Erased Tapes are one of our favourite labels, with artists such as Peter Broderick, A Winged Victory for the Sullen, Olafur Arnalds and Nils Farhm. They have a series of free sampler […]
Erased Tapes – Free Compilations
Miss Julie – Film Review
Miss Julie – Film Review by Emily Elphinstone Director: Liv Ullmann Writers: August Strindberg (play), Liv Ullmann (screenplay) Stars: Colin Farrell, Jessica Chastain, Samantha Morton Based on the play by August Strindberg, […]
Straight Outta Compton – Film Review
Straight Outta Compton – Film Review by Emily Elphinstone Director: F. Gary Gray Writers: Jonathan Herman (screenplay), Andrea Berloff (screenplay) Stars: O’Shea Jackson Jr., Corey Hawkins, Jason Mitchell Straight Outta Compton documents […]
45 Years – Film Review
45 Years – Reviewed by David Turpin Directed by Andrew Haigh Starring Charlotte Rampling, Tom Courtenay, Geraldine James After a dalliance in television as showrunner for HBO soap opera Looking, Andrew Haigh […]
Things To Do In Dublin (24-08-15 – 30-08-15)
Sufjan is in town for two nights at the Helix, which is the main point of interest in these parts. He’s not alone though, there’s John Prine and Tyler the Creator also […]
Theeb – Film Review
Theeb – Film Review by Frank L. Director: Naji Abu Nowar Writers: Naji Abu Nowar, Bassel Ghandour Stars: Jacir Eid Al-Hwietat, Hussein Salameh Al-Sweilhiyeen, Hassan Mutlag Al-Maraiyeh In 1916, the first World […]
The Great Wall – Film Review
The Great Wall – Film Review by Frank L. Directed by Tadgh O’Sullivan Tadgh O’Sullivan was inspired to create this film by a short story of Franz Kafka “Beim Baum der Chinesischen […]
The Wolfpack – Film Review
The Wolfpack – Film Review by C.K. MacNamara Directed by: Crystal Moselle Starring: Visnu Angulo, Susanne Angulo, Oscar Angulo, Krsna Angulo The Wolfpack is a thought experiment come to life: what would […]
The Treatment – Film Review
The Treatment – Film Review by C.K. MacNamara Director: Hans Herbots Writer: Mo Hayder (novel), Carl Joos Starring: Geert van Rampelberg, Ina Geerts, Johan van Assche. To say The Treatment is a […]
Things To Do In Dublin (17-08-15 – 23-08-15)
In Music, Deerhoof in Whelans, the Jungle Brothers in the Sugar Club and other than that… not much to be honest. I guess we’re all gearing up for Electric Picnic then? The […]
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. – Film Review
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. – Film Review by C.K. MacNamara Director: Guy Ritchie Writer: Guy Ritchie, Lionel Wigram Starring: Henry Cavill, Armie Hammer, Alicia Vikander The auteur days of Snatch and Lock, […]
Trainwreck – Film Review
Trainwreck – Film Review by Emily Elphinstone Director: Judd Apatow Writer: Amy Schumer Stars: Amy Schumer, Bill Hader, Brie Larson Amy Schumer has enjoyed a meteoric rise to fame in the last […]
Mistress America – Film Review
Mistress America – Film Review by C.K. MacNamara Director: Noah Baumbach Writer: Noah Baumbach, Greta Gerwig Starring: Greta Gerwig, Lola Kirke, Heather Lind. Beginning with what seems like a schlocky ‘growing up […]
The Seven Five – Film Review
The Seven Five – Film Review by Frank L. Directed by Tiller Russell Stars: Michael Dowd, Ken Eurell, Walter Yurkiw It is the early nineteen eighties and young Michael Dowd is a […]
Things To Do In Dublin (10-08-15 – 16-08-15)
In the world of theatre, the Samuel Beckett Summer School runs this week with a number of public events. There’s also the previews of By the bog of cats in the Abbey […]
