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Adam Duke is currently doing a degree in English and History in UCD. He has worked as the music editor for the College Tribune and has also written a bit for Campus.ie. Adam spends his time playing guitar badly, boring people with imdb trivia and trying to work out how he feels about Kanye West.

Film

A Frustrating Tease of Themes | The Children Act Review

Adam Duke Aug 24, 2018 0

In some respects it was incredibly unfortunate to be 13 when Joe Wright’s adaptation of Ian McEwan’s Atonement was released. Through no fault of the film/novel’s quality, it put a notion into me that McEwan’s works where stiflingly middle…

Music Interview

Interview | The Hot Sprockets

Adam Duke Apr 16, 2018 0

Bursting out of Dublin by way of the Delta River, The Hot Sprockets have been one of the most consistently brilliant Irish acts of the past decade or so. Thrilling audiences with a sound that’s rooted in the 60s but with a crisp,…

Film

Film Review | Modern Western Hostiles Does Little To Subvert Expectations

Adam Duke Jan 5, 2018 0

A little under two years ago, I opened my review of Alexander Innaruto’s The Revenant by comparing the films breath-taking opening sequence to the first major passage of violence in Cormac McCarthy novel Blood Meridian. This was a mistake.…

Film

Film Review | Does Grace Jones: Bloodlight and Bami Do Justice to The Funk/Disco Powerhouse?

Adam Duke Nov 2, 2017 1

If ever there was a figure that’s ripe for a rock documentary in 2017, it's Grace Jones. The strikingly androgynous Jones has always remained a deeply elusive figure, a star that sits at the exact meeting point between funk and disco -- a…

Television

Great Comedy is Tragedy Plus Time: Donald Trump Beyond 100 Days

Adam Duke Jun 10, 2017 0

If not for Washington DC’s aged streets, Donald Trump’s inauguration could have been all the more bombastic. Allegedly, the leader of the free world wanted a military parade to mark his ascension, something that certainly would have marked…

Film

Film Review | King Arthur: Legend of the Sword Swings and Misses

Adam Duke May 23, 2017 0

There’s an oft-repeated parable that posits that, for certain artists, the fruits of success supersede artistic integrity. It was only after enjoying all the cash that fame had to offer could, say, a group like Oasis go on to create…

Music Features

Then You Think Again | Sound Of Silver Turns 10

Adam Duke Mar 12, 2017 0

Presumably to save us all a lot of time, hipper than thou taste-makers Vice published an article back in January that detailed the musical milestones occuring this year, ranging from the genuinely thrilling (will staunch anti capitalists…

Music

In Conversation | Bitch Falcon

Adam Duke Mar 10, 2017 0

Roaring onto the Dublin DIY scene in 2014 and refusing to let up, Dublin trio Bitch Falcon have been at the forefront of a heavy Irish rock scene for quite some time now. Through a myriad of day jobs and line-up changes, the group now…

Film

Film Review | Does John Wick: Chapter 2 Reach the Heights of the Stylistic, Flashy Original?

Adam Duke Mar 2, 2017 0

An understandable reaction to seeing the words “sequel” and “John Wick” together in a sentence could be fear and disappointment that the brilliant and singularly-minded 2015 Keanu Reeves vehicle is the latest victim of the gentrifying…

Film

Film Review | Is Hacksaw Ridge Mel Gibson’s Great Return to the Hollywood Fold?

Adam Duke Feb 12, 2017 0

One hates to start a review on such a churlish note, but none the less I feel it’s necessary to do so. It’s very interesting that Mel Gibson’s return to the Hollywood fold comes at a time when anti-Semitism, what with Trump’s major-domo…

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