over-romanticised, over-materialised, over the top crap. However, 13 Reasons Why is different. Read more…
After years of long-term fans patiently awaiting an update from our beloved Stars Hollow, Netflix brought us a six part mini-series, Gilmore Girls: A Year in The Life, to revisit the Connecticut town. If you’re Read more…
The new adaptation of ‘A Series of Unfortunate Events’ on Netflix brings a whole new interpretation of Lemony Snicket’s dark and depressing tale of the Baudelaire orphans to the streaming platform. The story begins small Read more…
Last week saw the closure of the infamous music and file sharing site What.CD making them part of the club of fallen piracy giants like Napster, Kickass Torrents and the original Pirate Bay. In a Read more…
Many students have spent their summers indoors intoxicated by Netflix content. This summer was a particularly fruitful one for the company with new seasons of the charismatic Orange is the New Black and the addictive Read more…
With the price of Netflix subscriptions set to rise, what does it mean for viewers? Read more…
Kevin Kelly took a look at new Marvel series Daredevil on Netflix. Read more…
“Claire” The final word of the third season of House of Cards comes as a relief. I rub my eyes. Embracing my exhaustion at last I make a halfway sincere promise never to watch this Read more…
Zainab Boladale takes a look at the latest Netflix original series. Read more…
Kevin Kelly discusses how websites such as Netflix and Youtube have revolutionised programming and the impact of this on our TV screens. Read more…
Jason Brennan on the return of the small screen as our number one platform for entertainment. Read more…
Michael Cogley with a look at the TV series we can’t stop streaming. Read more…
Orange is the New Black is another of those TV shows that will encourage the practice of sitting on your bum until you’ve devoured the entire first series, as Aisling Murphy tells us. Read more…
A look at the various ways Irish students spent their summer. Read more…