Album of the Week – 03-10-19 Were you one of those people waiting to listen to the new Nick Cave album when it went exclusively live on Youtube at 10pm last night? […]
Album of the Week – 03-10-19 – Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds – Ghosteen
MÁM – Dublin Theatre Festival – Review
MÁM – Dublin Theatre Festival – Review Teaċ Daṁsa, Ireland – MÁM Until Oct 5th Mám 1 : Mountain pass. Mám 2 : Yoke. Faoi mhám an pheaca, under the yoke of […]
Joker – Film Review
Joker – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by Todd Phillips Starring: Joaquin Phoenix, Robert De Niro, Frances Conroy In cinemas October 4th Make no mistake, Joker may be a comic book […]
Walking to Jerusalem – Dublin Theatre Festival – Review
Walking to Jerusalem – Dublin Theatre Festival – Review by Phoebe Moore Until Oct 6th, 2019 Treading borders, treading boards The Balfour declaration, 2nd of November 1917: an innocuous piece of paper […]
Judy – Film Review
Judy – Film Review by David Turpin Director: Rupert Goold Writers: Tom Edge (screenplay by), Peter Quilter (based on the stageplay “End of the Rainbow” by) Stars: Renée Zellweger, Jessie Buckley, Finn […]
Cabaret – Bord Gais Energy Theatre – Review
Cabaret – Bord Gais Energy Theatre – Review 1st – 5th Oct 2019 This is a musical based on a play that in turn was based on a novel. It also later […]
Movies This Week – 2-10-19
Movies This Week – 2-10-19 This week it’s all about the letter J, as we have the much hyped Joker film release along with the Judy biopic, which arrives with a bit […]
Werewolf – Film Review
Werewolf – Film Review by Aisling Foster Written & directed by Adrian Panek Cinematographer: Dominik Danilczyk Starring Kamil Polnisiak, Sonia Mietielika & Nicolas Przygoda This is not a horror movie, though it […]
Theatre in Dublin this Week – 1-10-19
Theatre in Dublin this Week – 1-10-19 It’s the second week of the Dublin Theatre Festival, so lots to see around Dublin! There’s the new production by the people who brought us […]
Pasolini’s Salò Redubbed – Dublin Theatre Festival – Review
Pasolini’s Salò Redubbed – Dublin Theatre Festival – Review Dylan Tighe and the Abbey Theatre, Ireland Until Oct 5th Contains graphic scenes of a violent and sexual nature. Suitable for ages 18+ […]
Bill Callahan – Vicar Street – Live Review – 29/09/19
Bill Callahan – Vicar Street – Live Review – 29/09/19 by Killian Laher Bill Callahan returned to Dublin after a gap of five years to play a long sold-out Vicar St. Those […]
Live Music in Dublin – 30-09-19
Live Music in Dublin – 30-09-19 Has everyone recovered from Bill Callahan last night? The Divine Comedy return to the Bord Gais Energy theatre next Sunday, in our gig of the week! […]
Chastity Belt – Chastity Belt – Album Review
Chastity Belt – Chastity Belt – Album Review by Killian Laher Chastity Belt are an all-female group from Seattle and this is their fourth album. From the word go, it’s a great-sounding […]
Hecuba – Project Arts Centre – Review
Hecuba – Project Arts Centre – Review until Oct 6th, 2019 Part of the Dublin Theatre Festival Hecuba (Aislin McGuckin) is in the throne room of her ruined city. She holds the […]
Last Orders At The Dockside – Abbey Theatre – Review
Last Orders At The Dockside – Abbey Theatre – Review 23 September – 26 October 2019 Photos by Ros Kavanagh An Abbey Theatre production commissioned by Dublin Port The year is 1980 […]
The Playboy of the Western World – Gaiety Theatre – Review
The Playboy of the Western World – Gaiety Theatre – Review By Diana Perez Garcia Until October 5th, 2019 Part of the Dublin Theatre Festival Venue – Gaiety Theatre I turn to […]
The Open – The Space, London – Review
The Open – The Space Theatre, London – Review by Eamon Somers until 12th October. The Open opens with Bella lying on the grass sipping champagne and eating strawberries. She is on […]
The Goldfinch – Film Review
The Goldfinch – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: John Crowley Starring: Ansel Elgort, Oakes Fegley, Aneurin Barnard, Finn Wolfhard, Sarah Paulson, Luke Wilson, Jeffrey Wright, Nicole Kidman In cinemas September […]
DIIV – Deceiver – Album Review
DIIV – Deceiver – Album Review by Killian Laher DIIV return after a three year gap and some publicised rehab with a far more focused album than previous ones. For a start […]
Album of the Week – 27/09/19 – Girl Band – The Talkies
Album of the Week – 27/09/19 New releases this week include 65daysofstatic (replicr, 2019), Laurie Anderson, Tenzin Choegyal, and Jesse Paris Smith (Songs From the Bardo) and Moon Duo (Stars Are the […]
The First Pegeen – Bewley’s Café Theatre – Review
The First Pegeen – Bewley’s Café Theatre – Review by Paddy McGovern The First Pegeen George O’Brien – Bewley’s Cafe Theatre September 24 – October 12, 2019 Although the relationship between J […]
Boduf Songs – Abyss Versions – Album Review
Boduf Songs – Abyss Versions – Album Review by Killian Laher The seventh album from American artist Mat Sweet, recording as the oddly named Boduf Songs. It arrives nearly five years after […]
Ready or Not – Film Review
Ready or Not – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett Starring: Samara Weaving, Adam Brody, Mark O’Brien, Henry Czerny, Andie MacDowell In cinemas September 25th Many movies poke fun at the “in-laws” and anyone […]
Best Before Death – Film Review
Best Before Death – Film Review Review by Frank L Directed by Paul Duane Stars: Tam Dean Burn, Bill Drummond, Avijit Halder Bill Drummond is in his sixties. In an earlier life, […]
Movies This Week – 25-09-19
Movies This Week – 25-09-19 How long have I been looking forward to the Goldfinch movie? Pretty much from the moment I first heard it announced. Sadly, no one seems to like […]
Beckett’s Room – Gate Theatre – Review
Beckett’s Room – Gate Theatre – Review Until 28th Sept The year is 1942 and Samuel Beckett lives in a small apartment in Paris with his partner Suzanne. Paris is occupied by […]
Wives – So Removed – Album Review
Wives – So Removed – Album Review by Killian Laher If you really want to categorise them, Wives are yet another New York based bunch of hipsters, but there is more to […]
Mic Christopher’s 50th – Whelans – 21/09/19 – Gig Review
Mic Christopher’s 50th – Whelans – 21/09/19 – Gig Review Mic Christopher was born on the 21st of September 1969. For those who don’t know his work, his debut album Skylarkin’ was […]
Theatre in Dublin this Week – 24-09-19
Theatre in Dublin this Week – 24-09-19 We morn the passing of the wonderful Fringe Festival for another year! It was definitely a good one. But fear not, noble reader, as we […]
No More Workhorse 