Shoplifters – Film Review by Frank L. Director(s): Hirokazu Koreeda Writers(s): Hirokazu Koreeda Actors: Kirin Kiki, Lily Franky, Sôsuke Ikematsu, Sakura Andô The Shibata family eke out their existence on the geographical […]
Shoplifters – Film Review
Bah, Humbug! – Lyric Theatre – Review
Bah, Humbug! – Lyric Theatre – Review by Cathy Brown By Grimes and McKee Produced by the Lyric Theatre 17 Nov 2018 – 05 Jan 2019 Bah, Humbug!, the Lyric Theatre Belfast’s […]
Movies This Week – 21-11-18
Movies This Week – 21-11-18 There are two movies we enjoyed were released this week, with the release of Camino Voyage and Shoplifters! They’re both worth seeing. As for the others, such […]
The Camino Voyage – Film Review
The Camino Voyage – Film Review by Frank L Director: Donal O’Ceilleachair Stars: Glen Hansard, Liam Holden, Danny Sheehy The pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela has many routes but the intrepid, multifaceted […]
We Can’t Have Monkeys in the House – New Theatre – Review
We Can’t Have Monkeys in the House – New Theatre – Review by Ciara Elizabeth Smyth (Artist-in-Residence 2018) presented by The New Theatre & Artist in Residence Nov 12th – Nov 24th […]
Q&A with Choreographer John Scott – CLOUD STUDY – Smock Alley
Q&A with Choreographer, John Scott (Irish Modern Dance Theatre) – CLOUD STUDY We had the chance to ask John Scott some questions about his new production Cloud Study, which opens at Smock […]
Smashing Pumpkins – Shiny And Oh So Bright Vol. 1 / LP – Album Review
Smashing Pumpkins – Shiny And Oh So Bright Vol. 1 / LP: No Past. No Future. No Sun. – Album Review by Killian Laher Four years on from Monuments for an Elegy, […]
Theatre in Dublin this Week – 20-11-18
Theatre in Dublin this Week – 20-11-18 There are a few new additions around Dublin this week, with Cloud Study in Smock Alley and AIDA in the Bord Gais Energy theatre, among […]
Woman Undone – Project Arts Centre – Review
Woman Undone – Project Arts Centre – Review by Frank L. Woman Undone – Brokentalkers with Project Arts Centre, Mermaid Arts Centre and LÓKAL Performing Arts Photos by Fionn McCann Feidlim Cannon […]
Interpol – Olympia Theatre – Live Review – 18/11/18
Interpol – Olympia Theatre – Live Review – 18/11/18 – by Killian Laher Fifteen or so years on after their heyday, Interpol still manage to play three pretty much sold out shows […]
Live Music in Dublin – 19-11-18
Live Music in Dublin – 19-11-18 The last time the Unknown Mortal Orchestra were seen in Dublin, they were blowing away Forbidden Fruit in the height of Summer! Now, it’s back to […]
Ed Harcourt – Beyond the End – Album Review
Ed Harcourt – Beyond the End – Album Review by Killian Laher Ed Harcourt has released seven albums of singer-songwriter music, ranging in intensity and mood since his debut in 2001, Here […]
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald – Film Review
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald – Film Review by Katie McCann Director: David Yates Writers: J.K. Rowling, J.K. Rowling (based upon characters created by) Stars: Eddie Redmayne, Katherine Waterston, Dan Fogler […]
Q&A with Callum Turner and David Heyman – Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
Q&A with Callum Turner (Theseus Scamander) & David Heyman (Producer) – Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald. Question – I heard you broke your wand on day one. CALLUM TURNER: I […]
Panned – Project Arts Centre – Review
Panned – Project Arts Centre – Review by Paddy McGovern Until Nov 17th Caitriona Daly’s play, Panned, at Project Arts Centre takes us into the mind and heart of a young man […]
Interview with Gary Keegan – Brokentalkers – Woman Undone
Interview with Gary Keegan – Brokentalkers – Woman Undone Find out more about Brokentalkers here. Gary Keegan of Brokentalkers talks about “Woman Undone”, a re-imagining of the extraordinary life of one of […]
Asking For It – Abbey Theatre – Review
Asking For It – Abbey Theatre – Review by Fran Winston Landmark Productions and The Everyman in association with the Abbey Theatre and Cork Midsummer Festival – Asking for It 9 – […]
Recovery – Project Arts Centre – Review
Recovery – Project Arts Centre – Review From 08 – 10 Nov The production starts with a screening of Bruce Springsteen and band playing ‘Dancing in the Dark’ in front of a massive […]
Hero – Bewley’s Cafe Theatre – Review
Hero – Bewley’s Cafe Theatre – Review by Frank L. Hero – Written by Ken Rogan Photo by Jeda de Brí Until December 1st, 2018 Hero premiered in early 2017 at Theatre […]
Movies This Week – 14-11-18
Movies This Week – 14-11-18 Despite the initial hype surrounding Suspiria, the critics didn’t really like it! Such is life, if you’re a fan of horror, it’s still worth seeing. Otherwise, there’s […]
Interview with Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh – This is How we Fly – Pavilion Theatre – 15/11/18
Interview with Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh – This is How we Fly – Pavilion Theatre – 15/11/18 We had the chance to put some questions to Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh of This is How […]
Interview with Kevin Olohan – Cassowary – Theatre Upstairs
Interview with Kevin Olohan – Cassowary – Theatre Upstairs We had the chance to ask Kevin Olohan some questions about his new play, which opens today at Theatre Upstairs. You can see […]
Theatre in Dublin this Week – 13-11-18
Theatre in Dublin this Week – 13-11-18 It feels like all change this week, with lots of new productions, including Asking for it at the Abbey and Woman Undone (Broken Talkers) at […]
In Vena Cava – O’Reilly Theatre – Review
In Vena Cava – O’Reilly Theatre – Review In Vena Cava – Choreograhed and performed by Ella Clarke On the right hand side of the stage there is an elegant tall grey […]
Ryley Walker – The Lillywhite Sessions – Album Review
Ryley Walker – The Lillywhite Sessions – Album Review by Killian Laher Ryley Walker follows up his prog-rock messy Deafman Glance album just six months later with a cover of an unreleased […]
Live Music in Dublin – 12-11-18
Live Music in Dublin – 12-11-18 We’ve been waiting for this week for a while now, as Courtney Barnett is finally in town! Strangely, her collaborator Kurt Vile is also playing Dublin […]
They Shall Not Grow Old – Film Review
They Shall Not Grow Old – Film Review by Frank L. Directed by Peter Jackson The first line of the fourth stanza of Laurence Binyon’s poem ‘For the Fallen’ is an apt […]
Wildlife – Film Review
Wildlife – Film Review by Frank L Director: Paul Dano Writers: Paul Dano (screenplay by), Zoe Kazan (screenplay by) Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Carey Mulligan, Ed Oxenbould This is based on Richard Ford’s […]
Men At Play – The Complex -Review
Men At Play – The Complex -Review From Nov. 5th – 10th 2018 The play starts when a man in high heels, makeup and a flamboyant black wig arrives on stage. He […]
No More Workhorse 