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Elvis – Film Review Directed by: Baz Luhrmann Starring: Austin Butler, Tom Hanks, Helen Thomson, Richard Roxburgh, Olivia DeJonge, Luke Bracey, Natasha Bassett, David Wenham, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Xavier Samuel, Kodi Smit-McPhee […]
School of Rock – Bord Gáis Energy Theatre – Review 21 June – 02 July 2022 Produced by Andrew Lloyd Webber The original film of ‘School of Rock’ was directed by Richard […]
Crossroads – Jonathan Franzen – Audible Book Review Author: Jonathan Franzen Narrator: David Pittu Publisher: Macmillan Audio Audio Length: 25 hours This is the latest novel by Jonathan Franzen, known for works […]
Cannon Arm and the Arcade Quest – Film Review by Katie McCann Director – Mads Hedegaard Writer – Mads Hedegaard Stars – Kim Cannon Arm, Walter Day, Shigeru Miyamoto Cannon Arm and […]
Body & Soul – Photos – 19/06/22 There are two types of people on Sundays in Musical Festivals, the ones that have work in the morning and are going to ‘nip off […]
The Black Phone – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Scott Derrickson Starring: Mason Thames, Madeleine McGraw, Jeremy Davies, James Ransone, Ethan Hawke Previews on June 18th In cinemas from June […]
Body & Soul – 18/06/22 – Review Day two of a festival is always the hump day, so to speak! You wake up and regardless of how good you were the night […]
Body & Soul – 17/06/22 – Review They arrived en masse, wearing designer clothes and smelling of perfume and expensive cologne. Yes, it can only go one way from here! Day one […]
Album of the Week – 17/06/22 What a week! It’s predicted to be the warmest of the year so far, the festivals are coming thick and fast and… we’re awash with new […]
Translations – Abbey Theatre – Review An Abbey Theatre and Lyric Theatre Belfast Co-Production 13 June – 13 August Photos by Ros Kavanagh We meet the residents of Baile Beag/ Ballybeg as […]
Dubliners – Smock Alley – Review by Gearóid O’Byrne Smock Alley Theatre 9th – 24th June 2022 7.30pm Today, the 16th of June, being Bloomsday, it is particularly appropriate to be writing […]
The Tin Soldier – Gate Theatre – Review Runs Until Saturday, July 2nd 2022 Photos by Ros Kavanagh World Premiere from the Gate Theatre and Theatre Lovett This production explores the life […]
Everything Went Fine – Film Review by Hugh Maguire Director – François Ozon Writers – Emmanuèle Bernheim (novel), François Ozon (adaptation), Philippe Piazzo (collaboration) Stars – Sophie Marceau, André Dussollier, Géraldine Pailhas […]
Culture @ Body & Soul 2022 Often at festivals, the thing that really lasts with you are the unusual, off-beat talks and performances that are more than your typical 45-minute music set! […]
Beyond the Pale (Saturday) – Live Review Beyond the Pale – 10-12th June 2022 First off, as with any new festival, it’s hard to know exactly what end of the market they’re […]
Swan Song – Film Review Director – Todd Stephens Writer – Todd Stephens Stars – Udo Kier, Jennifer Coolidge, Linda Evans Pat (Udo Kier) is a resident of a care home in […]
Album of the Week – 10/06/22 Elvis hasn’t left the building just yet! In fact, he’s back with a new release. Elvis Costello that is, along with Allan Mayes (Rusty: The Resurrection […]
Leave No Traces – Film Review by Frank L. Directed by Jan Matuszynski Writers – Kaja Krawczyk-Wnuk(screenplay), Cezary Lazarewicz(based on a reportage by) Stars – Tomasz Zietek, Sandra Korzeniak, Jacek Braciak This […]
Jurassic World Dominion – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Colin Trevorrow Starring: Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum, Sam Neill, DeWanda Wise, Mamoudou Athie, BD Wong, Omar […]
Cirque Du Soleil – 3Arena – Competition Cirque Du Soleil returns to the 3Arena this July and we have one family ticket (for four) for the matinee show at midday on Saturday […]
Beyond the Pale – Preview June 10th – 12th, Glendalough House With the festival starting tomorrow, we decided it was time to have a look through the lineup and make a few […]
A Little Cloud – Bewley’s Cafe Theatre – Review by Frank L (A short story from James Joyce’s Dubliners adapted by Patricia Browne) As part of the Bloomsday Festival and celebrating the […]
Waitress – Bord Gais Energy Theatre – Review by Fran Winston Bord Gais Energy Theatre, Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2 Nightly (except Sundays) until June 18th at 7.30pm. Matinees Saturdays at 2.30pm […]
Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever – Vicar St – Live Review by Killian Laher Vicar Street, Dublin – Wed, 8 June, 2022 With gigs back with a vengeance, even the eager Irish live […]
Q&A with Benjamin Perchet – Festival Director at Carlow Arts Festival We had the chance to put some questions to Benjamin Perchet of the Carlow Arts Festival. You can see the results […]
Earwig – Film Review by David Turpin Director – Lucile Hadzihalilovic Writers – Brian Catling (from the novel by), Geoff Cox (screenplay by), Lucile Hadzihalilovic (screenplay by) Stars – Paul Hilton, Alex […]
Horsegirl – Versions of Modern Performance – Album Review by Killian Laher Chicago youngsters Penelope Lowenstein, Nora Cheng and Gigi Reece have just released their debut album which will have thousands of […]
Album of the Week – 03/06/22 Some lovely new sounds to delight you this week, with a new release from Al Riggs (Themselves), along with Andrew Bird (Inside Problems), Drive-By Truckers (Welcome […]
Bryan Adams – 3Arena – Live Review by Fran Winston 3Arena, Dublin, 30th June 2022 There are many people who still haven’t forgiven Bryan Adams for the song Everything I Do (I […]
No More Workhorse 