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Portia

Artist: Sir John Everett Millais (British, 1829–1896)

Date: 1886

Medium: Oil on canvas

Collection: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, NY, United States

Description

In Shakespeare’s play The Merchant of Venice, the resourceful heroine Portia disguises herself in lawyer’s robes. Her intention is to outwit the moneylender Shylock in court and prevent him from extracting the cruel and unreasonable loan penalty of a “pound of flesh.” Millais depicted model Kate Dolan in the costume worn by famed actress Ellen Terry in her incarnation of the role. X-rays and traces of earlier brushwork indicate that underneath the composition is a study of the same figure in ancient Greek dress. Millais painted this picture forty years into a career that saw him develop from an artistic firebrand into one of Britain’s most eminent painters.

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My Top 3 Favourite Irish Horror Movies

A bonafide Galwegian's entirely subjective opinion

The Hallows (2015)

A couple from London move into a house in the middle of dense Irish woodland with their newborn baby. The locals warn them away but they do not heed this warning. Come nightfall, they learn exactly why they should have listened... and why the bars on the nursery window are made of iron

Also known as "Brits learn the hard way why Irish people don't fuck about when it comes to fairies." Ooh they might be all cute and butterflyie where you're from but we've got fucking hell-spawn living in our woods and we know better than to piss them off

Changelings and body horror and a forest come alive. This movie is everything The Watchers (2024) wishes it could have been and more. Suck it, Shyamalan

Grabbers (2012)

When a small, seaside island off the coast of Ireland is attacked by an alien species, a ragtag group of coppers, a scientist, a bar keep and a drunk have to keep the locals safe by getting them absolutely fucking sloshed

A piss-your-pants funny horror comedy that has me in stitches on every watch. Is the CGI incredible? Nah. But does that add to its charm? Oh, you'd bet your arse it does

You Are Not My Mother (2021)

Char's mother has mental health problems. She spends whole days in bed. She struggles to drive her teen daughter to school most mornings. She can be quiet and distant and odd. But she is her mother and she loves her deeply. Whoever is living in the room just down the hall... is not Char's mother. Even though it is wearing her skin

This movie scared the tits off me. A genuinely terrifying masterpiece from writer-director Kate Dolan and one of the first films in a long time to have me jumping out of my seat in a cinema. My poor girlfriend damn near saw God with the fright. An easy recommendation. It's so fucking good. Just believe me. I'm doing me best for spoilers here! Go watch it. You want to, I swear

Now shoo!

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my babies <3

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You Are Not My Mother (d. Kate Dolan)

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You Are Not My Mother (2021) dir. Kate Dolan

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You Are Not My Mother will be released on Blu-ray and DVD on June 21 via Magnet Releasing. The 2021 Irish psychological horror film is currently available on VOD.

Kate Dolan writes and directs, making her feature debut. Hazel Doupe, Carolyn Bracken, Ingrid Craigie, and Paul Reid star.

Special features are not listed. Check out the trailer and synopsis below.

It’s the week before Halloween. Char’s bedridden mother, Angela, has mysteriously gone missing. All that remains is her abandoned car parked in the middle of a field. When Angela returns home to their North Dublin estate the following evening without explanation, it becomes clear to Char and her grandmother, Rita, that something is amiss. She might look and sound the same, but Angela’s behavior has become increasingly erratic and frightening, as if she has been replaced by a malevolent force. As Halloween approaches, a night steeped in ancient Irish myth and legend, Char must unearth the dark secrets of her family in order to uncover the truth behind her mother's disappearance and save her, even if it means potentially losing her forever.

Pre-order You Are Not My Mother.

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new-to-me #593 - You Are Not My Mother

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Katherine Dolan throughout the years

Diary Entry : September 21 1837

"It seems to me entirely clear now that a human life is a little one. I keep remembering things, that less than a week ago, seemed my whole world. Looking back on it is like holding a glass marble in my fingers and trying to count air bubbles."