It was a strange year for film, with cinemas around Ireland closed or at least at reduced capacity for the majority of the year. This meant many films suffered long delays from […]
Top 20 Films of 2021
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A Musical Preview of 2022
A Musical Preview of 2022 by Killian Laher We’ll avoid previewing any gigs, not to jinx things, but here are some albums we might expect to hear in 2022. This year’s experimental […]
A Year in Music – 2021 – Niall McCann (Filmmaker)
A Year in Music – 2021 – Niall McCann (Filmmaker) by Killian Laher How are you? How have you been? I am good. Keeping on, like us all right now. What else […]
A Year in Music – 2021 – Lloyd Cole
A Year in Music – 2021 – Lloyd Cole by Killian Laher How are you? How have you been? I’m recovering from Covid. I’m weak, coughing, but thankful that I was double […]
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain – Film Review
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain – Film Review by Brian Merriman Director – Will Sharpe Writers – Simon Stephenson (screenplay by) (story by), Will Sharpe Actor – Benedict Cumberbatch (Louis Wain), […]
A Year in Music – 2021 – Jamie Cameron (The Last Dinosaur)
A Year in Music – 2021 – Jamie Cameron (The Last Dinosaur) by Killian Laher How are you? How have you been? I’m doing very well, thank you. Lots of bits and […]
A Year in Music – 2021 – Ben Vendetta (Author)
A Year in Music – 2021 – Ben Vendetta (Author) by Killian Laher “Ben Vendetta is a former freelance music journalist who published Vendetta Magazine from 1995 to 2002, and was director […]
The King’s Man – Film Review
The King’s Man – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Matthew Vaughan Starring: Ralph Fiennes, Gemma Arterton, Rhys Ifans, Matthew Goode, Tom Hollander, Harris Dickinson, Daniel Brühl, Djimon Hounsou, Charles Dance […]
Matrix: Resurrections – Film Review
Matrix: Resurrections – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Lana Wachowski Starring: Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Anne Moss, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Jessica Henwick, Jonathan Groff, Neil Patrick Harris, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Jada Pinkett […]
A Year in Music – 2021 – Paul Page
A Year in Music – 2021 – Paul Page How are you? How have you been? I am pretty good – when I did this last year, there is no way I […]
A Year in Music – 2021 – Karl Whitney (Author)
A Year in Music – 2021 – Karl Whitney (Author) by Killian Laher Karl is the author of “Hit Factories: A Journey Through the Industrial Cities of British Pop”, a personal exploration […]
A Year in Music – 2021 – Cormac Gahan (Boa Morte)
A Year in Music – 2021 – Cormac Gahan (Boa Morte) Cormac Gahan (Boa Morte) How are you? How have you been? Not too bad thanks. Keeping busy recording tracks for a new […]
A Year in Music – 2021 – Cathal Coughlan
A Year in Music – 2021 – Cathal Coughlan How are you? How have you been? I have the trepidation of someone who’s seemingly permanently on unfamiliar ground, but I’m pleasantly very busy, […]
Albums of the Year – 2021 – Killian Laher
Albums of the Year – Killian Laher 2021 has been an interesting year, full of very good albums but not so many *great* albums. Here are the top 10 as chosen by […]
A Year in Music – 2021 – Scott Morgan (loscil)
A Year in Music – 2021 – Scott Morgan (loscil) How are you? How have you been? Doing OK, thanks for asking. While it does feel like we’re emerging from some thick fog, […]
A Year in Music – 2021 – Zoe Howe (Author)
A Year in Music – 2021 – Zoe Howe (Author) by Killian Laher How are you? How have you been? I have been good thanks, certainly in comparison to many, and I’m […]
Spider-Man No Way Home – Film Review
Spider-Man No Way Home – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Jon Watts Starring: Tom Holland, Zendaya, Benedict Cumberbatch, Jacob Batalon, Jon Favreau, Marisa Tomei, J.K . Simmons In cinemas December […]
A Year in Music – 2021 – Pat Barrett (Arrivalists)
A Year in Music – 2021 – Pat Barrett (Arrivalists) How are you? How have you been? I’m doing good, keeping a low profile, getting out walking, minding myself. Opening a new notebook […]
Clifford the Big Red Dog – Film Review
Clifford the Big Red Dog – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Walt Becker Starring: Jack Whitehall, Darby Camp, Tony Hale, Sienna Guillory, David Alan Grier, Russell Wong, John Cleese Anyone […]
Mark Lanegan – Devil In A Coma – Book Review
Mark Lanegan – Devil In A Coma – Book Review by Killian Laher Preorder the book: https://smarturl.it/DevilInAComa If you thought last year’s autobiography was dark, Mark Lanegan has followed it up with […]
The Unforgivable – Film Review
The Unforgivable – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Nora Fingscheidt Starring: Sandra Bullock, Vincent D’Onofrio, Jon Bernthal, Richard Thomas, Linda Emond, Aisling Franciosi, Rob Morgan, Viola Davis Available on Netflix […]
Neil Young and Crazy Horse – Barn – Album Review
Neil Young and Crazy Horse – Barn – Album Review by Killian Laher No slowing down in output for Neil Young. His 41st album is titled Barn and was recorded with Crazy […]
Albums of the Year – Cathy Brown
Albums of the Year – Cathy Brown We asked some of our regular music writers to tell us about their favourite albums of the year. First up is Cathy Brown with ten […]
West Side Story – Film Review
West Side Story – Film Review by Brian Merriman Directed by Steven Speilberg Screenplay by Tony Kushner Produced by Steven Speilberg, Kristie Macosko Krieger and Kevin McCollum Duration: 156 minutes When the […]
David Crosby – For Free – Album Review
David Crosby – For Free – Album Review by Killian Laher David Crosby continues a late-career renaissance in the last eight years with this, his fifth album since 2014. As with his […]
Faith Healer – Abbey Theatre – Review
Faith Healer – Abbey Theatre – Review An Abbey Theatre production: Faith Healer by Brian Friel Dates: 3 December 2021 – 22 January on the Abbey stage Photos by Ros Kavanagh Francis […]
Final Account – Film Review
Final Account – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Luke Holland The director/producer of this documentary, Luke Holland, died shortly after post-production was completed on June 10, 2020. It is fitting […]
Bill Callahan & Bonnie Prince Billy – Blind Date Party – Album Review
Bill Callahan & Bonnie Prince Billy – Blind Date Party – Album Review by Killian Laher Twenty years ago, if you were to consider the prospects for Bill Callahan and Will Oldham […]
Blue Bayou – Film Review
Blue Bayou – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Justin Chon Starring: Justin Chon, Alicia Vikander, Mark O’Brien, Linh Dan Pham, Sydney Kowalske, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Emory Cohen In cinemas December 3rd […]
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