Our first proper list of the year, and with only days remaining in this year, we’re just in time. These movies are all gems and the order hardly matters, but if we […]
Best Movies of 2014 – #20 – 11
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The Great War – Joe Sacco – Book Review
Joe Sacco – The Great War – Book Review This book is something of a departure for Joe Sacco, known for his graphic novels based on his time as a journalist in […]
Big Eyes – Movie Review
Big Eyes– Movie Review by Frank L. Directed by Tim Burton Writers: Scott Alexander, Larry Karaszewski Stars: Amy Adams, Christoph Waltz, Krysten Ritter In the late nineteen fifties, early sixties the world […]
The Drink – Company – Album Review
The Drink – Company – Album released 01/12/14 on Melodic – Written by Tim Moss It’s a rare thing to find an unsigned band so complete that Rough Trade stock their first […]
Books : Christmas Gift Ideas for the Under 5’s
Another one of our favourite lists from last year… In no particular order, here are my top ten books that me and the little ones have read together throughout the year! Oh […]
Exodus: Gods and Kings – Movie Review
Exodus: Gods and Kings – Review by David Turpin Directed by: Ridley Scott Starring: Christian Bale, Joel Edgerton, John Turturro, Aaron Paul, Ben Kinglsey, Ben Mendelsohn, Sigourney Weaver. After turning in the […]
Books: Gift Ideas for Teenagers/ Young Adults
Christmas is a time for repeats, so here is one of our best gift idea lists from last year… If you are planning to buy a book for the teenager in your […]
Unbroken – Movie Review
Unbroken – Movie Review by Frank L. Directed by Angelina Jolie Writers: Joel Coen (screenplay), Ethan Coen (screenplay), Richard LaGravenese (screenplay), William Nicholson (screenplay), Laura Hillenbrand (book) Stars: Jack O’Connell, Takamasa Ishihara, […]
She Stoops to Conquer – Abbey Theatre – Review
She Stoops to Conquer by Oliver Goldsmith She Stoops to Conquer is heading towards its 240th anniversary since its first production in 1777 but in this revival she is as flighty as […]
New Music: Snowpoet – Butterfly EP
Some new sounds for a Monday morning. Snowpoet are a collective that features Irish singer Lauren Kinsella that are worth a listen. Their sound is slow, gentle and features “spoken word and […]
Things To Do In Dublin (22-12-14 – 28-12-14)
Well, it’s obviously not going to be epic. Go spend some time with your family for God’s sake. If you need a break, there’s a few ideas below. It’s always a good […]
Malcolm Middleton & David Shrigley – Words and Music – Album Review
Malcolm Middleton & David Shrigley – Words and Music – Review by Tim Moss Released 15th of December available through Melodic Records. Back in October, announcements of a collaboration between Malcolm Middleton […]
First Fortnight Festival 2015 – Preview
First Fortnight is a festival that runs for the first couple of weeks of the year (the clue was in the title). It is a multi-disciplinary festival that features Music, Art, Theatre […]
Stray Bullets Killers – Issues 5-8 – Review
First of all, may I extol the virtues of being regular! For far too long, Stray Bullets has been an irregular treat, something that you would happen upon in the comic shop, […]
Pals – The Irish At Gallipoli – Anu Productions – Collins Barracks
Details of a new Anu production has just been announced. It is a piece that aims to ‘explore the untold Irish experiences of World War 1’ and will run at Collins Barracks […]
Gar Cox – Christmas Playlist – Too Late For Christmas
We kept one question back from the Gar Cox interview, and that is his seasonal favourite songs! The play list below includes just the right level of cheese and really good folk […]
War of Attrition – Project Arts Centre – Review
War Of Attrition returns to Irish stages with a short run at the Project Arts Centre. It was first performed as part of Dublin Fringe Festival 2013 and follows on from Fused […]
Best Ambient Album of 2014
As a big fan of Geotic (Baths main-man Will Wiesenfeld’s side project) I just had to pop this one on here. First in a series of full-length Geotic releases under the Eon […]
The Best Albums of 2014 that are shorter than 20 minutes
It’s a draw. In joint first for the prize of “Best albums of 2014 that are shorter than 20 minutes” we have: 1. Frankie Cosmos – Zentropy (12 minutes long) With hooks to […]
Annie – Movie Review
Annie – Movie Review by Caroline Quinn Director: Will Gluck Writers: Will Gluck (screenplay), Aline Brosh McKenna (screenplay) Stars: Quvenzhané Wallis, Cameron Diaz, Jamie Foxx This is a modern interpretation of the […]
What’s on in London – Rembrandt: The Late Works & More
What’s On In London – by Pat Levy Rembrandt: The Late Works. The National Gallery http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/rembrandt Open till 18 January 2015. £18 (£9 students, jobseekers) Constructing Worlds: Photography and Architecture in the […]
Kon Tiki – Movie Review
Kon Tiki – Movie Review by Eveleen Coyle Directors: Joachim Roenning and Espen Sandberg Cast: Pal Sverre Hagen, Anders Baasmo Christiansen, Tobias Santelmann, Gustafb Skarsgard, Odd Magnus Williamson, Jakob Oftebro and Agnes […]
Music Interview – Gar Cox – Too Late For Christmas
Dublin-based folk singer Gar Cox has just released his new single “Too Late for Christmas”. An alternative to standard festive fare, “Too Late for Christmas” is about Christmas among the Irish diaspora. […]
New Music – Redder – Sold A Boy A Picture
Electronic folk/trip-hop act Redder just released their debut album, ‘Walk Long Play’. The first single off the album is ‘Sold A Boy A Picture’. There is a languid feel to their music, […]
NYF Dublin – Spoken Word Festival
One of the more unusual events in the New Year’s Festival is the Spoken Word Festival which will include a variety of events of a literary nature. The Christmas period isn’t exactly […]
Things To Do In Dublin (15-12-14 – 21-12-14)
Ok, we’ve pulled out all the stops with the wrapping paper backdrop, so it’s officially Christmas. But let us not forget what Christmas is really all about… presents! New plays this week […]
Odd Christmas Gifts – Zoots the Kalimba Recorder
This is the first in an incredibly short run of odd ball presents we’ve come up (if you think of any more, let us know!). This is a thing, it’s a, well, […]
Busker Diaries #2 – Documentary Film
You may remember a while back we featured the first Busker Diary, which is a series of short films aimed at showing why people take to the streets to perform music. The […]
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies – Movie Review V2.0
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies – Review by Frances Winston Directed by: Peter Jackson Starring: Ian Mckellen, Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage, Evangeline Lilly, Lee Pace, Luke Evans, Benedict Cumberbatch, […]
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