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Netflix adds one of the wildest, most entertaining movies I've seen this year, and you should watch it ASAP

Irish movie Kneecap is now streaming on Netflix, and I can’t recommend this comedy about an Irish-language hip hop group enough.

WhatToWatch

Movies to stream in December: our expert's 12 must-watch movies new to streaming services

From Netflix to Disney Plus, here are 12 movies you are not going to want to miss when they land on streaming this December.

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Irish group win legal fight against UK Government over anti-Union views

AN anti-Union Irish group that were denied UK government funding because of their views have won a legal battle ...

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"They broke their own laws in trying to silence Kneecap. They have tried to silence us and they have failed." Kneecap win discrimination court case against British government over unlawful arts grant block

Belfast court rules that the UK government acted illegally in withholding funding from Irish rap trio

Louder

‘They broke their own laws’: Irish group Kneecap win legal challenge over Kemi Badenoch funding decision

The band said they were discriminated against on grounds of nationality

The Independent UK

Kneecap win discrimination case against Government over block to funding award

The band had claimed they were discriminated against on grounds of nationality and political opinion.

Evening Standard

Kneecap: UK government acted illegally in withholding funding from Irish rap trio

The Department for Business and Trade said Kemi Badenoch’s decision to rescind funding had been ‘unlawful and procedurally unfair’

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The Pogues 'weren't bothered' about Christmas number one campaign for Fairytale of New York

The Pogues had little interest in the unsuccessful campaign to get 'Fairytale of New York' to top the festive charts last year following the passing of frontman Shane MacGowan.

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Kneecap at the Kentish Town Forum review: a sweaty, swaggering set of party-hard protest anthems

4/5 Vicious and vital this raucous show delivered a whole lot of communal joy

Evening Standard

BBC Sound of 2025 longlist tips established artists including Chappell Roan and Confidence Man

Following a change in eligibility criteria, nominees for the broadcaster’s annual award also include Kneecap, Barry Can’t Swim and Mercury prize winners English Teacher and Ezra Collective

The Guardian - UK

Paul Weller, Primal Scream, Kneecap and more to play Gig For Gaza charity fundraiser in London

“An opportunity to enjoy a night of powerful music, and make a tangible difference in the lives of people facing unimaginable hardship”

Louder

Kneecap to headline Wide Awake festival 2025, with English Teacher, Psychedelic Porn Crumpets, Sprints, CMAT among first wave of bands confirmed

London's best independent music festival confirms 2025 headliner and stellar supporting cast

Louder

Kneecap leads nominations for British independent film awards

Belfast-set rap comedy leads the charge with 14 nominations, with Love Lies Bleeding and The Outrun close behind

The Guardian - UK

Fontaines D.C. announce headline US tour for 2025

Irish post-punk rockers Fontaines D.C. share details of their 2025 run across the US

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Reason

Review: A Rap Trio Fights the Power In Gaelic

Kneecap is a semi-dramatized biopic of the Belfast music group of the same name.

Evening Standard

2000trees festival line-up announcement including Alexisonfire and Million Dead

The festival, which was founded in 2007, has just made ‘its biggest announcement yet’

Metal Hammer

2000 Trees announces five headliners for 2025: Kneecap, Pvris, Taking Back Sunday, Coheed And Cambria and Alexisonfire

The Cheltenham weekender will also host Million Dead, Kid Kapichi, La Dispute, Bambie Thug and dozens more in July

Evening Standard

The autumn gig guide: everything to watch in London

The nights are drawing in? Fend off the chill with some of the capital’s hottest gigs

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The Guardian - UK

Kneecap review – fictionalised origin story is one of the funniest films of the year

Belfast rappers Kneecap use the Irish language as their weapon in Rich Peppiatt’s exhilarating comedy drama co-starring Michael Fassbender

The Independent UK

Reading Festival review, Friday: Blink-182, Kneecap and The Prodigy bring back the festival’s bite

Festival feels back on track after all the Post Malone, Imagine Dragons and The 1975 of Reading’s recent past, the festival equivalent of a midlife crisis

The Conversation

Irish hip-hop, British K-pop and the best end-of-summer novels – what you should watch and read this week

This article was first published in our email newsletter Something Good, which every fortnight brings you a summary of the best things to watch, visit and read, as recommended and analysed by academic experts. Click here to receive the newsletter direct to your inbox.

The Guardian - UK

Kneecap review – Irish-language hip-hop trio in fiercely riotous Belfast romp

The story of Northern Irish teenagers who reinvent the political purpose of hip-hop, the film is most uproarious when the energy of the music lets loose

Total Film

Kneecap review: "This fictional hip-hop biopic is an unruly mosh-pit of humor and energy"

The Guardian - UK

How Northern Irish rap trio Kneecap rose to fame by subverting the Troubles

As an Oscar-entry film about the rappers opens this week, Kneecap speak about fusing irony and provocation – and the anti-immigrant riots

Louder

Fontaines D.C. announce biggest ever UK headline show, with Amyl & The Sniffers and Kneecap in support

Dublin's Fontaines D.C. and Belfast's Kneecap to unite Ireland (in song) at huge London outdoor show

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