Movies This Week – 6-12-17 This week we have a Christmas horror films (of sorts) in You Better Watch Out! Otherwise, the Disaster Artist is getting a lot of love. There’s also […]
Movies This Week – 6-12-17
Mr Burns: A Post-Electric Play – Project Arts Centre – Review
Mr Burns: A Post-Electric Play – Project Arts Centre – Review by Keith Thompson Rough Magic Presents – Mr Burns: A Post-Electric Play by Anne Washburn (Rough Magic SEEDS Showcase 2017) Project […]
Menashe – Film Review
Menashe – Film Review by Patrick Viale Director: Joshua Z Weinstein Writers: Alex Lipschultz, Musa Syeed Stars: Menashe Lustig, Yoel Falkowitz, Ruben Niborski Set among New York’s ultra-orthodox Hasidic Jewish community, Menashe […]
Theatre in Dublin this Week – 5-12-17
Theatre in Dublin this Week – 5-12-17 Lots of new productions this week! This will be the last big week before Christmas though. There’s the Red Shoes at the Gate, Mr. Burns […]
TV Picks of the Week – 04-12-17
TV PICKS OF THE WEEK By Lisa Jewell Make a date or set your DVR for our top telly choices this week Documentary – After the Headlines – Charlie Bird Tuesday 5 […]
The Disaster Artist – Film Review
The Disaster Artist – Film Review by David Minogue Directed by James Franco Written by Michael H Weber & Scott Neustadter, Based on the book The Disaster Artist: My Life inside The […]
Live Music in Dublin – 4-12-17
Live Music in Dublin – 4-12-17 Some big hitters in town with Mark Lanegan, the Divine Comedy and Josh Ritter all performing. See what you can find below. Gigs of the Week […]
They Called Her Vivaldi – Abbey Theatre (Peacock) – Review
They Called Her Vivaldi – Abbey Theatre (Peacock) – Review Dates: 30 November – 23 December On the Peacock Stage Photos by Ros Kavanagh Cecilia Maria (Genevieve Hulme-Beaman) has a magical hat. […]
Beauty & the Beast – Lyric Theatre – Review
Beauty & the Beast – Lyric Theatre – Review Until 6th January 2018 The timeless tale of Beauty and the Beast gets the rock-opera treatment in the Lyric Theatre’s fun and infectious […]
L’Infime & Creation 2018: Première Impression – O’Reilly Theatre – Review
L’Infime & Creation 2018: Première Impression – O’Reilly Theatre – Review by Frank L. L’Infime & Creation 2018: Première Impression – Created by Compagnie Nacera Belaza together with Corp_Real, Galway Dance Days […]
Jaha’s Promise – Film Review
Jaha’s Promise – Film Review by Frank L. Directed by Patrick Farrelly and Kate O’Callaghan Jaha Dukureh, now 27 years old, underwent female genital mutilation (FGM) as a baby in the Gambia. […]
Interview with Katie McCann – Producer of Rough Magic Seeds Project
We had the chance to ask Katie McCann about the Rough Magic’s Seeds Project and in particular their production of Mr Burns: A Post-Electric Play which starts previews today (Thursday 30th November […]
Neil Young + The Promise of the Real – The Visitor – Album Review
Neil Young + The Promise of the Real – The Visitor – Album Review by Killian Laher Neil Young’s 39th album follows just a year after Peace Trail, and a matter of […]
Who Will Carry the Word? – The Complex – Review
Who Will Carry the Word? – The Complex – Review Black Light Productions of Who Will Carry the Word? – Mon 27th Nov to Sat 2nd Dec 2017 As you enter the upstairs […]
Sun Kil Moon – Vicar Street – Live Review – 28-11-17
Sun Kil Moon – Vicar Street – Live Review – 28-11-17 Review by Killian Laher In a year where Mark Kozelek has released an awful lot of awful music, he and his […]
The Man Who Invented Christmas – Film Review
The Man Who Invented Christmas – Film Review by David Minogue Director Bharat Nulluri Written by Susan Coyne. Based on the book The Man Who Invented Christmas Cast: Dan Stevens, Christopher Plummer, […]
Movies This Week – 29-11-17
Movies This Week – 29-11-17 There’s a few new ones, and we’ve already reviewed most of ’em. We’re always here for you folks. We’d recommend Happy End, Wonder and maybe wait a […]
Peter Oren – Anthropocene – Album Review
Peter Oren – Anthropocene – Album Review by Killian Laher American artist Peter Oren releases his second album and the influence of Bill Callahan hangs heavily on it. Maybe it’s the sparse […]
Wonder – Film Review
Wonder – Film Review by Cal Byrne Directed by Stephen Chbosky Written by Stephen Chbosky, Jack Thorne, Steven Conrad Stars: Jacob Tremblay, Owen Wilson, Julia Roberts, Izabela Vidovic Growing up is pretty […]
Bonnie Prince Billy – Wolf of the Cosmos – Album Review
Bonnie Prince Billy – Wolf of the Cosmos – Album Review by Killian Laher Bonnie Prince Billy is not your average artist. This is his second album inside six months where he […]
Theatre in Dublin this Week – 28-11-17
Theatre in Dublin this Week – 28-11-17 Cabaret opens at the Bord Gais tonight with Will Young and Louise Redknapp. There’s also a post apocalyptic version of the Simpsons in the Rough […]
TV Picks of the Week – 27-11-17
TV PICKS OF THE WEEK By Lisa Jewell Whether you’re staying in or setting the DVR, we’ve your top cultural TV picks for the week ahead. Film – Shutter Island Monday 27 […]
Happy End – Film Review
Happy End – Film Review by Frank L. Director: Michael Haneke Writer: Michael Haneke Stars: Isabelle Huppert, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Mathieu Kassovitz Set in Calais in the present, Haneke follows the daily happenings […]
Sufjan Stevens – The Greatest Gift Mixtape – Album Review
Sufjan Stevens – The Greatest Gift Mixtape – Album Review by Killian Laher Not a new album as such from Sufjan Stevens, this is billed as outtakes, mixes & demos from 2015’s […]
Live Music in Dublin – 27-11-17
Live Music in Dublin – 27-11-17 Another fun week in Dublin! I’ve never seen Perfume Genius live, so hopefully this will be the first time. Gigs of the Week – Perfume Genius […]
Let The Right One In – Abbey Theatre – Review
Let The Right One In – Abbey Theatre – Review by Pia Maltri Dates: 18 Nov 2017 – 6 Jan 2018 On the Abbey Stage – Photos by Ros Kavanagh I was told […]
7 Days in Dublin – 24/11/17
Call it a list of lists! Call it what you will. Here are some of our favourite events taking place in Dublin in the next 7 days. Image above from – Mr […]
Slow Meadow – Costero – Album Review
Slow Meadow – Costero – Album Review by Killian Laher Slow Meadow is the instrumental project of composer Matt Kidd, and this is their second album. The music here is largely keyboard […]
The Restoration of Hope – New Theatre – Review
The Restoration of Hope – New Theatre – Review Until December 16th Hope (Jody O’Neill) finds herself shivering in a strange room. She has a memory of drowning but it must be […]
No More Workhorse 