It’s a strange week, there’s not that many gigs on but having said that, you can still go to Martha Wainwright (Vicar Street), Cass McCombs (Whelans), The Hotelier (Workman’s Club), Wallis Bird (Vicar […]
Dublin Event Guide (16-1-17 – 22-1-17)
Q&A with Chris Messina – Live By Night
Chris Messina (Dion Bartolo) Q&A – Live by Night Chris Messina has appeared in movies such as Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008) and Argo (2012). His latest film is Live by Night, which […]
Underworld: Blood Wars – Film Review
Underworld: Blood Wars – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Anna Foerster Starring: Kate Beckinsdale, Theo James, Lara Pulver, James Faulkner, Charles Dance In cinemas January 13th This is the fifth […]
Manchester by the Sea – Film Review
Manchester by the Sea – Film Review Directed by Kenneth Lonergan Writer: Kenneth Lonergan Starring Casey Affleck, Michelle Williams, Kyle Chandler, Lucas Hedges Review by David Turpin Kenneth Lonergan’s third feature, Manchester […]
La La Land – Film Review
La La Land – Film review Director: Damien Chazelle Writer: Damien Chazelle Stars: Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, Amiée Conn The opening scene of this film sets the tone. We see a motorway […]
Live by Night – Film Review
Live by Night – Film Review by Frank L Director: Ben Affleck Writers: Ben Affleck (screenplay), Dennis Lehane (based on the novel by) Stars: Ben Affleck, Elle Fanning, Brendan Gleeson The last […]
Dublin Event Guide (9-1-17 – 15-1-17)
Things are starting to pick up to be honest! The theatres around Dublin are opening their doors with a good batch of new work. Live Music this week on the other hand, […]
Dublin Event Guide (2-1-17 – 8-1-17)
This week would be very bleak indeed if it wasn’t for two festivals! First off we have the Mental Health festival called First Fortnight, which is a multi disciplinary festival taking in […]
Second Opinion – Silence – Film Reivew
Silence – Film Review by Emily Elphinstone Director: Martin Scorsese Writers: Jay Cocks (screenplay), Martin Scorsese (screenplay) Stars: Andrew Garfield, Adam Driver, Liam Neeson The struggle of Jesuit Priests attempting to spread […]
Assassin’s Creed – Film Review
Assassin’s Creed – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Justin Kurzel Starring: Michael Fassbender, Marion Cotillard, Jeremy Irons, Brendan Gleeson, Charlotte Rampling, Michael K. Williams In cinemas January 1st Generally video […]
Best Film of 2016 – No. 5-1
Our final thoughts on the best and brightest film of 2016… 5. Hell or High Water – Here’s a dreamy little crime story for the list. This one completely won me over […]
Best Documentary of 2016
We will run quickly through numbers 16 to 12, before slowly relaxing and taking some time with the others… 16. The Lovers and the Despot 15. Troublemakers: The Story of Land Art […]
A Year in Music – Paul Page (Whipping Boy)
A Year in Music – Interview with Paul Page by Killian Laher We had the chance to talk to Paul Page (ex-Whipping Boy/betweenthebars blog) about the music of 2016. You can see […]
Best Film of 2016 – 10-5
This is the official list of the best of film in 2016. Don’t bother with those other lists, they’re for chumps! 11. Green Room – We thought we’d give you one extra […]
Silence – Film Review
Silence – Film Review by Pat V. Director: Martin Scorsese Writers: Jay Cocks (screenplay), Martin Scorsese (screenplay) Stars: Andrew Garfield, Adam Driver, Liam Neeson Based on the prize winning novel by the […]
A Year in Music – Martin Donnelly (The Savings and Loan)
A Year in Music – Interview with Martin Donnelly by Killian Laher We had the chance to talk to Martin Donnelly of The Savings and Loan about 2016. You can see the […]
Dublin Event Guide (26-12-16 – 1-1-17)
Ok, so there’s not a lot on, but there’s a few scraps if you’re interested in doing something cultural over the Christmas. The main event in town is the Dublin NYF Festival, […]
A Year in Music – Dee Reddy
A Year in Music – Interview with Dee Reddy by Killian Laher We had the chance to ask Dee Reddy (DJ with the sadly departed TXFM) on her thoughts on 2016. You […]
A Monster Calls – Film Review
A Monster Calls – Film Review Directed by J. A. Bayona Starring Lewis MacDougall, Sigourney Weaver, Felicity Jones, Liam Neeson Reviewed by David Turpin Adapted by Patrick Ness from his own novel, […]
Best Arthouse Film of 2016 – No. 5-1
5. Love & Friendship – Whit Stillman filming in Dublin, seriously? What’s not to like about this Jane Austen cover version. Here’s Frank L talking about it in May. “Jane Austen’s genius […]
A Year in Music – Josh Haden
We had the chance to ask Josh Haden of Spain about 2016. You can see the results below. Find out more about Spain here. What music grabbed you in the last year, […]
Best Arthouse Film of 2016 – No. 10-6
10. Anomalisa – “What is it to be human? What is it to ache?” -The return of Charlie Kauffman. Here is Frank L on it in March. “Kaufman sees the world from […]
Collateral Beauty – Film Review
Collateral Beauty – Film Review by Emily Elphinstone Director: David Frankel Writer: Allan Loeb Stars: Will Smith, Edward Norton, Kate Winslet It is with some relief that one realises in the opening […]
Best Arthouse Film of 2016 – No. 15-11
Lets not quibble on the definition of Arthouse or Independent film. This is a list of some of the more unusual films released this year, and all were shown in our local […]
Q&A with David Frankel – Director of Collateral Beauty
David Frankel is the director of Hope Springs, Marley & Me and The Devil Wears Prada. His latest film Collateral Beauty, is released this week and has a multitude of big names […]
Passengers – Film Review
Passengers – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Morten Tyldum Starring: Chris Pratt, Jennifer Lawrence, Laurence Fishburne, Michael Sheen In cinemas December 21st This is actually quite an educational movie. I […]
Eagle Huntress – Film Review
Eagle Huntress – Film Review by Pat V. Director: Otto Bell Stars: Aisholpan Nurgaiv, Daisy Ridley, Rys Nurgaiv The huge budgets and seemingly endless resources available to many documentary-makers have perhaps made […]
Why Him? – Film Review
Why Him? – Film Review by Emily Elphinstone Director: John Hamburg Writers: Jonah Hill (story), John Hamburg (story) Stars: Zoey Deutch, James Franco, Tangie Ambros, Bryan Cranston Why Him? Is not a […]
Win A Monster Calls signed Poster
Win A Monster Calls Signed Poster To celebrate the release of A Monster Calls in cinemas January 1st, we’re giving you the chance to win an exclusive A Monster Calls film poster […]
No More Workhorse 