Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival – Top Ten Picks 20 Feb – 3 Mar 2019 The wonderful Dublin International Film Festival is set to return in only 6 days time, so […]
Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival – Top Ten Picks
Interview with Philip St John – Temptress – Viking Theatre
Interview with Philip St John – Temptress – Viking Theatre Temptress – Viking Theatre – Feb 11th to 23rd Philip St John is an Irish playwright who has written plays such as […]
Movies This Week – 13-02-19
Movies This Week – 13-02-19 This week we have Happy Death Day 2U. Yes, the follow up to the average enough horror film that no one needed! We’ve had sci-fi remakes of […]
A Private War – Film Review
A Private War – Film Review by Frank L. Director: Matthew Heineman Writers: Marie Brenner (based on the Vanity Fair article “Marie Colvin’s Private War” by), Arash Amel Stars: Rosamund Pike, Greg […]
Kracked – Smock Alley – Review
Kracked – Smock Alley – Review Run now finished – 5 – 9 Feb 2019 – Boys’ School We meet Sharon as she sits and slowly unwraps a Kit Kat. She does […]
Instant Family – Film Review
Instant Family – Film Review by Frank L. Director: Sean Anders Writers: Sean Anders, John Morris Stars: Mark Wahlberg, Rose Byrne, Isabela Moner Sean Anders, as well as directing this sit-com also […]
Theatre in Dublin this Week – 12-02-19
Theatre in Dublin this Week – 12-02-19 A couple of new productions this week, with Glasgow Girls in the Abbey, and Fat Blokes/ This is the Funeral of your Life in the […]
Live Music in Dublin – 11-02-19
Live Music in Dublin – 11-02-19 The usual mixed bag of gigs awaits you this week but really there’s no particular highlight or big name in town. There is GoGo Penguin in […]
Orfeo Ed Euridice – Civic Theatre – Review
Orfeo Ed Euridice – Civic Theatre – Review by Pat Viale Photos by Pat Redmond Irish National Opera’s Orfeo ed Euridice illustrates perfectly that you don’t need a large scale Met production […]
Bob Mould – Sunshine Rock – Album Review
Bob Mould – Sunshine Rock – Album Review by Killian Laher Bob Mould is in a really energised phase over his most recent albums. Ever since 2011’s autobiography he seems to have […]
Rapids – Project Arts Centre – Review
Rapids – Project Arts Centre – Review Talking Shop Ensemble & Shaun Dunne Present Rapids – Dates: 07 Feb – 09 Feb – Show Time: 7.45pm The production opens with Shaun Dunne […]
Heather – Bewley’s Cafe Theatre – Review
Heather – Bewley’s Cafe Theatre – Review Heather – Written by Thomas Eccleshare From February 04 – 23, 2019 Disconcertingly, the programme states that character “A” is played by Dermot Magennis and […]
Sweeney Todd – Lyric Theatre – Review
Sweeney Todd – Lyric Theatre – Review by Cathy Brown Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street – Lyric Theatre and NI Opera – Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim Book […]
Competition – Win Tickets to Electric Eel Shock – Workman’s Club – 17/02/19
Competition – Win Tickets to Electric Eel Shock – Workman’s Club – 17/02/19 The Workman’s Club present Electric Eel Shock We have a pair of tickets to give away to one lucky winner […]
Motown The Musical – Bord Gais Energy Theatre – Review
Motown The Musical – Bord Gais Energy Theatre – Review 5 Feb 2019 – 23 Feb 2019 It is the night of the 25th anniversary of the Motown label and the owner […]
The Lemonheads – The Academy – Live Review – 06/02/19
The Lemonheads – The Academy – Live Review – 06/02/19 by Killian Laher The Lemonheads returned to kick off their European tour in the Academy ahead of the release of another covers […]
On the Basis of Sex – Film Review
On the Basis of Sex – Film Review by Frank L. Director: Mimi Leder Writer: Daniel Stiepleman Stars: Felicity Jones, Armie Hammer, Justin Theroux Director Mimi Leder starts the film with clean […]
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part – Film Review
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Mike Mitchell Starring: Chris Pratt, Elizabeth Banks, Will Arnett, Tiffany Haddish, Stephanie Beatriz, Charlie Day, Alison Brie, […]
All Is True – Film Review
All Is True – Film Review by Pat Viale Director: Kenneth Branagh Writer: Ben Elton Stars: Kenneth Branagh, Lolita Chakrabarti, Jack Colgrave Hirst The plays of William Shakespeare have formed the core […]
The Plot – New Theatre – Review
The Plot – New Theatre – Review by Letizia Delmastro The Plot by Paula Lonergan 5th February – 9th February 2019 In The Plot by Paula Lonergan, Lilith finally gets to have her story heard: as […]
Boy Erased – Film Review
Boy Erased – Film Review by Grant Ryan Director: Joel Edgerton Writers: Garrard Conley (based on the memoir Boy Erased by), Joel Edgerton (written for the screen by) Stars: Lucas Hedges, Nicole […]
Movies This Week – 06-02-19
Movies This Week – 06-02-19 This week we get another average Sci-fi film in the form of Alita: Battle Angel. It is a genre with a whole lot of average. There’s also […]
If Beale Street Could Talk – Film Review
If Beale Street Could Talk – Film Review Director: Barry Jenkins Writers: Barry Jenkins (written for the screen by), James Baldwin (based on the book by) Stars: KiKi Layne, Stephan James, Regina […]
Interview with Mary Barnecutt and Lioba Petrie – Curators of Spike Festival
Interview with Mary Barnecutt and Lioba Petrie – Curators of Spike Festival Mary Barnecutt and Lioba Petrie, the curators of Spike, Dublin’s alternative cello festival, talk about what’s in store at this […]
Theatre in Dublin this Week – 05-02-19
Theatre in Dublin this Week – 05-02-19 It’s a little slow out there, in all honestly, but we do have a few new productions. Rapids opens at the Project Arts Centre and […]
I’m Not Here – Project Arts Centre – Review
I’m Not Here – Project Arts Centre – Review by Frank L. Written, Directed and Designed by Doireann Coady Run now finished – Feb 1st and 2nd 2019 The stage is bare […]
Live Music in Dublin – 04-02-19
Live Music in Dublin – 04-02-19 It’s a week like many other… nothing too dazzling on this week but we do have God is an Astronaut if you need some post rock […]
The Lemonheads – It’s A Shame About Ray
The Lemonheads – It’s A Shame About Ray – by Killian Laher The early nineties was a great time for guitar music, particularly from west of the Atlantic. The Dave Fanning show […]
Can You Ever Forgive Me – Film Review
Can You Ever Forgive Me – Film Review by Frank L. Director(s): Marielle Heller Writers(s): Nicole Holofcener, Lee Israel (memoir), Jeff Whitty Actors: Melissa McCarthy, Anna Deavere Smith, Julie Ann Emery, Joanna […]
No More Workhorse 