Tana Bana – Film Review by Frank L. Directed by Pat Murphy Pat Murphy has chosen to explain in this 78 minute long documentary the clash in the silk weaving industry in […]
Tana Bana – Film Review
Dancing At Lughnasa – Gaiety Theatre – Review – DTF
Dancing at Lughnasa – Oct 6 – 11, Gaiety Theatre – Review Dancing at Lughnasa is set in 1936 in the fictional town of Ballybeg in Donegal during the Lughnasa (or harvest) […]
Lockdown – New Theatre – Review
Lockdown – New Theatre – Review by Frances Winston Written by Gearoid Humphreys Directed by Anthony Fox The New Theatre, 43 East Essex Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2 – 7.30pm nightly until […]
Sicario – Film Review
Sicario – Film Review By Shane Larkin Director: Denis Villeneuve Writer: Taylor Sheridan Stars: Emily Blunt, Josh Brolin, Benicio Del Toro Roughly midway through Denis Villeneuve’s searing new thriller, Emily Blunt’s out-of-her-depth-and-scared-shitless […]
The Lemonheads – Academy – Gig Review
The Lemonheads – Academy, Dublin – Gig Review by Killian Laher It was hard to know what to expect from the Lemonheads on a damp Monday night in Dublin in 2015. With […]
Screener Queen – Clinger – Dark Moon Rising – Ich Sei, Ich Sei
Screener Queen Reviews – By LAW Review of :“Clinger” and “Dark Moon Rising” Preview of “Ich Sei, Ich Sei” So we’re on the countdown to Halloween here in the stables, so we […]
The Night Alive – Gaiety Theatre – Review – DTF
The Night Alive – Gaiety Theatre – Review Written by Conor McPherson Starring – Adrian Dunbar, Frank Grimes, Laurence Kinlan, Ian Lloyd-Anderson and Kate Stanley Brennan The set comprises a squat-like flat, […]
A Letter From Neil Hannon – New Divine Comedy Album
The letter below just dropped onto the Divine Comedy Facebook page, which is a time line of events which happened and could have happened, with some good news at the end! Hello […]
The Walk – Film Review
The Walk – Film Review by Conor MacNamara Director: Robert Zemeckis Writers: Robert Zemeckis, Christopher Browne Starring: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Charlotte Le Bon, Guillaume Baillargeon The unkillable gimmick that is the 3D IMAX […]
Oedipus – Abbey Theatre – Review
Oedipus – Abbey Theatre – Review Until Saturday, 31 October 2015 – Showing on the Abbey Stage Running time: 1 hour 40 mins (no interval) The poster for this new production of […]
Dublin Event Guide (05-10-15 – 11-10-15)
I’m nearing physical exhaustion, or a new disease I’m calling play-itis, as the Dublin Theatre Festival enters its final week (until the 11th of October). The death of Brian Friel makes the […]
Macbeth – Film Review V2.0
Macbeth – Film Review by Frances Winston Director: Justin Kurzel Writer: Jacob Kosoff; Michael Lesslie; Todd Louiso; – adapted from play by William Shakespeare Starring: Michael Fassbender; Marion Cotillard; Sean Harris; David […]
Duet for One – Viking Theatre – Review
Duet for One by Tom Kempinski at Viking Theatre, Clontarf – Review by P McGovern Tom Kempinski‘s Duet for One is based on the later life of Jacqueline du Pré, the strikingly […]
Steve Hauschildt – Where All Is Fled – Album Review
Steve Hauschildt – Where All Is Fled – Album Review by Killian Laher American musician Steve Hauschildt deals in ambient electronica, and his latest album Where All Is Fled, is full of […]
The Martian – Film Review V2.0
The Martian– Film Review V2.0 by Frances Winston Directed by: Ridley Scott Starring: Matt Damon, Jessica Chastain, Kristen Wiig, Jeff Daniels, Michael Peña, Kate Mara, Sean Bean, Sebastian Stan, Aksel Hennie, Chiwetel […]
