Seán Patrick Donlan
@spdonlan.bsky.social
Peripatetic Professor (Law/History/Film). Not dead, just very still.
Contributor: Film Ireland, History Ireland, Law on Film, Scannain.
Contributor: Film Ireland, History Ireland, Law on Film, Scannain.
So long as we don't have to play Andorra ...
November 19, 2025 at 6:12 PM
So long as we don't have to play Andorra ...
Congratulations, Donal! No better man.
November 19, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Congratulations, Donal! No better man.
Showdown: To Live and Die in LA
Best LA noir films
boxd.it
November 9, 2025 at 7:20 PM
PTA was working on it for a decade or so and it was completed before Tr*mp's re-election. I was assuming it was roughly from 2008/9-present. It could be from the present to the future but I don't remember clear clues to suggest that. I'm not in a hurry to rewatch it. 😬 www.npr.org/2025/10/05/n...
Does One Battle After Another actually meet the moment?
NPR's Bob Mondello and Marc Rivers join host Andrew Limbong to talk about Paul Thomas Anderson's new film and other films that reflect the politics and tensions of our time.
www.npr.org
October 31, 2025 at 4:50 PM
PTA was working on it for a decade or so and it was completed before Tr*mp's re-election. I was assuming it was roughly from 2008/9-present. It could be from the present to the future but I don't remember clear clues to suggest that. I'm not in a hurry to rewatch it. 😬 www.npr.org/2025/10/05/n...
The events of the *novel* take place in the 1960s-1980s, when its plot and politics might've had some meaning. The *film* has contemporary technology and desperation, with audiences projecting a polemic or program on its ineffectual, self-referential, and performative revolutionaries.
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A ★★★½ review of One Battle After Another (2025)
‘I want you to create a show, Pat [Bob]. Okay?’ - Perfidia ‘Man, come on - what kind of revolutionary are you, brother? We're not even in the same room here. We're talking on the phone, like, man!’ - ...
boxd.it
October 31, 2025 at 3:55 PM
The events of the *novel* take place in the 1960s-1980s, when its plot and politics might've had some meaning. The *film* has contemporary technology and desperation, with audiences projecting a polemic or program on its ineffectual, self-referential, and performative revolutionaries.
boxd.it/bdCeVL
boxd.it/bdCeVL
I hope, as a precautionary matter and at her discretion, that the new President consults with the Council of State, including her appointees, before doing anything rash. Otherwise, there could be a constitutional crisis before we can share pints, perhaps even in advance of next month’s conference.
October 27, 2025 at 4:18 PM
I hope, as a precautionary matter and at her discretion, that the new President consults with the Council of State, including her appointees, before doing anything rash. Otherwise, there could be a constitutional crisis before we can share pints, perhaps even in advance of next month’s conference.