Grizzly Bear – Painted Ruins – Album Review
Grizzly Bear – Painted Ruins – Album Review by Zara Hedderman From an outsider’s perspective five years is a substantial gap between albums. Such an absence is felt particularly when a band […]
Happy Birthday Jacob – The New Theatre – Review
Happy Birthday Jacob – The New Theatre – Review by David Minogue. Until August 26th Happy Birthday Jacob is the first play by Michael Marshall. It was first presented as a rehearsal reading […]
Sour Heart – Jenny Zhang – Audible Book Review
Sour Heart – Jenny Zhang – Audible Book Review Jenny Zhang’s original collection of seven interlinked stories tell of the experiences of struggling Chinese immigrants trying to find a place to settle […]
Ghostpoet – Dark Days & Canapés – Album Review
Ghostpoet – Dark Days & Canapés – Album Review Release date: Friday, August 18th 2017 Live at the Button Factory – October 24th Dublin This is the fourth album by Obaro Ejimiwe, […]
The Addams Family – Bord Gais Theatre – Review
The Addams Family – Bord Gais Theatre – Review Photo credit – Matt Martin Find out more about the Addams Family Musical here. Until August 26th The younger members of the Addams […]
Angelo de Augustine – Swim Inside The Moon – Album Review
Angelo de Augustine – Swim Inside The Moon – Album Review by Killian Laher Angelo de Augustine is a 24 year-old American songwriter releasing his second album, Swim Inside The Moon. Listening […]
Quest – Film Review
Quest – Film Review by Frank L Directed by Jonathan Olshefski In 2006, Olshefski was teaching an adult photography class in Philadelphia in an area known as North Philly. It is a […]
Final Portrait – Film Review
Final Portrait – Film Review by Pat Viale Director: Stanley Tucci Writer: Stanley Tucci Stars: Armie Hammer, Clémence Poésy, Geoffrey Rush When Swiss artist, Alberto Giacometti’s “Homme au doigt“ was sold for […]
Queens of the Stone Age – Villains – Album Review
Queens of the Stone Age – Villains – Album Review by Killian Laher Josh Homme and co return with album number seven but this time with a twist: the band have teamed […]
The Dark Tower – Film Review
The Dark Tower – Film Review by David Minogue. Director: Nikolaj Arcel Writers: Akiva Goldsman (screenplay), Jeff Pinkner (screenplay) Stars: Idris Elba, Matthew McConaughey, Tom Taylor Stephen King’s epic book series The […]
Everything, Everything – Film Review
Everything, Everything – Film Review by Frank L Directed by Stella Meghie Writers: J. Mills Goodloe (screenplay), Nicola Yoon (based on the book by) Stars: Amandla Stenberg, Nick Robinson, Anika Noni Rose […]
Live Music in Dublin – 14-08-17
Live Music in Dublin – 14-08-17 There’s a couple of fesitvals in town, with Another Love Story and Groove Festival. There’s also a few fun ones around Dublin with Glen Hansard, the […]
TV Picks of the Week – 14-08-17
TV PICKS OF THE WEEK – 14-08-17 By Lisa Jewell Get stuck into these top TV choices this week Documentary – Out of Thin Air: Murder in Iceland Monday 14 August, 10pm, […]
Outlying Islands – Samuel Beckett Theatre – Review
Outlying Islands – Samuel Beckett Theatre – Review Sugarglass Theatre presents Outlying Islands by David Greig 12 August – 2 September 2017 – Samuel Beckett Theatre The play is set in an […]
The Holy Holy Bus – Lyric Theatre – Review
The Holy Holy Bus – Lyric Theatre – Review by Cathy Brown Produced by Brassneck Theatre Company Written by Pearse Elliott From 10 – 20 Aug Brassneck Theatre Company’s production of The […]
Eric Bibb – National Concert Hall – Live Review – 10-08-17
Eric Bibb – National Concert Hall – Live Review – 10-08-17 Part of the Perspectives Series at the National Concert Hall You have to have a lot of charisma to get away […]
New Music – L.A. Witch – Drive Your Car
New Music – L.A. Witch – Drive Your Car Something nice and loud to wake you up this morning, California three piece L.A. Witch from their self titled debut album which […]
Q&A with David F Sandberg – Director of Annabelle: Creation
This is a Q&A with Director David F Sandberg and Stephanie Sigman, who plays Sister Charlotte in Annabelle: Creation. David F Sandberg is known for films such as Lights Out from […]
A Ghost Story – Film Review
A Ghost Story – Film Review by Frank L. Director: David Lowery Writer: David Lowery Stars: Casey Affleck, Rooney Mara, McColm Cephas Jr. In an interview by David Masters of the BBC […]
Movies This Week – 09-08-17
Annabelle was a spin off of a horror series and it was awful. So, what of the prequel to a spin off of a horror series, in Annabelle Creation? Sure fire turkey, […]
Kilkenny Arts Festival 2017 – 11- 20 August 2017
Kilkenny Arts Festival 2017 – Starts this Friday, 11 August “Ten days of extraordinary artistic adventures from 11- 20 August 2017” Our personal favourites the Architects of Air return with their weird […]
An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power – Film Review
An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power – Film Review Directors: Bonni Cohen, Jon Shenk Stars: Al Gore, George W. Bush, John Kerry An Inconvenient Truth was released in 2006 to much acclaim. […]
Live Music in Dublin – 08-08-17
Live Music in Dublin – 01-08-17 While last week was a bit dull but with some good festivals at the weekened, this week is just a bit dull, if I’m being honest! […]
The Rise of David Leitch – Atomic Blonde
Atomic Blonde Director: David Leitch Writers: Kurt Johnstad (screenplay) Stars: Charlize Theron, James McAvoy, John Goodman David Leitch has had an unusual career path in Hollywood. He started as a stunt double […]
Theatre in Dublin this Week – 08-08-17
Image from Outlying Islands – Samuel Beckett Theatre Theatre in Dublin this Week – 08-08-17 There’s only really one new production, with Outlying Islands in the Beckett catching our attention! You can […]
Interview with Seamus O’Muineachain
– Photo of Seamus on Clare island by Barbara Polichnowska Interview with Seamus O’Muineachain – by Killian Laher We had the chance to talk to Irish composer Seamus O’Muineachain about his new album […]
The Rivals – Smock Alley – Review
The Rivals – Smock Alley – Review by Keith Thompson Until 2nd Sept 2017 Fabulously wealthy and exceptionally beautiful Lydia Languish is in love. And more pertinently, is in love with being in […]
A Statue for Bill Clinton – O’Reilly Hall – Review
A Statue for Bill Clinton – O’Reilly Hall – Review by Frank L. Written by Tom McEnery Photos by Tom Lawlor until Sunday 13th August 2017 Tom McEnery’s Irish forebears settled in […]
Grease – Bord Gais Energy Theatre – Review
Grease – Bord Gais Energy Theatre – Review by Fran Winston Grand Canal Quay, Grand Canal Dock, Dublin 2 Tuesday 1st – Saturday 12th August. 7.30pm Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday nights. […]
