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Black Panther: Wakanda Forever – Film Review by Katie McCann Director – Ryan Coogler Writers – Ryan Coogler (screenplay by), Joe Robert Cole (screenplay by) Stars – Tenoch Huerta, Letitia Wright, Angela […]
William Tell – Gaiety Theatre – Review by Gearóid O’Byrne Irish National Opera’s WILLIAM TELL (Rossini), Gaiety Theatre, Dublin All photos by Pat Redmond It’s remarkable how well-known the famous finale, “March […]
New Music – All The Brave Hunters A new name but not entirely new, as Alain McFadden is a member of the much-loved Ye Vagabonds! It’s a gentle folk sound in the […]
Clouded Reveries – Film Review by Frank L Directed by Ciara NicChormaic Produced by Sharon Whooley Doireann Ní Ghríofa is an Irish language poet and essayist who writes both in English and […]
Interview with Stuart Braithwaite by Killian Laher No More Workhorse caught up with Stuart Braithwaite of Mogwai via email to discuss his autobiography Spaceships Over Glasgow and a few other things besides: […]
New Music – From A Harbour Softly Drawn & Andrew Wild by Killian Laher This release introduces the new project of Fraser McGowan, who formerly recorded as Caught In The Wake Forever. […]
Mimi Parker of Low: A Complete One-off by Killian Laher Terrible news emerged at the weekend as Alan Sparhawk announced the death of his wife and bandmate, Mimi Parker. It had been […]
Album of the Week – 4/11/22 This week sees new releases from… “Captain” Kirk Douglas (of The Roots – New Unknown), Mount Kimbie (MK 3.5: Die Cuts | City Planning) and Tom […]
Lyra – Film Review by Brian Merriman Directed by Alison Millar Music by David Holmes, Cinematographer Mark McCauley Edited by Chloe Lambourne Presented by Channel 4 with an association with TG4 The […]
The Peculiar Sensation of Being Pat Ingoldsby – Film Review Director: Seamus Murphy Producer: Tom Burke Financiers: Screen Ireland, Museum of Literature, Dublin Port If you live in Dublin, you may know […]
Jersey Boys – Bord Gais Energy Theatre – Review by Fran Winston Bord Gais Energy Theatre, Grand Canal Square, Docklands, Dublin 2 Runs Until November 21. Nightly at 7.30pm with matinees on […]
The Wonder – Film Review by Frank L. Director – Sebastián Lelio Writers – Alice Birch, Emma Donoghue (based on the novel by), Sebastián Lelio Stars – Florence Pugh, Niamh Algar, Ciarán […]
The Every – Dave Eggers – Audible Book Review By: Dave Eggers Narrated by: Dion Graham Length: 16 hrs and 3 mins What do you get when you combine two of the […]
Barbarian – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Zach Cregger Starring: Georgina Campbell, Bill Skarsgård, Justin Long In cinemas now! The title of this film was actually a placeholder while writer/director […]
Album of the Week – 28/10/22 Another week with some great new sounds, including Guided By Voices (Scalping the Guru), Ásgeir (Time On My Hands) and Lee Fields (SENTIMENTAL FOOL). Closer to […]
Bros – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Nicholas Stoller Starring: Billy Eichner, Luke Macfarlane, Ts Madison, Monica Raymund, Guillermo Díaz, Guy Branum, Amanda Bearse In cinemas October 28th This romantic […]
New Irish Music: Joe Chester – Beckett by Killian Laher Joe Chester’s music has been heading in a more ornate direction in recent years. He has just announced his new album Lucia, […]
Triangle of Sadness – Film Review by Frank L Director – Ruben Östlund Writer – Ruben Östlund Stars – Thobias Thorwid, Harris Dickinson, Charlbi Dean Initially, the film concentrates on the world […]
Best Man – Smock Alley – Review by Frank L. Helpfully, the necessary housekeeping rules for any theatrical performance are made part of the wedding reception ceremony. In addition, every audience member […]
Des Fleurs – The Space – Review by Hugh Maguire The Space, London E14 3RS 25 Oct – 29 Oct It is becoming something of a cliché or a theatre luvvie truism […]
Q&A with Irish Soprano Rachel Croash – William Tell – Gaiety Theatre Irish National Opera stage Rossini’s WILLIAM TELL in a new co-production with Nouvel Opéra Fribourg for a limited run at […]
God Is An Astronaut – Opium – Live Review – 22-10-22 by Killian Laher God Is An Astronaut have been playing high-octane, instrumental rock for twenty years, and the four-piece are marking […]
Solar Bones – Abbey Theatre – Review Dates: 20 – 29 October Running Time: 1 hour 35 minutes, no interval Solar Bones tells the story of Marcus Conway, an Engineer living and working […]
Aoife Nessa Frances – Protector – Album Review by Killian Laher Two and a half years ago Aoife Nessa Frances made a considerable impression with the Land of No Junction album. She […]
Album of the Week – 21/10/22 For a week late in October, there’s a lot of good music being released! We have new albums from Arctic Monkeys (The Car) and even Taylor […]
Lost Hearts – Bewley’s Cafe Theatre – Review by Frank L. October 17 – November 05, 2022 Lost Hearts by M. R. James Adapted for the stage by Michael James Ford and […]
The Banshees of Iniserin – Film Review by Frank L. Director – Martin McDonagh Writer – Martin McDonagh Stars – Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, Kerry Condon In 2008, McDonagh cast Colin Farrell […]
Decision to Leave – Film Review by Frank L Director – Park Chan-wook Writers – Park Chan-wook, Seo-kyeong Jeong Stars – Tang Wei, Go Kyung-Pyo, Park Hae-il For his latest work, Director […]
New Music – Micah P. Hinson – Ignore the Days Micah P Hinson has announced the release of his 11th studio album, I Lie To You, which will be ‘dropped’ on December […]
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