99 Homes – Film Review
99 Homes – Film Review by Frank L. Directed by Ramin Bahrani Writers: Ramin Bahrani (story), Ramin Bahrani, 2 more credits » Stars: Andrew Garfield, Michael Shannon, Laura Dern Dennis Nash (Andrew […]
Interview with Prima Ballerina Natalia Domracheva – Tchaikovsky Perm State Ballet – Bord Gais Energy Theatre
Interview with Prima Ballerina Natalia Domracheva – Tchaikovsky Perm State Ballet – Bord Gais Energy Theatre Prima Ballerina Natalia Domracheva returns to the Bord Gais Energy Theatre this November where she will […]
Vertical Slump – Ruined Value – Album Review
Vertical Slump – Ruined Value – Album Review by Killian Laher Vertical Slump are a group made up of members of Shopping, Gloss Rejection, Omi Palone and Circuit Breaker. It opens with […]
Fidelio: Alice’s Journey – Movie Review
Fidelio: Alice’s Journey – Film Review by Emily Elphinstone Director: Lucie Borleteau Writers: Mathilde Boisseleau (collaboration), Lucie Borleteau (screenplay) Stars: Ariane Labed, Melvil Poupaud, Anders Danielsen Lie In Lucie Borleteau’s debut feature […]
Lloyd Cole – 1D Electronics 2012-2014 – Album Review
Lloyd Cole – 1D Electronics 2012-2014 – Review by Killian Laher Some may feel it difficult to believe that he’s still around. But Lloyd Cole has built up a reputation for writing […]
Macbeth – Film Review
Macbeth – Film Review by Cormac Fitzgerald Director: Justin Kurzel Writer: Jacob Kosoff; Michael Lesslie; Todd Louiso; – adapted from play by William Shakespeare Starring: Michael Fassbender; Marion Cotillard; Sean Harris; David […]
Interlude Festival at the RHA – October 23-25 2015
Details of the Interlude festival at the RHA have just dropped and it looks more than a little funky! There are DJ’s and a Cabaret Cinema showing “independent movies such as Arcade […]
The Martian – Film Review
The Martian – Film Review by Cormac Fitzgerald Director: Ridley Scott Writer: Drew Goddard (Screenplay); Andy Weir (Book) Starring: Matt Damon; Jessica Chastain; Chiwetel Ejiofor; Jeff Bridges Stranded and alone on Mars […]
Interview with BC Camplight – Workman’s Club – 09-10-15
We had the chance to talk to BC Camplight ahead of his gig in the Workman’s Club on Oct 9th. You can see the results below. BC has just released a new […]
The Intern – Film Review
The Intern – Film Review by C.K. MacNamara Director/Writer: Nancy Meyers Starring: Robert DeNiro, Anne Hathaway, Rene Russo, Adam DeVine Overly obvious and reliant entirely on its veteran leads The Intern is […]
Ryan Adams – 1989 – Album Review
Ryan Adams – 1989 – Album Review by Killian Laher So this is Ryan Adams’ ‘reimagining’ of pop princess Taylor Swift’s most recent album. From what I gather, the original material is […]
Things To Do In Dublin (28-09-15 – 04-10-15)
The Dublin Theatre Festival runs until the 11th of October, so lots to explore in that one. There’s also the Dublin Festival of History 2015 until the 10th October and the best […]
Chekhov’s First Play – Samuel Beckett Theatre – Dublin Theatre Festival – Review
Chekhov’s First Play – Dead Centre – 24 Sept – 4 Oct, Samuel Beckett Theatre – Review by M. Tynan There was a time when Chekhov wasn’t Checkhov, in a sense. As […]
I’m Your Man – Project Arts Centre – Dublin Theatre Festival
I’m your Man – Project Arts Centre – Review by Cormac Fitzgerald I’m your Man is a raw and bristling portrait of heartache and psychological trauma; a physical and emotional rollercoaster through […]
No More Workhorse 