Sorry to Bother You – Film Review Director: Boots Riley Writer: Boots Riley Stars: Lakeith Stanfield, Tessa Thompson, Jermaine Fowler Cassius Green (Lakeith Stanfield) needs a break! He lives in his Uncle’s […]
Sorry to Bother You – Film Review
Iphigenia In Splott – Smock Alley – Review
Iphigenia In Splott – Smock Alley – Review Reality: Check. Productions 3 – 15 Dec | 8pm | Boys’ School Effie (Iphigenia) is a young woman from Cork and she knows exactly […]
Punch Brothers – National Concert Hall – Live Review 19-11-18
Punch Brothers – National Concert Hall – Live Review 19-11-18 – by Paula Wiseman The Punch Brothers were back in Dublin to play the final night of a three week long European […]
Dinner in Mulberry Street – Bewley’s Cafe Theatre – Review
Dinner in Mulberry Street – Bewley’s Cafe Theatre – Review by Frank L. Adapted by James Ford from the short story by Fitz-James O’Brien From December 03 – 22, 2018 Photos by […]
The Belly of the Whale – Film Review
The Belly of the Whale – Film Review by Frank L. Director: Morgan Bushe Writers: Morgan Bushe, Greg Flanagan Stars: Art Parkinson, Michael Smiley, Lewis MacDougall Set in an Irish dead beat, […]
The Signalman – New Theatre – Review
The Signalman – New Theatre – Review The Signalman by Charles Dickens, adapted by Jane McCarthy presented by The New Theatre & WitchWork Theatre Company Until Dec 15th 2018 A signalman hears […]
Movies This Week – 05-12-18
Movies This Week – 05-12-18 It’s a good week at the cinema with a couple of films that are well worth seeing, in The Old Man and the Gun and Sorry to […]
White Boy Rick – Film Review
White Boy Rick – Film Review by Frank L Director: Yann Demange Writers: Andy Weiss, Logan Miller Stars: Matthew McConaughey, Richie Merritt, Bel Powley In the 1980’s Detroit had been in economic […]
The Old Man & the Gun – Film Review
The Old Man & the Gun – Film Review by Frank L. Director: David Lowery Writers: David Lowery, David Grann (based on the New Yorker article by) Stars: Robert Redford, Sissy Spacek, […]
Theatre in Dublin this Week – 04-12-18
Theatre in Dublin this Week – 04-12-18 Despite Panto season, there’s more than a few new productions around Dublin this week! The Signalman opens at the New Theatre, along with Iphigenia In […]
Jeff Tweedy – Warm – Album Review
Jeff Tweedy – Warm – Album Review by Killian Laher Maybe this should be titled: Jeff Tweedy goes back to his roots? This, his first fully-fledged solo album, is the most ‘country’ […]
Live Music in Dublin – 03-12-18
Live Music in Dublin – 03-12-18 We’re now firmly in December, which is not the best month for live music, but fear not as there are a few gems knocking around this […]
Federico Albanese – Papper Canister – 30/11/18 – Live Review
Federico Albanese – Papper Canister – 30/11/18 – Live Review Federico Albanese at the Pepper Canister Church, Dublin – Friday 30th Nov Federico Albanese is an Italian composer who lives in Berlin. […]
Alice – Lyric Theatre – Review
Alice – Lyric Theatre – Review by Cathy Brown Until January 5th It has been a busy year for the Lyric Theatre, Belfast, as they have celebrated their 50th anniversary. They end […]
Ralph Breaks the Internet – Film Review
Ralph Breaks the Internet – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Rich Moore, Phil Johnston Starring: John C. Reilly, Sarah Silverman, Gal Gadot, Taraji P. Henson, Jack McBrayer, Jane Lynch, Alan […]
Hennessy Music Trail at Other Voices
Hennessy Music Trail at Other Voices – 30 Nov – 02 Dec With Other Voices starting today we thought we’d have a look at some of the artists performing as part of […]
Tuesdays With Morrie – Smock Alley Theatre – Review
Tuesdays With Morrie – Smock Alley Theatre – Review by Paddy McGovern Until 1st December 2018 An ageing academic, struggling with the onset of Motor Neurone Disease (ALS) and a favourite student […]
The Wild Pear Tree – Film Review
The Wild Pear Tree – Film Review by Frank L. Director: Nuri Bilge Ceylan Writers: Akin Aksu, Ebru Ceylan Stars: Dogu Demirkol, Murat Cemcir, Bennu Yildirimlar This new feature film from Nuri […]
Flasher – Constant Image – Album Review
Flasher – Constant Image – Album Review by Killian Laher The unfortunately named Flasher are making serious waves in their native Washington DC. The trio recently released their debut full-length album and […]
Say Nothin’ To No One – Project Arts Centre – Review
Say Nothin’ To No One – Project Arts Centre – Review by Frank L. Until 1st December 2018 #SayNothingToNoOne by TKB aka Thomas Kane Byrne Kian Harris (Thomas Kane Byrne) is a […]
The Cripple of Inishmaan – Gaiety Theatre – Preview
The Cripple of Inishmaan – Gaiety Theatre – Preview by Frank L. Written by Martin McDonagh Dates: 25th Jan. – 9th Mar. Read our Review of the Cripple of Inishmaan here. Caroline […]
Movies This Week – 28-11-18
Movies This Week – 28-11-18 It’s a strange one this week as the critics pretty much like everything! Yes, there’s a glow of love towards Creed II, Disobedience and Anna And The […]
How I learned to Love Lloyd
How I learned to Love Lloyd – Lloyd Cole and the Commotions – Rattlesnakes by Killian Laher Lloyd Cole popped up in the mid-eighties at a time of bookish, literate guitar groups […]
Theatre in Dublin this Week – 27-11-18
Theatre in Dublin this Week – 27-11-18 The Pantos have taken control of a few of the larger theatres around Dublin, but there’s still a lot going on. There are a few […]
Anna and the Apocalypse – Film Review
Anna and the Apocalypse – Film Review by Aisling Foster Director: John McPhail Writers: Alan McDonald, Ryan McHenry Stars: Ella Hunt, Malcolm Cumming, Sarah Swire If you’ve seen any zombie movies – […]
Live Music in Dublin – 26-11-18
Live Music in Dublin – 26-11-18 As we hit December, you can see a lot of home grown talent on stage in Dublin. This week could be the start of it, with […]
Preview – Glasshouse – Orphée by Jóhann Jóhannsson – Unitarian Church – 9/12/18
Preview – Glasshouse – Orphée by Jóhann Jóhannsson – Unitarian Church – 9/12/18 Photo by Kasia Kaminska Glasshouse have been putting on some interesting gigs around Dublin for the last few years […]
Looking back to Lou Reed
Looking back to Lou Reed (via the Velvet Underground and Nico) – by Killian Laher Not so long after becoming a teenager, I became aware of Lou Reed, through the one song […]
Cloud Study – Smock Alley – Review
Cloud Study – Smock Alley – Review 21 – 24 Nov | 8pm | 2pm Sat Matinee | Boys’ School This is a new production by John Scott’s Irish Modern Dance Theatre […]
No More Workhorse 