The Phoenician Scheme – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Wes Anderson Starring: Benicio del Toro, Mia Threapleton, Michael Cera, Riz Ahmed, Tom Hanks, Bryan Cranston, Mathieu Amalric, Richard Ayoade, Jeffrey […]
The Phoneician Scheme – Film Review
Re:INCARNATION – Dublin Dance Festival – Review
Re:INCARNATION – Dublin Dance Festival – Review Dates: 20 May – 21 May – On the Abbey Stage Directed and Choreographed by Qudus Onikeku QDance Company are from Lagos, Nigeria, so you […]
The Flats – Film Review
The Flats – Film Review by Frank L. Director Alessandra Celesia Writer Alessandra Celesia Stars Jolene Burns, Joe McNally, Sean Parker Alessandra Celesia brings the viewer into the New Lodge area of […]
Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake – Bord Gais Energy Theatre – Review
Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake – Bord Gais Energy Theatre – Review by Frank L. Dates: 20 – 24 May 2025 – Part of the Dublin Dance Festival It was over thirty years […]
Mogwai – The Bombing of Pan Am 103 – Album Review
Mogwai – The Bombing of Pan Am 103 – Album Review by Killian Laher Mogwai are one of the most prolific bands around, and only four months after The Bad Fire, they […]
These New Puritans – Crooked Wing – Album Review
These New Puritans – Crooked Wing – Album Review by Killian Laher These New Puritans’ Jack and George Barnett often leave it five or six years between releases, but their albums seldom […]
Preview – Dathanna Geala Amháin – An Taibhdhearc
Preview – Dathanna Geala Amháin – An Taibhdhearc An Taibhdhearc – Muireann Kelly, Chooses ‘Dathanna Geala Amháin / Bright Colours Only’ An Taibhdhearc is the Irish language theatre in the heart of […]
Somnole – Dublin Dance Festival – Review
Somnole – Dublin Dance Festival – Review by Frank L. Somnole – performed at the Project Arts Centre Somnole choreographed and performed by Boris Charmatz The stage is entirely empty with the […]
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning – Film Review
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Christopher McQuarrie Starring: Tom Cruise, Hayley Atwell, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, Henry Czerny Angela Bassett, Esai Morales, Pom Klementieff, Hannah Waddingham, Janet McTeer, Greg […]
Friends In Berlin – Bewley’s Cafe Theatre – Review
Friends In Berlin – Bewley’s Cafe Theatre – Review by Frank L Dates: May 12th – 31st, 2025 Adolf Hitler, because of his notoriety, is known simply by his surname, Hitler. Less […]
Specky Clark – Dublin Dance Festival – Review
Specky Clark – Dublin Dance Festival – Review Performed at the Abbey Theatre Find out more about Oona Doherty here. Specky Clark – Co-produced and presented by Dublin Dance Festival and the […]
Album of the Week – 16/05/25
Album of the Week – 16/05/25 There are a few new releases this week worthy of your attention. We’d recommend you check out Ezra Furman (Goodbye Small Head) along with Ben Frost […]
Hallow Road – Film Review
Hallow Road – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Babak Anvari Starring: Rosamund Pike, Matthew Rhys, Megan McDonnell In cinemas May 16 Before we even meet any characters, the opening credits of […]
Lovesong – Gate Theatre – Review
Lovesong – Gate Theatre – Review LOVESONG by Abi Morgan Dates – 9th May to 15th June 2025 Photo: Patricio Cassinoni We meet a couple, Maggie and Billy, at two stages of […]
Chora – Bord Gais Energy Theatre – Review
Chora – Bord Gais Energy Theatre – Review Chora – Luail – Ireland’s National Dance Company with the Irish Chamber Orchestra – Part of the Dublin Dance Festival It was a big […]
The Shark is Broken – Gaiety Theatre – Review
The Shark is Broken – Gaiety Theatre – Review by Brian Merriman DATES: 13th May. – 17th May. “DIVE INTO THE DRAMA BEHIND THE SCENES OF HOLLYWOOD’S FIRST BLOCKBUSTER” Undoubtedly, The Gaiety […]
Final Destination: Bloodlines – Film Review
Final Destination: Bloodlines – Film Review Directors – Zach Lipovsky, Adam B. Stein Writers – Guy Busick, Lori Evans Taylor, Jon Watts Stars – April Telek, Tony Todd, Brec Bassinger The first […]
Q&A with Stephen Jones – Falling to Earth – My Summer with Bowie
Q&A with Stephen Jones – Falling to Earth – My Summer with Bowie We had the chance to put some questions to writer/ actor Stephen Jones about Falling To Earth – My […]
Magic Farm – Film Review
Magic Farm – Film Review Director – Amalia Ulman Writer – Amalia Ulman Stars – Joe Apollonio, Camila del Campo, Guillermo Jacubowicz Edna (Chloë Sevigny) is something of a TV legend. She […]
Album of the Week – 09/05/25
Album of the Week – 09/05/25 New sounds this week from the likes of I’m With Her (Sarah Jarosz, Aoife O’Donovan, and Sara Watkins) (Wild and Clear and Blue), Preoccupations (Ill at […]
Rebellious Hope – Film Review
Rebellious Hope – Film Review by Frank L. Rebellious Hope – Directed by Philip Connaughton and Luca Truffarelli was screened at the Project Arts Centre on May 3rd. Find out more about […]
Ocean with David Attenborough – Film Review
Ocean with David Attenborough – Film Review by Frank L. Ocean with David Attenborough screens at the IFI on Thursday, May 8th and Sunday, May 11th. Directors – Colin Butfield, Toby Nowlan, Keith […]
The Surfer – Film Review
The Surfer – Film Review by Brian Merriman Written by Thomas Martin Directed by Lorcan Flanagan Starring: Nicolas Gage, Julian Mac Mahon, Nic Cassim and Miranda Tapsell The Surfer arrives in Ireland […]
The Wedding Banquet – Film Review
The Wedding Banquet – Film Review by Brian Merriman Directed by Andrew Ahn Screenplay by Andrew Ahn and James Schamus Based on The Wedding Banquet by Ang Lee, Neil Peng and James […]
Riefenstahl – Film Review
Riefenstahl – Film Review by Hugh Maguire Director – Andres Veiel Writer – Andres Veiel Stars – Ulrich Noethen, Leni Riefenstahl, Heinrich Breloer Without even a modicum of interest in the past, […]
The Devil and Durex – Smock Alley – Review
The Devil and Durex – Smock Alley – Review by Frank L. The Devil and Durex – Written by Nicholas Makin It is the 1970s, and Ireland is on the cusp of […]
The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe – Bord Gais Energy Theatre – Review
The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe – Bord Gais Energy Theatre – Review by Brian Merriman C.S Lewis wrote seven stories that make up the Chronicles of Narnia, of which The […]
Preoccupations – Ill At Ease – Album Review
Preoccupations – Ill At Ease – Album Review by Killian Laher For their fifth album, Preoccupations have lightened up considerably, incorporating more keyboards, less misery, and more of a ‘pop’ sound. It […]
Murder For Two – The MAC – Review
Murder For Two – The MAC (Belcast) – Review by Cathy Brown Murder For Two, A Co-Production by Bruiser Theatre Company and The MAC Belfast Dates: 24 Apr – 11 May 2025 […]
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