{"id":622445,"date":"2026-09-12T12:54:17","date_gmt":"2026-09-12T12:54:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/622445\/"},"modified":"2026-09-12T12:54:17","modified_gmt":"2026-09-12T12:54:17","slug":"paul-mescal-and-josh-oconnors-unforgettable-drama-is-the-movie-to-watch-this-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/622445\/","title":{"rendered":"Paul Mescal and Josh O&#8217;Connor&#8217;s &#8220;unforgettable&#8221; drama is the movie to watch this weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"3\" class=\"css-1ncddsh emevuu60\">Paul Mescal and Josh O&#8217;Connor are two of the biggest actors of the last 10 years, with their names popping up often in discussions about the next James Bond. With that in mind, why not watch a film starring the both of them?<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"9\" class=\"css-1ncddsh emevuu60\">The History of Sound is 2025 film that follows two men who attend the the New England Conservatory of Music and fall in love, but are separated by World War I.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"13\" class=\"css-1ncddsh emevuu60\">After the war&#8217;s end, they reunite and embark on a journey to record folk songs from people across the country.<\/p>\n<p><img draggable=\"true\" alt=\"paul mescal, the history of sound\" title=\"Paul Mescal, The History of Sound\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"3071\" height=\"2065\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent;width:100%;height:auto;\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/paul-mescal-the-history-of-sound-6819bca16ea38.jpeg\" class=\"css-0 e1ddfba50\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Mubi<\/p>\n<p>Who stars in The History of Sound?Molly Price as Lionel&#8217;s mother Raphael Sbarge as Lionel&#8217;s fatherWhat did critics say about The History of Sound?<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"26\" class=\"css-1ncddsh emevuu60\">On <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/m\/the_history_of_sound\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/m\/the_history_of_sound\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Rotten Tomatoes\" data-node-id=\"26.1\" class=\"body-link css-1gyyefe emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Rotten Tomatoes<\/a>, the film has a decent score of 69% positive from 143 reviews, while the audience score is a much-higher 88% positive from over 100 user ratings.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"30\" class=\"css-1ncddsh emevuu60\"><a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2025\/05\/the-history-of-sound-review-paul-mescal-josh-oconnor-1236407195\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2025\/05\/the-history-of-sound-review-paul-mescal-josh-oconnor-1236407195\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Deadline\" data-node-id=\"30.0.0\" class=\"body-link css-1gyyefe emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Deadline<\/a> called it: &#8220;Meditative. Beautiful. Musical. Reflective. Heartbreaking. Love. Quiet. Soothing. Life Affirming. Haunting. Tasteful. Adult. Unforgettable.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img draggable=\"true\" alt=\"paul mescal, the history of sound\" title=\"Paul Mescal, The History of Sound\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"3840\" height=\"2160\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent;width:100%;height:auto;\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/paul-mescal-history-of-sound-6819bca1621fe.jpeg\" class=\"css-0 e1ddfba50\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Mubi<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"35\" class=\"css-1ncddsh emevuu60\">&#8220;A profoundly affecting story of doomed love and lost time that boasts captivating performances from Mescal and O&#8217;Connor,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.empireonline.com\/movies\/reviews\/the-history-of-sound\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.empireonline.com\/movies\/reviews\/the-history-of-sound\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Empire\" data-node-id=\"35.1\" class=\"body-link css-1gyyefe emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Empire<\/a> wrote. &#8220;Come for the boys, stay for the magic of storytelling through song.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"40\" class=\"css-1ncddsh emevuu60\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smh.com.au\/culture\/movies\/movies-to-watch-this-week-the-longest-avatar-film-so-far-plus-a-brokeback-mountain-successor-20251217-p5nofo.html\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.smh.com.au\/culture\/movies\/movies-to-watch-this-week-the-longest-avatar-film-so-far-plus-a-brokeback-mountain-successor-20251217-p5nofo.html\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"The Sydney Morning Herald\" data-node-id=\"40.0\" class=\"body-link css-1gyyefe emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">The Sydney Morning Herald<\/a> noted that the film is similar to Brokeback Mountain in terms of both theme and structure, while <a href=\"https:\/\/www.heyuguys.com\/the-history-of-sound-review-lff-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.heyuguys.com\/the-history-of-sound-review-lff-2025\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"HeyUGuys\" data-node-id=\"40.5.0\" class=\"body-link css-1gyyefe emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">HeyUGuys<\/a> said: &#8220;Every frame gleams with painterly beauty&#8230; The production design and cinematography are undeniably lush \u2014 the film looks and sounds impeccable.