Max – Film Review
Max – Film Review by Emily Elphinstone Director: Boaz Yakin Writers: Boaz Yakin, Sheldon Lettich Stars: Thomas Haden Church, Josh Wiggins, Luke Kleintank The story of a military dog with Post-Traumatic Stress […]
Mangelhorn – Film Review V2.0
Mangelhorn – Film Review by C.K. MacNamara Director: David Gordon Green Writer: Paul Logan Starring: Al Pacino, Holly Hunter, Harmony Korine The coupling of Al Pacino and Holly Hunter in a slow […]
The Diary of a Teenage Girl – Film Review
The Diary of a Teenage Girl – Film Review by Frank L. Directed by Marielle Heller Stars: Bel Powley, Alexander Skarsgård, Kristen Wiig Minnie (Bel Powley) is the fifteen year old daughter […]
Pixels – Film Review
Pixels – Film Review by C.K. MacNamara Director: Chris Columbus Writer: Tim Herlihy, Adam Sandler, Timothy Dowling Starring: Adam Sandler, Peter Dinklage, Kevin James, Josh Gad The fetid swamp that is the […]
Manglehorn – Film Review – Film Review
Manglehorn – Film Review by Eveleen Coyle Director: David Gordon Green Screenplay: Paul Logan Cast: Al Pacino, Holly Hunter, Harmony Korine, Chris Messina, Natalie Wilemon, Luis Olmeda, Edrick Browne and Marisa Varela. […]
Marlay Park Outdoor Cinema – Aug 8th & 9th 2015
A small treat this weekend in Marlay Park with some free movies! You can find full details here, but the basic deal is free and a brand new High Definition 646 square […]
Hard to be a God – Film Review
Hard to be a God – Film Review by David Turpin Directed by Aleksi German Starring: Leonid Yarmolnik, Aleksandr Chutko, Evgeniy Gerchakov, Laura Lauri Based on a 1964 novel by Arkady and […]
Things To Do In Dublin (3-08-15 – 9-08-15)
It’s August, and a time where things slow down! Not a classic week in truth, but a couple of new plays with the Importance of being Earnest and The School for Wives. […]
Hot Pursuit – Film Review V2.0
Hot Pursuit – Film Review by Frances Winston Directed by: Anne Fletcher Starring: Reese Witherspoon, Sofía Vergara, Robert Kazinsky, John Carroll Lynch In cinemas July 31st Reese Witherspoon and Sofia Vergara have […]
Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation – Film Review V2.0
Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation – Review by Frances Winston Directed by: Christopher McQuarrie Starring: Tom Cruise, Jeremy Renner, Simon Pegg, Rebecca Ferguson, Ving Rhames, Sean Harris, Alec Baldwin In cinemas July 30th […]
Hot Pursuit – Film Review
Hot Pursuit – Film Review by C.K. MacNamara Director: Anne Fletcher Writer: David Feeney, John Quaintance Starring: Reese Witherspoon, John Quaintance Hot Pursuit is bad. It is horrific. It is a turgid […]
Iris – Film Review
Iris – Film Review by Helen O’Leary Director: Albert Maysles Stars: Carl Apfel, Iris Apfel The filmmaker Albert Maysles made this documentary at the impressive age of eighty-eight but his achievement is […]
Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation – Film Review
Mission: Impossible – Film Review by C.K. MacNamara Director: Christopher McQuarrie Starring: Tom Cruise, Simon Pegg, Rebecca Ferguson, Ving Rhames, Sean Harris, Alec Baldwin Tom Cruise’s career affirming escapades as agent Ethan […]
Things To Do In Dublin (27-07-15 – 2-08-15)
It’s the August Bank Holiday Weekend, so as you’d expect, there’s a bunch of festivals around the country, with Castlepalooza, Indiependence Festival and The Beatyard. The Beatyard is the new festival at […]
No More Workhorse 