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 […]
Things To Do In Dublin (17-08-15 – 23-08-15)
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 […]
You’re Ugly Too – Film Review – V2.0
You’re Ugly Too – Film Review by Emily Elphinstone Director: Mark Noonan Writer: Mark Noonan (screenplay) Stars: Aidan Gillen, Lauren Kinsella, Jesse Morris You’re Ugly Too is a very Irish film in […]
The Best of Enemies – Movie Review
The Best of Enemies – Movie Review by Frank L. Directed by Robert Gordon and Morgan Neville Writers: Robert Gordon, Morgan Neville Stars: Kelsey Grammer, John Lithgow, Gore Vidal William F. Buckley […]
Siren – Movie Review
Siren (2013) – Movie Review by LAW Director: Jesse Peyronel Writer: Jesse Peyronel (screenplay) Stars: Vinessa Shaw, Robert Kazinsky, Bess Wohl Format : DVD/DIGITAL Release date :18 August from Osiris Entertainment Siren […]
Inside Out – Movie Review
Inside Out – Movie Review by Frances Winston Directed by: Pete DocterStarring the voices of: Amy Poehler, Phyllis Smith, Richard Kind, Mindy Kaling, Diane Lane, Kyle MacLachlan In cinemas July 24th If […]
The Gallows – Movie Review V2.0
The Gallows – Movie Review by Frances Winston Directed by: Travis Cluff, Chris Lofing Starring: Reese Mishler, Pfeifer Brown, Ryan Shoos, Cassidy Gifford In cinemas July 17th Yet another found footage style […]
Things To Do In Dublin (20-07-15 – 26-07-15)
Most of the world is on holidays this week, so it’s a quiet one! There’s still a few events around the place with Knockan Stockan in Blessington, and the Festival of Curiosity […]
True Story – Movie Review
True Story – Movie Review by Frank L. Directed by Rupert Goold Stars: James Franco, Jonah Hill, Felicity Jones Michael Finkel (Jonah Hill) was an up-and-coming journalist from Montana who worked for […]
Ant-Man – Movie Review
Ant-Man – Movie Review by Frances Winston Directed by: Peyton Reed Starring: Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Corey Stoll, Bobby Cannavale, Michael Peña, Tip “T.I.” Harris, Wood Harris, Judy Greer, David Dastmalchian, Michael […]
The Gallows – Movie Review
The Gallows – Movie Review by C.K. MacNamara Director: Travis Cluff, Chris Lofing Starring: Reese Mishler, Pfeifer Brown, Ryan Shoos, Cassidy Gifford. In the midst of the summer movie cycle comes The […]
No More Workhorse 