We Deserve This – Pacific – Album Review by Killian Laher We Deserve This is the brainchild of Jan-Dirk Platek. On his latest album, he introduces us to a set of post-rock […]
We Deserve This – Pacific – Album Review
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Hotel Translyvania 2 – Film Review
Hotel Translyvania 2 – Film Review by Pierce McDonough Director: Genndy Tartakovsky Writers: Robert Smigel, Adam Sandler Stars: Adam Sandler, Andy Samberg, Selena Gomez The movie opens energetically, throwing us right into […]
Dublin Event Guide (12-10-15 – 18-10-15)
The Dublin Theatre Festival has finally left us, and we can all breathe a sigh of relief. The fear of missing out on the best thing in town is now gone and […]
Interview with Fiona Looney – Are you there Garth? It’s me Margaret
Are you there Garth? It’s me Margaret – Gaiety theatre from 13-25 October. – Interview by Frances Winston Tuesday – Sunday evenings: 7:30pm Saturday & Sunday matinee: 2:30pm We know what you […]
The Game – Project Arts Centre – Review – DTF
The Game – Project Arts Centre – Review by Cormac Fitzgerald Dates: Oct 7 – 11 Prostitution, we’re told in The Game, is the oldest profession in the world. And for as […]
The Oresteia – Trafalgar Studios – Review
The Oresteia – Trafalgar Studios – Review by Pat Levy London’s West End seems to be awash with light-hearted, life-enhancing musicals these days so it was with a certain trepidation that I […]
Red Army – Film Review
Red Army – Film Review by Frank L Written and Directed by Gabe Polsky Stars: Viacheslav Fetisov, Scotty Bowman, Mark Deakins Gabe Polsky was born in Chicago in 1979, the son of […]
The Cherry Orchard – O’Reilly Hall – Review – DTF
The Cherry Orchard – Stan Theatre Group at O’Reilly Hall, Belvdere College – Review by P. McGovern Dates – Oct 7 – 10 Their programme note tells us that STAN theatre group […]
King Lear – Mill Theatre Dundrum – Review
William Shakespeare’s King Lear – Mill Theatre Dundrum – Review by LAW Directed by : Geoff O’Keeffe September 29th- October 23rd King Lear is a remarkably oft quoted play in our household: […]
Tana Bana – Film Review
Tana Bana – Film Review by Frank L. Directed by Pat Murphy Pat Murphy has chosen to explain in this 78 minute long documentary the clash in the silk weaving industry in […]
Dancing At Lughnasa – Gaiety Theatre – Review – DTF
Dancing at Lughnasa – Oct 6 – 11, Gaiety Theatre – Review Dancing at Lughnasa is set in 1936 in the fictional town of Ballybeg in Donegal during the Lughnasa (or harvest) […]
Lockdown – New Theatre – Review
Lockdown – New Theatre – Review by Frances Winston Written by Gearoid Humphreys Directed by Anthony Fox The New Theatre, 43 East Essex Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2 – 7.30pm nightly until […]
Sicario – Film Review
Sicario – Film Review By Shane Larkin Director: Denis Villeneuve Writer: Taylor Sheridan Stars: Emily Blunt, Josh Brolin, Benicio Del Toro Roughly midway through Denis Villeneuve’s searing new thriller, Emily Blunt’s out-of-her-depth-and-scared-shitless […]
The Lemonheads – Academy – Gig Review
The Lemonheads – Academy, Dublin – Gig Review by Killian Laher It was hard to know what to expect from the Lemonheads on a damp Monday night in Dublin in 2015. With […]
Screener Queen – Clinger – Dark Moon Rising – Ich Sei, Ich Sei
Screener Queen Reviews – By LAW Review of :“Clinger” and “Dark Moon Rising” Preview of “Ich Sei, Ich Sei” So we’re on the countdown to Halloween here in the stables, so we […]
The Night Alive – Gaiety Theatre – Review – DTF
