Irish Film Institute -REVIEW ROUND-UP: GRASSES, TVS AND SHEEP

REVIEW ROUND-UP: GRASSES, TVS AND SHEEP

This week’s titles at the Irish Film Institute from Friday, 26th July 2024, include About Dry Grasses, I Saw the TV Glow, and Notes from Sheepland. Read on for a selection of reviews or pop in to make up your own mind!

ABOUT DRY GRASSES

“Even those immune to marathon-length arthouse cinema should take a punt on this one.” 4/5/5 – Little White Lies 

“To call a work such as this “self-indulgent” would be nothing if not a compliment, for it embodies the human tendencies of self-indulgence in a way few others have in recent memory.” B+ – Indiewire 

“This portrait of an art teacher whose aesthetic sensibilities are at odds with his thrillingly awful personality feels like a great lost work of Russian literature.” 5 stars – The Irish Times 

I SAW THE TV GLOW

“It deserves cult classic status without the “cult”; it is deeply scary, deeply strange and deeply sad, a deadly serious new version of Gore Vidal’s Myra Breckinridge for the 2020s.” 5 stars – The Guardian (UK) 

“It’s a haunting spectacle that will leave you reeling, even before a heartbreaking aftermath.” 5 stars – The Irish Times 

“This isn’t a film interested in coming-out narratives, nor any kind of conventional narrative. Instead, it’s a profoundly affecting queer allegory.” 5 stars – Empire  

 

NOTES FROM SHEEPLAND

“What happens in Barry’s little corner of Ireland becomes a reflection of global events and challenges for everyone.” – Screen Daily 

“The film reflects on the creative solutions needed everywhere, at every level, to cope with our changing world.” 4.5/5 – Eye For Film 

“The juxtaposition of the two worlds sets up a winning tonal see-saw: now down to the philosophical, now up to the playful.” – 4 stars The Irish Times

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