You know those long afternoons during the Christmas where you’re going slowly mental at home? Well, I have the perfect cure, with a season of the best of the Coen Bros at […]
Coen Brothers Season – Lighthouse Cinema
New Movie Releases – 13-12-13
Who would dare to go up against the mighty Hobbit? Who would be mad enough to battle the long standing franchise for the punter’s bucks? Well, basically no one, as there’s only […]
Jupiter Ascending – Trailer
As I’m sure I’ve said before on this site, one of my friends has a theory that the Wachowski brothers (siblings) were killed after the first Matrix movie in some kind of […]
Moonman – Movie Review
Moonman is an adaption of the classic children’s book by Tomi Ungerer. The book was adapted for the screen by Stephen Schesch and tells a story about the man who lives in […]
Things to do in Dublin this week (9-12-13 – 15-12-13)
Christmas is in high gear, and it’s all about tinsel and fairy lights at Workhorse towers. In between the manic shopping and egg nogging (ok, that’s not a word) there’s a surprisingly […]
Bite Sized Movie Reviews – Roundup
Blue is the warmest colour or “La Vie d’Adèle – Chapitres 1 & 2” as it is known in France, is an unusual film. I was expecting the story of a young […]
Bite Sized Movie Review – Saving Mr. Banks
As a writer, you learn to love your characters. They’re as real to you as anyone else in your life, and there’s a large part of yourself in them. This is the […]
New Movie Releases – 6-12-13
When I heard about the Oldboy remake, it was certainly with mixed emotions. My first thought was ‘yeah, but it’ll never be as good as the original’. Then I started to think, […]
Far Out Isn’t Far Enough: The Tomi Ungerer Story – Movie Review
Far Out Isn’t Far Enough: The Tomi Ungerer Story Tomi Ungerer is a graphic designer, illustrator and creator of children’s books. This documentary by Brad Bernstein charts his life through his artwork […]
Peaches – IFI and Button Factory – Dec 15th 2013
This is a rare chance to see Peaches new film Peaches does Herself and hear her talk about it after the show, as she’ll be in the IFI on Sunday, December 15th […]
Things to do in Dublin this week (2-12-13 – 8-12-13)
Why fight against it, it’s Christmas! Yes, they’re now allowed to play Christmas songs on the TV and Radio without me having a hissy fit and complaining about it being ‘too early’. […]
New Movie Releases – 29-11-13
Is Saving Mr Banks the movie that Mr. Hanks will win another Oscar for? Seriously, doesn’t he have enough already, shouldn’t they share them around? They only ever seem to give them […]
TV Preview- The Returned/ Blackfish/ The Sound of Musicals
It’s that time of year when the lists begin appearing in all the newspapers, magazines and websites and here at the workhorse it’s no different. My top pick for Best TV of […]
Things to do in Dublin this week (25-11-13 – 1-12-13)
Wow, that year went fast, as we’re entering December already! Hardly seems possible. So, what is new in the streets of Dublin this week. Well, a few of the Christmas shows arrive […]
New Movie Releases – 22-11-13
Not one for this week, but one to look forward to, what do you think? Ok, back to the job at hand, so what’s new in darkened rooms of Ireland? Well, here’s […]
Things to do in Dublin this week (18-11-13 to 24-11-13)
Congratulations to all those involved in the Dublin Book Festival. I wasn’t sure what to expect from it, but the few events I attended were top notch. So, to look ahead to […]
RTE Arena Live at Dublin Book Festival – Review
If CS Lewis was right, and the future is something which everyone reaches at the rate of sixty minutes an hour, then last night’s live recording of RTE’s Arena at the Dublin […]
Why Not? Adventure Film Festival
Why Not? Adventure Film Festival takes place in the Sugar Club this Saturday before making its way to Castlebar and Galway. It’s an unusual topic for a Film Festival, but looks like […]
New Movie Releases – 15-11-13
Don Jon is the directorial debut of Joseph Gordon-Levitt, who was an actor I never thought would make it, but that’s mostly because he started life in a sit-com (yes, 3rd rock from […]
Interview with Claire Dix – Director of Broken Song
Broken Story – GI, Costello and Willa Lee are street poets, hip-hop artists and songwriters from north Dublin. For these young men self-expression in the form of poetry, rap and song has […]
Film Review – Free Birds
Free Birds is the new animated movie from Reel FX Creative Studios and is directed by Jimmy Hayward who made Horton Hears a Who! It tells the story of Reggie, who finds […]
The Family – Movie Review
The Manzoni family have just arrived in another small French town, and are trying hard to adjust, to blend in and go unnoticed, it’s just that it’s not in their nature! The […]
Broken Circle Breakdown – Movie Review
Just look at the trailer below and what do you see? A couple falling in love and struggling through adversity and all the while singing blue grass music. Well, that has nothing […]
Things to do in Dublin this week (11-11-13 to 17-11-13)
I think I’ve been trying to see Pere Ubu play live ever since I was about 16 (sadly neither today or yesterday), this Thursday is a chance to put that one right. […]
TV Preview – Mysterious Skin
TV Preview – Mysterious Skin – Film 4 Friday 15th November 1.20am I first saw Mysterious Skin in New York’s equivalent of the IFI, the IFC, while on honeymoon in 2005. I […]
New Movie Releases – 8-11-13
Want to hear something good about Gravity being released today? It means you don’t have to watch the bloody trailer anymore when you go to the cinema! I must have seen it […]
The Summit – Irish Film wins Canadian Award
Some good news for the Irish film industry as ‘The Summit‘ has won an award at the Banff Film Festival, a festival that gives us the “best mountain films, books, and speakers”. […]
Movie Review – Philomena
Martin Sixsmith (Steve Coogan) is a journalist turned spin doctor who is down on his luck. He was at the centre of a political storm that ended up with him being discarded. […]
Broken Song – Preview – IFI Nov 15th
The rap scene in Dublin is a rare and unusual beast. From the few rap gigs I’ve been to in Dublin, it attracts the crowd of die hard fans and a multitude […]
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