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Where can I stream The History of Sound?<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"45\" class=\"css-1ncddsh emevuu60\">The History of Sound is available to stream on Sky and NOW with the appropriate Cinema subscription.<\/p>\n<p><img draggable=\"true\" alt=\"josh o'connor, the history of sound\" title=\"Josh O'Connor, The History of Sound\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2968\" height=\"1767\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent;width:100%;height:auto;\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/josh-oconnor-history-of-sound-6819bca165b03.jpeg\" class=\"css-0 e1ddfba50\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Mubi<\/p>\n<p>Other Paul Mescal and Josh O&#8217;Connor films to stream now<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"51\" class=\"css-1ncddsh emevuu60\">Both actors have starred in LGBTQ+ films before The History of Sound, with Mescal&#8217;s All of Us Strangers available on Disney+ and O&#8217;Connor&#8217;s God&#8217;s Own Country currently streaming on ITVX.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"55\" class=\"css-1ncddsh emevuu60\">Mescal&#8217;s blockbuster Gladiator II is currently part of the Netflix library, which also hosts Wake Up Dead Man, the Knives Out sequel in which O&#8217;Connor has a major role.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"60\" class=\"css-1ncddsh emevuu60\">Visit our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/tv\/a70049607\/streaming-guide\/\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/tv\/a70049607\/streaming-guide\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Streaming Guide\" data-node-id=\"60.1\" class=\"body-link css-1gyyefe emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Streaming Guide<\/a> now to see at a glance where you can view ALL your favourite shows and movies.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"64\" class=\"css-1ncddsh emevuu60\">The new edition of Legends, a 100-page all-colour celebration of Ariana Grande, is here! <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hearstmagazines.co.uk\/livinglegendsarianagrande\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.hearstmagazines.co.uk\/livinglegendsarianagrande\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Buy Ariana Grande in newsagents or online\" data-node-id=\"64.3\" class=\"body-link css-1gyyefe emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Buy Ariana Grande in newsagents or online<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1789217657_614_6bf117e6-90c2-44bc-a2bb-92355b4636ba_1550228669.file.png\" alt=\"Headshot of Joe Anderton\" title=\"Headshot of Joe Anderton\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"css-o0wq4v ev8dhu53\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Joe Anderton is a freelance news writer at Digital Spy, having worked there since 2016. In his time, he&#8217;s covered a host of live events and interviewed celebrities big and small. A big fan of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/tv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">TV<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/movies\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">movies<\/a> both mainstream and obscure, Joe also enjoys video games and in particular PlayStation. Joe currently does not use Twitter, but he only ever used it to tell people to watch the film Help! I&#8217;m a Fish.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Paul Mescal and Josh O&#8217;Connor are two of the biggest actors of the last 10 years, with their&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":622446,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[131124,1105,264247,1107,93,61,60,184510,1135,270,264246,223989],"class_list":["post-622445","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-movies","tag-collection-latest-news","tag-content-type-news","tag-contentid-82045168-af73-4dba-8b40-7f90b296b2a8","tag-displaytype-standard-article","tag-entertainment","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-issyndicated-false","tag-locale-gb","tag-movies","tag-shorttitle-this-paul-mescal-drama-is-one-to-watch-this-weekend","tag-sponsored-false"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/622445","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=622445"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/622445\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/622446"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=622445"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=622445"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=622445"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}