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 […]
Peter Oren – Anthropocene – Album Review
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 […]
The Deuce – Season 1 – Life on 42nd Street
The Deuce – Season 1 – Life on 42nd Street by Cal Byrne Creators: George Pelecanos, David Simon Stars: Kevin Breznahan, James Franco, Maggie Gyllenhaal Watching television is supposed to be a […]
Suburbicon – Film Review
Suburbicon – Film Review by Frank L. Directed by George Clooney Writers: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen, George Clooney, Grant Heslov Stars: Matt Damon, Julianne Moore, Oscar Isaac Joel and Ethan Coen originally […]
Sunset Boulevard – Bord Gais Energy Theatre – Review
Sunset Boulevard – Bord Gais Energy Theatre – Review by Fran Winston Tickets €20-€60. Show 7.30pm nightly until November 25th.Matinee 2.30pm Saturday 25th November Billy Wilder’s seminal 1950 movie sunset Boulevard remains […]
Morrissey – Low In High School – Album Review
Morrissey – Low In High School – Album Review by Killian Laher Solo album number 11 from Morrissey and, as is the norm these days, it’s accompanied by awful utterances spewed from […]
Movies This Week – 22-11-17
Movies This Week – 22-11-17 There’s a few good releases this week with Battle of the Sexes and Jane! There is also the disappointing Suburbicon and the truly awful Daddy’s Home 2. […]
The Star – Film Review
The Star – Film Review by David Minogue Directed by Timothy Reckart Written by Carlos Kotkin Stars: Steven Yeun, Gina Rodriquez, Zachary Levi, Keegan-Michael Key, Oprah Winfrey, Tyler Perry, Tracy Morgan, Kelly Clarkson, […]
Theatre in Dublin this Week – 21-11-17
Theatre in Dublin this Week – 21-11-17 It’s officially Panto season with Rapunzel at the Gaiety kicking off next Sunday. There’s the official opening of Let the Right One In at the […]
You Could Be Us – Smock Alley Theatre – Review
You Could Be Us – Smock Alley Theatre – Review by Frank L Until Nov 21st at Smock Alley Theatre Fregoli have become regular visitors to Smock Alley in recent years but […]
Battle of the Sexes – Film Review
Battle of the Sexes – Film Review by Cristina Florescu Directors: Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris Writer: Simon Beaufoy Stars: Emma Stone, Steve Carell, Andrea Riseborough Starring Emma Stone and Steve Carell, directed […]
Interview with Philip St. John – Writer of the Restoration of Hope
We had the chance to ask writer Philip St. John some questions about his new work ‘The Restoration of Hope’ which opens at the New Theatre today. We asked him about how […]
Judas – Viking Theatre – Review
Judas – Viking Theatre – Review by David Minogue Until Nov 25th The Viking Theatre @ The Sheds in Clontarf recently celebrated six years since it was founded. In that time it […]
TV Picks of the Week – 20-11-17
TV PICKS OF THE WEEK By Lisa Jewell Make a date or set your DVR for our top telly choices this week Documentary – My Mother’s Lost Children Monday 20 November, 10pm, […]
Live Music in Dublin – 20-11-17
Live Music in Dublin – 20-11-17 Another fun week in Dublin! Unfortunately, some of the best are well sold out at this stage, but there’s plenty more to choose from. Gigs of […]
At the Hawk’s Well – Mill Theatre – Review
Dundrum One Act Festival 2017 – At the Hawk’s Well – Mill Theatre – Review by Audrey Devereux Friday 17th November, Mill Theatre, Dundrum. Directed by Aoibhinn Finnegan, this one-act play by Yeats […]
The Dumb Waiter – Lyric Theatre – Review
The Dumb Waiter – Lyric Theatre – Review by Cathy Brown Written by Harold Pinter Produced by Thomas Finnegan, Chris McCurry and Colm G. Doran Dates – 16 – 18 Nov 60 […]
New Music – Lomond Campbell – Black River Promise
LOMOND CAMPBELL – BLACK RIVER PROMISE An album that I almost missed entirely, but has since found a happy place in my heart! With a name like Lomond Campbell he could only […]
An Other Playboy…??? at the Festival of African and Black Irish Theatre – Project Arts Centre
Arambe Productions Presents – An Other Playboy…??? Dates: 14 Nov – 19 Nov – Show Time: 7.45pm Festival of African and Black Irish Theatre – Project Arts Centre Christy (Shane Connolly) arrives […]
No More Workhorse 