Some good gigs this week with Keith Jarrett, In Dreams – David Lynch Revisisted, Paul Weller, Ducktails, Mercury Rev and Titus Andronicus. There’s also the Strut festival at the Peacock. There’s also […]
Dublin Event Guide (16-11-15 – 22-11-15)
The Lady in the Van – Film Review V2.0
The Lady in the Van – Film Review V2.0 by Frances Winston Directed by: Nicholas Hynter Starring: Maggie Smith, Alex Jennings, Jim Broadbent, Frances De La Tour In cinemas November 13th From […]
Tangerine – Film Review
Tangerine – Film Review by David Turpin Directed by Sean Baker Starring Kitana Kiki Rodriguez, Mya Taylor, Karren Karagulian, Mickey O’Hagan, James Ransome. Sean Baker follows up his tart but tender-hearted off-Hollywood […]
Fathers and Daughters – Film Review
Fathers and Daughters – Film Review by Frank L. Director: Gabriele Muccino Writer: Brad Desch (screenplay) Stars: Amanda Seyfried, Aaron Paul, Ryan Eggold Jake Davis (Russell Crowe) is a Pulitzer prize-winning novelist. […]
The Hallow – Film Review
The Hallow – Film Review by Stephen McDermott Director: Corin Hardy Writers: Corin Hardy (screenplay), Felipe Marino (screenplay) (as Olga Barreneche) Stars: Joseph Mawle, Bojana Novakovic, Michael McElhatton The west of Ireland […]
Kill Your Friends – Film Review V2.0
Kill Your Friends – Film Review by Pierce McDonough Directed by Owen Harris Written by John Niven Stars: Nicholas Hoult, Tom Riley, James Corden Nicholos Hoult plays the amoral A&R man, Stelfox, […]
The Lady in the Van – Film Review
The Lady in the Van – Film Review by Frank L. Directed by Nicholas Hytner Writer: Alan Bennett Stars: Dominic Cooper, Maggie Smith, James Corden Alan Bennett has been an intimate and […]
Dublin Event Guide (9-11-15 – 15-11-15)
We survived Metropolis, but there are even more festivals this week, with the Dublin Book Festival kicking off. There’s also a mass of new plays with the Forgotten, Beowulf, The Unlucky Cabin […]
Brooklyn – Film Review V2.0
Brooklyn – Film Review – by Emily Elphinstone Director: John Crowley Writers: Nick Hornby (screenplay) Stars: Saoirse Ronan, Emory Cohen, Domhnall Gleeson Both heartbreaking, and hilarious; Brooklyn reveals the emotional wrenches that […]
Scout’s Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse – Film Review
Scout’s Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse – Film Review by Stephen McDermott Director: Christopher Landon Writers: Carrie Lee Wilson (screenplay) (as Carrie Evans) , Emi Mochizuki (screenplay) Stars: Tye Sheridan, Logan Miller, […]
He Named Me Malala – Film Review
He Named Me Malala – Film Review by Frank L Directed by Davis Guggenheim Stars: Malala Yousafzai, Ziauddin Yousafzai, Toor Pekai Yousafzai In the colonial struggles of Afghanistan in the nineteenth century […]
Kill your Friends – Film Review
Kill your Friends – Film Review by Emily Elphinstone Director: Owen Harris Writer: John Niven (novel) Stars: Nicholas Hoult, Tom Riley, Rosanna Arquette In ‘Kill Your Friends’, based on the novel by […]
Brooklyn – Film Review
Brooklyn – Film Review by Frances Winston Directed by: John Crowley Starring: Saoirse Ronan, Emory Cohen, Domhnall Gleeson, Jim Broadbent, Julie Walters In cinemas November 6th Based on the novel by Colm […]
Dublin Event Guide (2-11-15 – 8-11-15)
A New Festival hits Dublin in the form of Metropolis, with Chic, Hot Chip and lots more. It really is quite exciting, looking forward to seeing what they come up with. There’s […]
The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution – Film Review
The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution – Film Review by Pierce McDonough Directed by Stanley Nelson Jr. The recent images depicting police brutality towards civil rights protesters in Ferguson are disturbingly […]
The Last Witch Hunter – Film Review V2.0
The Last Witch Hunter – Film Review V2.0 by C.K. MacNamara Directed by: Breck Eisner Starring: Vin Diesel, Rose Leslie, Elijah Wood, Michael Caine Dumping everything from Game of Thrones to Chronicles […]
Interview with Jared Cohn – Sharknado: Heart of Sharkness
Sharknado Interview There is no formula for how certain films capture people’s imaginations and establish a devout following. The Sharknado film trilogy has steadily grown into its cult status since its first […]
Taxi Tehran – Film Review
Taxi Tehran – Film Review by Frank L. Directed by Jafar Panahi Jafar Panahi has been forbidden from making movies since 2010 following a period of imprisonment because of his views which […]
Spectre – Film Review – V2.0
Spectre – Film Review – V2.0 by C.K. MacNamara Director: Sam Mendes Starring: Daniel Craig, Christoph Waltz, Léa Seydoux, Ralph Fiennes, Naomi Harris, Ben Whishaw, Andrew Scott, Dave Bautista, Monica Bellucci Preceded […]
Listen to me Marlon – Film Review
Listen to me Marlon – Film Review by Frank L. Directed by Stevan Riley When Marlon Brando died aged 80 in 2004 he left behind in his possessions over 300 hours of […]
Interlude – RHA – Live Review – 25-10-15
Interlude – RHA – Live Review – 25-10-15 It was very early in the night that I realised Interlude was not like other festivals. Gone are the portaloos and mile long queue […]
Dublin Event Guide (26-10-15 – 1-11-15)
So, we enter the second week of Halloween, in its new extended form! Due to the bank holiday weekend being last weekend, Halloween has been stretched a bit further than normal. It’s […]
Spectre – Film Review
Spectre – Film Review by Frances Winston Directed by: Sam Mendes Starring: Daniel Craig, Christoph Waltz, Lea Seydoux, Ben Whishaw, Naomie Harris, Dave Bautista, Monica Belucci, Ralph Fiennnes In cinemas October 26th […]
Win Tickets To Ghostbusters – Jameson Cult Film Club
We have two pairs of tickets to give away to the Jameson Cult Film screening of Ghostbusters on November 5th. All you have to do is answer the question below and email […]
Mississippi Grind – Film Review V2.0
Mississippi Grind – Film Review V2.0 – By Frank L. Directed by Ryan Fleck and Anna Boden Writers: Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck Stars: Ben Mendelsohn, Ryan Reynolds, Yvonne Landry This is a […]
Maya the Bee – Film Review
Maya the Bee – Film Review by Stephen McDermott Director: Alexs Stadermann Stars: Kodi Smit-McPhee, Richard Roxburgh, Noah Taylo Bees, we’re told, are a serious and industrious bunch. There’s a long list […]
The Program – Film Review V2.0
The Program – Film Review by Stephen McDermott Director: Stephen Frears Writers: John Hodge (screenplay), David Walsh (book) Stars: Jesse Plemons, Lee Pace, Ben Foster Hindsight makes it easy to say how […]
The Queen of Ireland – Film Review
The Queen of Ireland – Film Review by Shane Larkin Director: Conor Horgan Writers: Conor Horgan, Philip McMahon Well he was never going to pursue a career in veterinary medicine, father and […]
The Last Witch Hunter – Film Review
The Last Witch Hunter – Film Review by Frances Winston Directed by: Breck Eisner Starring: Vin Diesel, Rose Leslie, Elijah Wood, Michael Caine In cinemas October 21st Apparently witches live amongst us […]
No More Workhorse 