Anna Walker

Feb 18, 2025 | irishexaminer.com | Anna Walker

The new Netflix series tells the story of wellness influencer Belle Gibson, who built a loyal following on social media by documenting her cancer journey online. However, in 2015, Gibson was exposed as a fraud. She never had cancer, and lied about donating funds to charities and ill children. The series documents Gibson’s rise to fame and subsequent downfall, portraying some of the psychological factors that influenced her deceit.

Jan 24, 2025 | tolerance.ca | Anna Walker

By Anna Walker, Senior Arts + Culture Editor I finally got round to watching Conclave last week. Two hours of Ralph Fiennes and Isabella Rossellini in Oscar-nominated performances alongside Lucian Msamati and a stray papal turtle. The scandals. The tension. The outfits (also nominated). A sublime experience. On the way home from the cinema, I became lost in background reading.

Jan 24, 2025 | theconversation.com | Anna Walker

I finally got round to watching Conclave last week. Two hours of Ralph Fiennes and Isabella Rossellini in Oscar-nominated performances alongside Lucian Msamati and a stray papal turtle. The scandals. The tension. The outfits (also nominated). A sublime experience. On the way home from the cinema, I became lost in background reading. “How much do we know about real conclaves controversies?” I jabbed into Google.

Nov 29, 2024 | theconversation.com | Anna Walker

“Women presume we can have children. There is a biological and social expectation. Nothing can make that absence worse. But we have the possibility of making it better.” New to Netflix, Joy follows the British scientists who invented in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) – Bob Edwards (James Norton), Jean Purdy (Thomasin McKenzie) and Patrick Steptoe (Bill Nighy) – and the opposition they faced from the medical and religious communities.

Aug 23, 2024 | theconversation.com | Anna Walker

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. “Every word of Irish spoken is a bullet fired for Irish freedom.” So says Michael Fassbender’s character, Arló Ó Cairealláin, in the self-titled, “mostly true” biopic of Irish-language hip-hop trio, Kneecap.