And you thought last week was a busy one? Well, it ain’t got nothing on this one! Mostly due to Culture Night, yes, that’s right, the night where all the museum employees […]
Things to do in Dublin – 17th – 23rd Sept
Movies – 14-09-12
Nothing too exciting at the movies this week, sadly, but there’s lots on otherwise, so we’ll survive. ParaNorman seems to be the best of the bunch this week, and is something I’ve […]
Things to do in Dublin – 10th – 16th Sept
Yeah, it’s another busy one, so I’ll get right down to it. Music – Leonard Cohen starts his residency in Kilmainham tomorrow, and there still seems to be tickets going for the […]
IFI Open Day Line Up
The IFI has made their usual open day into an open weekend for their 20th anniversary! Tickets are released at 11 am on Saturday and Sunday on a first come, first served […]
Movies – 7-09-12
First off, there’s sadly no reviews of the new Judge Dredd movie, as they didn’t give any press screenings! I can only imagine they did this as they knew that all the […]
Things to do in Dublin – 3rd – 9th Sept
After a brief quiet spell, we’ve hit festival season in Dublin, so prepare to to be busy! Well, you could just choose to ignore it all, but you’d be crazy, quite frankly. […]
Movies – 31-08-92
Two movies of note this week, Samsara which I’ve already talked about lots, so I won’t mention again! The other one is the bizarre sounding ‘Berberian Sound System’ which is the story […]
Movies – 24-08-12
So, what’s new at the movies this week…a few good ones actually… Shadow Dancer seems to be the big release of the week, it’s the tale of troubles up north, and stars […]
Darklight Festival 2012 – Preview
The Darklight festival is one I’ve largely ignored, and i can’t really put a finger on why! It should be right up my alley, but I’ve only gone to a handful of […]
Samsara
Baraka is one of those movies that really captured my imagination. The right movie at the right time, I guess. Dazzling cinematography with a great sound track of music by Dead can […]
Movies – 17-08-12 – Stranger than Fiction – Documentary Season
This worked out nicely, as there’s next to nothing of any quality released this week so I can focus on the Documentaries! Sly and his crew of older action heroes are back […]
What to do in Dublin – 13th to 19th August
I hope everyone got out to see Cracked Lights production of ‘The Tempest’ in Iveagh Gardens. It was our top tip from last week, and thankfully the weather was generally to Prospero […]
Movies – 10-08-12 – Grabbers
Two movies of note this week, and about very different subjects. One is about the life and work of Ai Weiwei, Chinese artist responsible for a piece recently shown in the turbine […]
Movies – 03-08-12
Ok, first off, the unexpected has happened, Ted has got good reviews from almost every critic I’ve seen! Have they been kidnapped and replaced with a bunch of teenage boys? Maybe it’s […]
Shut up and play the hits – IFI, Lighthouse
The IFI and Lighthouse are showing ‘Shut up and play the hits’ the documentary on the last show ever by LCD Soundsystem, but there’s more…. a Q&A with James Murphy (via Satellite, […]
Things to do in Dublin – 30th July to 5th August
Ok, this kicks into the August Bank Holiday weekend, so lots and lots of events on around the city. 1. Teenage Kicks – A season of ‘American Teens on film’ at the […]
Movies – 27-7-12
I declare this week a blockbuster free zone! So, what of the movies without super heroes? A slow Irish movie called Silence, that gets good reviews in all places Irish. Can they […]
Things to do in Dublin – 23rd to 29th July
Yeah, Batman didn’t really happen for me, I’m afraid to say. Maybe there was just too much hype, but let us never mention it again. So what’s new in Dublin this week […]
Movies -20-07-12 – Batman vs…
Who dares to take on the mighty Batman? Well, Ice T, the Lorax and a frenchie movie. Actually, it is a much smaller crop of movies than usual, and none are even […]
Things to do in Dublin – 16th July to 22nd
Well, the Nobel prize winners have all left the country and our collective I.Q’s have dropped considerably! They will be missed. So, what’s new this week then? 1. Dark Knight Rises – […]
Movies – 13-7-12
An average to dull week at the movies, with little of any importance in the pile of new releases. The Giants is a Belgian movie about three kids that are left to […]
Movies – 7-06-12
I’m behind at the movies, as I didn’t make it to anything last week! I might try to get to a couple this weekend, although Film Fatale is showing Rear Window this […]
Movies – 29-06-12 – Dark Horse
Three good indie releases this week is a bit of a surprise for mid summer, but there is also another version of Amazing Spiderman and Ice Age, so something for everyone I […]
‘Children who chase…’ – Lighthouse cinema
As part of the Japanese Film Festival, the lighthouse cinema is showing ‘Children who chase lost voices from deep below’ on Monday the 2nd of July at 19.00, and have a Q&A […]
Movies – 22-06-12 – The Apartment
Ok, what’s new in the world of the silver screen! The one the critics are loving to hate is ‘lay the favorite’ which is the new Stephen Frears movie. The Guardian says […]
Dredd – trailer
‘It makes the brain feel that time is passing at 1% of it’s normal speed’. Ugh. It can’t be good, can it? Fingers crossed it won’t be as bad as the Sly […]
Movies – 15-06-12
Cosmopolis is a Cronenberg adaptation of a Don Delillo novel. There are a lot of good things about that last sentence. It stars Robert Pattinson. There are a lot of bad things […]
Movies – 1-06-12
Ah pants, the movie I’ve been looking forward to for months turns out to be dead average! Don’t you hate it when that happens. Just like Fox Mulder, I wanted to believe, […]
Things to do in Dublin – May 28th to June 3rd:
1. Forbidden Fruit – Kilmainham Hospital Grounds – it’s the biggest festival to hit the city so far this year, with bands such as Wilco, New Order and Beirut hitting our shores. […]
No More Workhorse 