Good Vibrations was a record store, a label and the life of Terri Hooley – Ireland’s Godfather of Punk. And as war rocked Belfast in the ’70s, extinguishing the free love promise of the ’60s, Hooley had an epiphany: the best conduit for rage was music. Richard Dormer (Game Of Thrones) is a revelation as the carefree rascal Hooley, who planted his base right in the firing line. After an unexpected spiritual conversion to punk, he signs the Undertones, and provides a lifeline to Belfast’s shell-shocked youth. Subscribe to X-Press Shout-Out, and email: win@xpressmag.com.au to get a double pass to see the flick.
