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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 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 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 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 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 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 […]
We need to talk about Terrence. Yes, the one time great Terrence Mallick continues his trip to the bizarre, and his new release has not avoided the wrath of the critics! Even […]
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 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 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 […]
Theatre in Dublin this Week – 15-08-17 New productions are thin on the ground this week, but there is the Addams Family in the Bord Gais and a new version of Happy […]
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 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 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 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 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 Something nice and loud to wake you up this morning, California three piece L.A. Witch from their self titled debut album which […]
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 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 […]
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 – 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 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 – 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! […]
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 […]
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 […]
– 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 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 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 by Fran Winston Grand Canal Quay, Grand Canal Dock, Dublin 2 Tuesday 1st – Saturday 12th August. 7.30pm Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday nights. […]
