Why Critics Hate the Movies You Love

The following is an edited transcript of the video essay above. You can subscribe to Jon in Theory by clicking here. When you think about a big-budget, blockbuster Hollywood movie, what comes to mind? For me, I immediately picture the…

‘Belfast’ review: Kenneth Branagh’s musings on home struggle to connect the past and the present

Belfast is a new semi-autobiographical film from director Kenneth Branagh, chronicling a young boy’s life during the Northern Ireland conflict, also known as “The Troubles,” during the late 1960s. Though this portrait of a loving family struggling to navigate a…

Upcoming Artist: Go Wolf

Go Wolf is a trio band from Belfast; Northern Ireland. Backup voice and keyboards for their live presentations are occasionally done by a fourth female member. The three band members [Chris (bass), Scott (voice/guitar), Steve (drums)] met each other on…