But the vampires are where the Irish stuff comes in

by HCE, Monday, March 16, 2026, 08:57 (74 days ago) @ Jay

Not just because Remmick is Irish, or because his bloodsucking utopianism is all Celtic Soul Brothery, but because the film is playing with tropes traceable to Stoker and, to a lesser extent, Le Fanu--Dubliners both--which in turn derive from ancient Celtic tropes, so that the second half of the film is basically Samhainn at the Juke Joint. And that's before we get to the connections you can draw to other, better Irish writers--particularly Yeats, but also Joyce--and the Black and Irish musical rabbit holes one can fall down in search of everyone from Geeshie Wiley to D.K. Gavan.

I don't know if any of that makes it a great movie, but it does make it a fun one for a very particular kind of nerd.