iainoconnor Reviews

The Image You Missed (2018)

A collage of disconnection

[8/10 · 9 May 2019]

I really enjoyed this film. It shows a disconnection between a father and son, a disconnection inherent in Ireland since it's colonisation by the British. A sense of Ireland's soul is refracted through these two filmmakers. A man and his son. A lot is left is unknown as much if not most things in life are more unknowable than any of us would probably care to admit. These are all random events lost in time that even framed as the grand narratives of times and nations will one day be forgotten and lost. Context removed like a father's abandoned films. They document occurrences, fragments of long lives we know nothing of. That's life. Reflective of Ireland and it's people.

The American Meme (2018)

The American dream rebranded the American Desperation

[7/10 · 14 December 2018]

This film encapsulates the mindset of fame in the modern age by letting 4 figures speak on how they conceptualize it. A sickness spreading through all of us. Sad but this is the new normal.

Russell Brand: Re: Birth (2018 TV Special)

Pretentious Rambling

[3/10 · 4 December 2018]

This show doesn't feel like Brand representing what he actually is but rather what he thinks the average person would like him to be. I didn't laugh once.