The Critic – Film Review by Frank L. Director – Anand Tucker Writers – Patrick Marber, Anthony Quinn Stars – Gemma Arterton, Ben Barnes, Ian McKellen This film is set in the […]
The Critic – Film Review
How to Make a Movie for €34k – Q&A with Blurred Lines Film Makers
How to Make a Movie for €34k – Q&A with Blurred Lines Film Makers We asked actor/ writer/ director Mark Agar and actor/ writer/ producer Siobhán Aislinn about their new micro-budget film […]
Tindersticks – Soft Tissue – Album Review
Tindersticks – Soft Tissue – Album Review by Killian Laher A band like Tindersticks is practically an institution at this stage, releasing albums of tasteful misery every couple of years. This is […]
Chicken – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review
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Midwife – No Depression In Heaven – Album Review
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Hello Mary – Emita Ox – Album Review
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Illness as Metaphor – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review
Illness as Metaphor – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review Dead Centre 7th – 14th of Sept at Project Arts Centre Photo © Nancy Crampton – Image Edit: Jason Booher Adapted from the […]
GATMAN! – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review
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Interview with Clinic Stars
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The Man Who Talks to Statues – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review
The Man Who Talks to Statues – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review The Civic Theatre – 5th – 11th of September Darryl is a young man living a solitary life. He lives […]
Album of the Week – 06/09/24
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Beetlejuice Beetlejuice – Film Review
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Ride – 3Olympia, Dublin – Live Review
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Don’t Forget to Remember – Film Review
Don’t Forget to Remember – Film Review by Frank L. Directed – Ross Killeen Alzheimer’s disease can encompass anyone at any time of their lives. It attacks memory which is the very […]
Touch – Film Review
Touch – Film Review Directed by: Baltasar Kormákur, Starring: Egill Ólafsson, Kōki, Palmi Kormakur, Masahiro Motoki, Sigurdur Ingvarsson, Yoko Narahashi. In cinemas on August 30 This romantic drama is based on Ólafur […]
Oddity – Film Review
Oddity – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Damian Mc Carthy Starring: Gwilym Lee, Carolyn Bracken, Tadhg Murphy, Caroline Menton, Jonathan French, Steve Wall In cinemas on August 30 This Irish […]
Pixies with Sprints – RDS, Dublin – Live Review
Pixies with Sprints – RDS, Dublin – Live Review by Killian Laher A big crowd gathered for the quick return visit of the Pixies to Dublin, six months on from their shows […]
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds – Wild God – Album Review
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds – Wild God – Album Review by Killian Laher Nick Cave returns, this time with the Bad Seeds, for a first album of new material in […]
Gillian Welch and David Rawlings – Woodland – Album Review
Gillian Welch and David Rawlings – Woodland – Album Review by Killian Laher Fans of Gillian Welch and David Rawlings will be celebrating their return, for their first album of original material […]
Touch – Film Review
Touch – Film Review by Frank L. Director – Baltasar Kormákur Writers – Olaf Olafsson, Baltasar Kormákur Stars – Egill Ólafsson, Kôki, Palmi Kormákur Kristofer (Egili Olafsson) is the ageing proprietor of […]
A Lazarus Soul – No Flowers Grow In Cement Gardens
A Lazarus Soul – No Flowers Grow In Cement Gardens by Killian Laher We are truly in a golden age for Irish music, between hip-hop, doom folk and modern rock, not to […]
The Long Way Home – Smock Alley – Review
The Long Way Home – Smock Alley – Review 21 – 31 Aug 2024 From ABOUTFace Theatre Company Jack Moriarty (Jack Healy) is down on his luck. His dreams of becoming a […]
Album of the Week – 23/08/24
Album of the Week – 23/08/24 The also-rans include Bryce Dessner (of The National) with his new album Solos. There are also new releases from Benny Trokan (of Spoon – Do You […]
Cadejo Blanco – Film Review
Cadejo Blanco – Film Review by Hugh Maguire Director – Justin Lerner Writer – Justin Lerner Stars – Karen Martínez, Rudy Rodriguez, Pamela Martínez A Guatemalan crime thriller is not something that […]
Cuckoo – Film Review
Cuckoo – Film Review by Fran Winston Director – Tilman Singer Writer – Tilman Singer Stars – Hunter Schafer, Jan Bluthardt, Marton Csokas In cinemas August 23 Watching Dan Stevens as dashing […]
Head Case – Bewley’s Cafe Theatre – Review
Head Case – Bewley’s Cafe Theatre – Review by Frank L HEAD CASE – The Love Song of an A & E Patient August 19th – September 7th, 2024. @ 1pm Head […]
Mrs Robinson – Film Review
Mrs Robinson – Film Review by Frank L. Director Aoife Kelleher To an Irish audience, Mary Robinson aka Mrs. Robinson needs little introduction. In simple terms she was the President of Ireland […]
Never Understood – The Jesus and Mary Chain – Book Review
Never Understood – The Jesus and Mary Chain – William and Jim Reid with Ben Thompson – Book Review by Killian Laher This is the ‘official’ account of the Jesus and Mary […]
And So I Watch You From Afar – Megafauna – Album Review
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No More Workhorse 