The Night Alive – Gaiety Theatre – Review Written by Conor McPherson Starring – Adrian Dunbar, Frank Grimes, Laurence Kinlan, Ian Lloyd-Anderson and Kate Stanley Brennan The set comprises a squat-like flat, […]
A Letter From Neil Hannon – New Divine Comedy Album
The letter below just dropped onto the Divine Comedy Facebook page, which is a time line of events which happened and could have happened, with some good news at the end! Hello […]
The Walk – Film Review
The Walk – Film Review by Conor MacNamara Director: Robert Zemeckis Writers: Robert Zemeckis, Christopher Browne Starring: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Charlotte Le Bon, Guillaume Baillargeon The unkillable gimmick that is the 3D IMAX […]
Oedipus – Abbey Theatre – Review
Oedipus – Abbey Theatre – Review Until Saturday, 31 October 2015 – Showing on the Abbey Stage Running time: 1 hour 40 mins (no interval) The poster for this new production of […]
Dublin Event Guide (05-10-15 – 11-10-15)
I’m nearing physical exhaustion, or a new disease I’m calling play-itis, as the Dublin Theatre Festival enters its final week (until the 11th of October). The death of Brian Friel makes the […]
Macbeth – Film Review V2.0
Macbeth – Film Review by Frances Winston Director: Justin Kurzel Writer: Jacob Kosoff; Michael Lesslie; Todd Louiso; – adapted from play by William Shakespeare Starring: Michael Fassbender; Marion Cotillard; Sean Harris; David […]
Duet for One – Viking Theatre – Review
Duet for One by Tom Kempinski at Viking Theatre, Clontarf – Review by P McGovern Tom Kempinski‘s Duet for One is based on the later life of Jacqueline du Pré, the strikingly […]
Steve Hauschildt – Where All Is Fled – Album Review
Steve Hauschildt – Where All Is Fled – Album Review by Killian Laher American musician Steve Hauschildt deals in ambient electronica, and his latest album Where All Is Fled, is full of […]
The Martian – Film Review V2.0
The Martian– Film Review V2.0 by Frances Winston Directed by: Ridley Scott Starring: Matt Damon, Jessica Chastain, Kristen Wiig, Jeff Daniels, Michael Peña, Kate Mara, Sean Bean, Sebastian Stan, Aksel Hennie, Chiwetel […]
99 Homes – Film Review
99 Homes – Film Review by Frank L. Directed by Ramin Bahrani Writers: Ramin Bahrani (story), Ramin Bahrani, 2 more credits » Stars: Andrew Garfield, Michael Shannon, Laura Dern Dennis Nash (Andrew […]
Interview with Prima Ballerina Natalia Domracheva – Tchaikovsky Perm State Ballet – Bord Gais Energy Theatre
Interview with Prima Ballerina Natalia Domracheva – Tchaikovsky Perm State Ballet – Bord Gais Energy Theatre Prima Ballerina Natalia Domracheva returns to the Bord Gais Energy Theatre this November where she will […]
Vertical Slump – Ruined Value – Album Review
Vertical Slump – Ruined Value – Album Review by Killian Laher Vertical Slump are a group made up of members of Shopping, Gloss Rejection, Omi Palone and Circuit Breaker. It opens with […]
Fidelio: Alice’s Journey – Movie Review
Fidelio: Alice’s Journey – Film Review by Emily Elphinstone Director: Lucie Borleteau Writers: Mathilde Boisseleau (collaboration), Lucie Borleteau (screenplay) Stars: Ariane Labed, Melvil Poupaud, Anders Danielsen Lie In Lucie Borleteau’s debut feature […]
Lloyd Cole – 1D Electronics 2012-2014 – Album Review
Lloyd Cole – 1D Electronics 2012-2014 – Review by Killian Laher Some may feel it difficult to believe that he’s still around. But Lloyd Cole has built up a reputation for writing […]
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