WRoNGHEADED – Project Arts Centre – Dublin Dance Festival – Review by Frank L. Choreographed and created by Liz Roche In creating this piece, which had its initial iteration in the Dublin […]
WRoNGHEADED – Project Arts Centre – Dublin Dance Festival – Review
I See You – Theatre Upstairs – Review
I See You – Theatre Upstairs – Review by Frank L. Until May 26th 2018 De Bhrún uses the life of Lady Mary Heath as her base story to exemplify how some women […]
Down And Out In Paris And London – New Theatre – Review
Down And Out In Paris And London – New Theatre – Review by George Orwell, Adapted by Phelim Drew Until May 26th Down and Out in Paris and London is the first […]
Deadpool 2 – Film Review
Deadpool 2 – Film Review Director: David Leitch Writers: Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick Stars: Josh Brolin, Ryan Reynolds, Morena Baccarin Sequels are always a tricky thing. Especially if the first film was […]
3 best ambient albums of 2018 (so far)
We’re only in May and already there have been some excellent ambient releases in 2018. Thanks to our friends at The Mouthchew, here are three superb, headphone-ready releases to transport you to […]
Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever – Rough Trade NYC – Live Review
Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever – Rough Trade NYC, Brooklyn, New York – Review by Killian Laher There’s quite a buzz around Australian band Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever. Due in Ireland in August, […]
Movies This Week – 16-05-18
Movies This Week -16-05-18 This week sees the release of a good Irish film, another superhero movie, an interesting documentary and a funky french one. See the full list below… Our Top […]
The Streets are Ours – Smock Alley – Review
The Streets are Ours – Smock Alley – Review by Frank L The Streets are Ours – Written by Robert Higgins Fregoli brings another new play to fruition with its production of […]
Jeune Femme – Film Review
Jeune Femme – Film Review Director: Léonor Serraille Writers: Clémence Carré (collaboration), Bastien Daret (collaboration) Stars: Laetitia Dosch, Souleymane Seye Ndiaye, Grégoire Monsaingeon Léonor Seraille’s début feature film starts off with a […]
Theatre in Dublin this Week – 15-05-18
Photo credit: Óscar Romero – Cathedral – Abbey Theatre in Dublin this Week – 15-05-18 This week there’s some new work such as Down and Out in Paris and London in the […]
Filmworker – Film Review
Filmworker – Film Review by Frank L Director: Tony Zierra Stars:Leon Vitali, Ryan O’Neal, Danny Lloyd Leon Vitali played Lord Bullingdon in Stanley Kubrick’s “Barry Lyndon”. He had already been enthralled by […]
Circuit Des Yeux – NCH – Live Review – 13-05-18
Perspectives: Circuit Des Yeux – NCH – Sunday 13th May, 8.30pm When the latest announcements for the Perspective series were made, it included some names you would expect such as Harold Budd […]
Live Music in Dublin – 14-05-18
Live Music in Dublin – 14-05-18 Yes, I’m ignoring the monster gigs, what of it! There’s plenty of small cool ones, so I suggest you ignore Ed and Mick also… Gigs of […]
Interview with Robert Higgins – Writer of The Streets Are Ours, Smock Alley
Interview with Robert Higgins – Writer of The Streets Are Ours, Smock Alley The Streets Are Ours – Mon 14 May | 8pm | Boys’ School, Smock Alley This is your first […]
Michelle & Arlene: Love in Las Vegas – Accidental Theatre – Review
Michelle & Arlene: Love in Las Vegas – Accidental Theatre – Review by Cathy Brown Until May 12th 2018 Nature abhors a vacuum they say and there is no bigger vacuum at […]
Movies This Week – 11-05-18
Movies This Week -11-05-18 If you had an average film to release this would be the week. In the land of the blind and all that! There basically isn’t a good film […]
Beach House – 7 – Album Review
Beach House – 7 – Album Review by Cathy Brown 7 is Beach House’s seventh album and it sees duo Victoria LeGrand and Alex Scally explore new territory without sacrificing the quintessential […]
Entebbe – Film Review
Entebbe – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: José Padilha Starring: Rosamund Pike, Daniel Brühl, Eddie Marsan, Ben Schnetzer, Lior Ashkenazi, Denis Ménochet In cinemas May 11th People of a certain […]
Launder – Pink Cloud – EP Review
Launder – Pink Cloud – Review by Killian Laher Pink Cloud is the debut EP of John Cudlip. It opens with the lazy, hazy guitar riffs of Wonder, underpinned by an airtight […]
Sherlock Gnomes – Film Review
Sherlock Gnomes – Film Review by Katie McCann Director: John Stevenson Writers: Ben Zazove (screenplay by), Andy Riley (story by) etc. Stars: Kelly Asbury, Mary J. Blige, Emily Blunt Sherlock Gnomes is […]
How to Talk to Girls at Parties – Film Review
How to Talk to Girls at Parties – Film Review Director: John Cameron Mitchell Writers: Philippa Goslett (screenplay by), John Cameron Mitchell (screenplay by), Neil Gaiman (based on a short story by) […]
Trainspotting – Olympia Theatre – Review
Trainspotting – Olympia Theatre – Review by Keith Thompson ‘Choose life,’ Renton says. ‘Choose a job. Choose a career.’ And all the things that go with it. All the cares, worries and […]
Redoubtable – Film Review
Redoubtable – Film Review by Frank L Director: Michel Hazanavicius Writers: Michel Hazanavicius (script by), Anne Wiazemsky (adapted from the novel “Un an après” by) Stars: Louis Garrel, Stacy Martin, Bérénice Bejo […]
Theatre in Dublin this Week – 9-05-18
Theatre in Dublin this Week – 9-05-18 There are a few new productions in town with Autumn Royal at the Project Arts Centre and Minding Frankie at the Gaiety. The Dublin Dance […]
Live Music in Dublin – 07-05-18
Live Music in Dublin – 07-05-18 It’s not a classic week, but there’s still more than enough to keep you occupied if you want to hear some tunes… Gigs of the Week […]
Peter Oren – Whelans – Live Review – 5-05-18
Peter Oren – Whelans – Live Review – 5-05-18 by Killian Laher A tough ask, playing upstairs to a sweaty Whelans on a warm bank holiday weekend for two solo artists accompanying […]
Interview with Frances McNamee – The Last Ship – Bord Gais Theatre
Interview with Frances McNamee – The Last Ship 4 Jun 2018 – 9 Jun 2018 When a bona fide rock superstar announces that they are dipping their foot in the world of […]
Circuit Des Yeux – National Concert Hall – Preview
Circuit Des Yeux – National Concert Hall – Preview One band in the Perspective series that may have passed you by is Circuit Des Yeux, who play on the 13th of May. […]
Giselle – Bord Gais Theatre – Review
Giselle – Bord Gais Theatre – Review by Frank L. 2nd to 6th May 2018 English National Ballet commissioned Akram Khan to recreate the ballet “Giselle” whose first incarnation was by Adolphe […]
No More Workhorse 