A better than average Action movie, with Helen Mirren and John Malkovich battling it out as scene stealers! If you are Helen Mirren, John Malkovich, Anthony Hopkins or any other serious actor, what […]
Movie Review – Red 2
Brando Season at the Lighthouse
The people who pick the movies at the Lighthouse cinema are honest enough to say that there’s basically no reason at all for this season, no anniversary, no new releases, no nothing! […]
Movie Review – Frances Ha
Frances and Sophie have a very intense relationship, which Frances describes as like a lesbian couple that don’t have sex. They’re ‘the same person with different hair’ according to Frances, but when […]
Wanna Fight? – Season at the IFI – Movies that Inspired Nicholas Winding Refn
Nicholas Winding Refn is best known for Drive, which starred Ryan Gosling and told the tale of a Hollywood Stunt driver who worked as a get away driver by night. His latest […]
Fear of Flying – Animated Short
A lovely animated short by…. ah. Lovely Productions. Enjoy. “A small bird with a fear of flying tries to avoid heading South for the winter.”
Movies – 26-07-13 – Wolverine, Frances Ha
The wall to wall coverage for the Wolverine movie really doesn’t seem to have created the hype they expected. There was a time in my life where the thought of a movie […]
Movie Review – Only God Forgives
Only God Forgives sees director Nicolas Winding Refn and actor Ryan Gosling pair up again for this Bangkok-based thriller. Gosling plays a drug-smuggler named Julian whose psycho brother is killed under unusual, […]
Things to do in Dublin this week (22-07-13 to 28-07-13)
Festival season continues, and is pretty unrelenting, when you think about it! Longitude has only just left Marlay Park, and we’re back with all things funny in the Iveagh Gardens, with the […]
Withnail and I – Fitzwilliam Square – 20-07-13
Those ‘Happening‘ people are back again, with another classic movie in the wonderful confines of Fitzwilliam Square, in Dublin, and all for €5. This time out, it’s the 1989 indie film and […]
Movies – 19-07-13 – Frozen Ground, Life’s a Breeze…
A week without a major, major release, it’s almost a relief after the last couple, with wall to wall advertisements for movies such as Pacific Rim. Possibly the biggest release of the […]
Things to do in Dublin this week (15-07-13 to 21-07-13)
There’s a crazy event in Merrion Square, with the biggest Riverdance ever along with an outdoors event of the show (details are here). There’s also new plays such as ‘Streetcar named Desire‘ […]
Movies – 12-07-13
This week is the return of the big, brash summer blockbuster, with Guillermo del Toro’s Pacific Rim. The general consensus seems to be that it’s pretty damn average. There’s a law of […]
Little Miss Sunshine – Fitzwilliam Square Dublin – Friday 12th July
I thought the Happening season was over, but obviously not, as they have a good one in store for tomorrow night, with one of the sweetest movies in recent years shown outdoors […]
Things to do in Dublin this week (08-07-13 to 14-07-13)
10 days in Dublin is in full swing with a stupid amount of events around the city, go explore their web site for details. There’s also lots of outdoor gigs on over […]
Movies – 05-07-13
So, what’s new in the darkened movie theatres around the country then? Well, not a classic week for new releases sadly, but we’ll make do. With ‘Bling Ring‘ Sofia Coppola continues to […]
Things to do in Dublin this week (01-07-13 to 07-07-13)
Another busy week in Dublin with a new festival in the form of 10 days in Dublin. We’re all quite excited about another chance to see the wonderful Matthew J Anthony live, […]
Movies – 28-06-13 Despicable Me, The Act of Killing
The two new releases that are getting the most attention are aimed at very different audiences, it would be fair to say. One is a bizarre sounding almost documentary about the massacre […]
Edgar Wright House Weekend – Lighthouse Cinema – 5th – 8th July
I recently told one of my friends that I had never seen Spaced, and I could see at that moment I had dropped ten levels of coolness. Here’s my chance to put […]
Things to do in Dublin this week (24-06-13 to 30-06-13)
Another one of those busy summer weeks, with far too much on around the city to see and do! You Bloom is billed as Dublin’s answer to South by South West and […]
Made of Stone – Movie Review
If you like the ‘Stone Roses’, then you’ll love ‘Made of Stone’, which follows the Roses on their recent comeback tour. Anyone who’s seen ‘This is England’ will know that Shane Meadows […]
Movies – 21-06-13 World War Z, Before Midnight
Yes, it’s the zombie apocalypse this week, one more time with feeling, as Brad Pitt returns to battle the brain feeders in World War Z. There’s a lot of average reviews around […]
Things to do in Dublin this week (17-06-13 to 23-06-13)
Another week on the streets of Dublin, and we’re just about to hit the longest day of the year! It’s all down hill from there. The biggest event this week has to […]
Things to do in Dublin this week (10-06-13 to 16-06-13)
This is the week of the big gig, with Robbie, Bon Jovi and Neil Young all battling for your attention! There’s lots of lovely small events around town also, if you don’t […]
Movies – 07-06-13 – Behind the Candelabra, After Earth…
Do you remember we were talking about Steven Soderbergh’s last ever movie? It really wasn’t that long ago, just in March. Well, this one doesn’t count for some reason, as it’s not […]
The Festival of Writing & Ideas – Borris House, Carlow – 8th & 9th June – Preview
Borris House is an hour and a half outside Dublin, and this weekend its ‘Festival of Writing and Ideas‘ takes place. Not bothering to define itself as a writers/ artists/ music festival […]
Things to do in Dublin this week (03-06-13 to 9-06-13)
We are entering the last part of the long weekend, the bit that makes it long I guess, a Monday to enjoy! Forbidden Fruit has ended, and all the madness that went […]
Movies – 31-05-13 Byzantium, The Purge…
Byzantium is Neil Jordan’s latest step into the world of the super natural, it stars Gemma Arterton, Saoirse Ronan and Sam Riley and is a tale of vampires! Ok, I’m not sure […]
3epkano score the Cabinet of Dr. Caligari – Fitzwilliam Square – 30-05-13
The latest happenings of the summer, and they’re going all out for this one, as it’s a band AND a movie in Fitzwilliam Square. 3epkano score the Cabinet of Dr. Caligari -Thursday […]
Movies – 24-05-13 – My Neighbour Totoro, Grigris…
With the multi-plex cinemas clogged up with Iron Man and Star Trek, this could be described as a slow week at the cinemas. Still, there’s some good re-issues doing the rounds, especially […]
No More Workhorse 