Robert Zemeckis’ latest film, Flight, explores the role and affect of alcoholism in the life of airline captain William ‘Whip’ Whitaker, played by Denzel Washington, and the winding course his life takes […]
Movie Review – Flight
Things to Do in Dublin – 28th Jan – 3rd Feb 2013
Art – Ned Kelly is gone, and shame on those that missed it! Alice Maher‘s show at IMMA (Earlsfort Terrace) is really impressive (until Feb 27th), and the Tribal Textiles from Iran continues in the […]
Movies – 25-01-12
We’re about half way through Oscar season in the movies, and have another two hot contenders released this week. The main releases of the week are Zero Dark Thirty and Lincoln (you […]
Movie Review – Lincoln
Ok. So this film is a very loooooooonnnnnnng historical drama about Abraham Lincoln, the 16th (thanks Wikipedia) President of the United States, and his effort to legally overthrow slavery in the last […]
Things to Do in Dublin – 21st – 26th Jan 2013
Today is Blue Monday, according to the radio, and yes, it’s not the most exciting out there on the streets of Dublin, but there’s a few things worth a mention. Art – […]
Movies – 18-01-13
Yes, it’s Oscar season, so Hollywood has thrown open the flood gates from their usual trickle of dross to a steady flow of good ones (or at least ones they think will […]
Movie Review – Django Unchained
Set in 1858 in America’s Deep South and Old West, Django Unchained tells the story of Django, a slave played by Jamie Foxx, who is separated from his wife by a cruel […]
Movie Review – The Sessions
The Sessions, directed by Ben Lewin, is a badly titled but charming little film based on the life of Mark O’Brien, a real life poet and journalist (1949 – 1999) – played by […]
Things to Do in Dublin – 14th – 20th Jan 2013
Art – Sidney Nolan exhibition is at the other IMMA; Kilmainham. It closes on the 27th of Jan, so just go this week. No more excuses! It’s a beautiful show with great landscape […]
Oscar Predictions
Ok, the workhorse has never been wrong with one of it’s predictions on Oscar winners, (on a small note, I don’t think we’ve made any either, but that’s beside the point)! Cross […]
Movies – 11-01-13
Les Misérables, or Lesley to give her her full name is the story of a down trodden secretary working… nah, it’s not sadly. It’s the stupid musical that Tim Hooper (King’s Speech) […]
Bite Sized Movie Reviews – Movie Roundup – The Life of Pi | Seven Psychopaths | Argo | Silver Linings Playbook
The Life of Pi – This is the adaptation of the movie that helped me find God! The movie is as good an adaptation as you could have made of a book […]
Things to Do in Dublin – 7th – 13th Jan 2013
Art – Sidney Nolan exhibition is at the other IMMA; Kilmainham. I made it to the show over the Chrismas, and was hugely impressed. It closes on the 27th of Jan, so get […]
Movie Review – Safety Not Guaranteed
I’m always worried about a movie that bills itself as being ‘From the producers’ of another movie, as what does that really mean? I’m not sure what impact that really has on […]
Movie Reviews – Hors Satan
This is a difficult, painfully slow movie that will leave you with more questions than answers! Despite the glowing praise that is in the press at the moment for this movie, it […]
Movies – 04-01-13
Our first movie preview post of the new year, and where better to start with a gem from 1974! Still, the Polanski season at the IFI is far and away the hottest […]
Things to Do in Dublin – 1st – 6th Jan 2013
Even a workhorse takes the odd day off, so this is a day late this week! Ok, maybe I just forgot yesterday was Monday. So what’s new with the new year? Actually, […]
The Hunt – Movie Reviews
Those paying attention will already know what we thought of this one, as it nestled in at number three in the Best Movies of 2012 list! This movie seems to be perfectly […]
Movies – 28-12-12
The last movie post of the year! Yes, that’s right, it’s Friday, even though it doesn’t seem like it, so there’s a batch of new movies released. So who would be crazy […]
Best Movies of 2012
Our views on movies 10-06 are here. 10. Frankenweenie -. See our review here. 9. Beast of the Southern Wild -. Our review is here. 8. Moonrise Kingdom – A Wes Anderson […]
Best Movies of 2012 – #10-06
10. Frankenweenie – Definitely my favorite kid’s movie of this year, this was Tim Burton back to his best! The story was sweet and sad and the animation was dazzling. The last […]
Things to Do in Dublin – 24th – 30th December
I think the message this week is, go home and spend time with your loved ones, because that’s what the art world is doing! There’s a few events on around the city, […]
Movies – 21-12-12
The second last week of the year, and strangely a few good new releases, something I really wasn’t expecting to be honest. I’m very interested in seeing ‘My life of Pi‘ as […]
How I found God – Life of Pi
This was originally posted in June 2010, but I thought it was fitting with the release of the new movie! Enjoy… I was at a party in a flat above Hogans a […]
The Magistrate – National Theatre Live – Odeon Cinema – Point Village
John Lithgow is one of those performers who is always up to something interesting. The last major role I saw him in, was as a high functioning serial killer in Dexter, as […]
Things to Do in Dublin – 17th – 23rd December
Everything’s gone a little bit fuzzy around here, with our own Matthew Barks about to take the stage at the ten year anniversary of Deputy Fuzz! There are a few other events, […]
Movies 14-12-12
The Hobbit: An Unexpect Journey. Why is Peter Jackson doing this? I loved his early stuff, and the Lord of the Rings were grand and all that, but talk about being stuck […]
Things to Do in Dublin – 10th – 16th December
Right, so I’m ignoring every Christmas market, in case you’re wondering! They’re out there and hard to miss, so go enjoy if that’s your scene. Otherwise, The Dead starts (officially) at the […]
Movies – 07-12-12
First up, another one of those movies I’ve been looking forward to for months, only for the critics to ruin it for me! Seven Psychopaths is Martin McDonagh’s follow up to the […]
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