xXx: Return of Xander Cage – Movie Review Directed by D. J. Caruso Starring Vin Diesel, Donny Yen, Deepika Padukone, Toni Collette If xXx (2002) left a Vin Diesel-shaped hole in your […]
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Hero – Theatre Upstairs – Review
Hero – Theatre Upstairs – Review by P McGovern Hero by Ken Rogan – Theatre Upstairs, Eden Quay A strikingly imaginative set – a backdrop constructed from wineglasses suspended from fishing line […]
Danse, Morob – Project Arts Centre – Review
Danse, Morob – Project Arts Centre – Review As part of Project 50, TheEmergencyRoom and Project Arts Centre – Danse, Morob – 12 January 2017-28 January 2017 7.30pm# Even in death, they […]
Audi Dublin International Film Festival – Programme Released!
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Split – Movie Review
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New Music – Foxygen – Follow the Leader
New Music – Foxygen – Follow the Leader Hang is released on Jan 20th. Foxygen return with ‘Follow the Leader’ which is the first single off their album Hang released later this […]
Autumn by Ali Smith – Audible Book Review
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Sex Criminals – Volume 1 & 2 – Review
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Jackie – Film Review
Jackie – Film Review by Frank L. Director: Pablo Larraín Writer: Noah Oppenheim Stars: Natalie Portman, Peter Sarsgaard, Greta Gerwig The presidency of the United States of America of John Fitzgerald Kennedy […]
New Music – Peter Silberman (Antlers) – New York
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TV Picks of the Week – 16-01-17
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Dublin Event Guide (16-1-17 – 22-1-17)
It’s a strange week, there’s not that many gigs on but having said that, you can still go to Martha Wainwright (Vicar Street), Cass McCombs (Whelans), The Hotelier (Workman’s Club), Wallis Bird (Vicar […]
The Voice Factor [X] – New Theatre – Review
The Voice Factor [X] – New Theatre – Review January 9th – 21st at 19:30 Quincy (Michael-David McKernan) goes to the audition for the latest talent show on the TV as a joke. One […]
New Music – Rebekka Karijord – Home
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Q&A with Chris Messina – Live By Night
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Half Light – Smock Alley – Review
Half Light – Smock Alley – Review 10 – 14 Jan | 7.30pm | Main Space As part of the First Fortnight Festival Robin is a happy-go-lucky ten year old boy. His […]
Underworld: Blood Wars – Film Review
Underworld: Blood Wars – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Anna Foerster Starring: Kate Beckinsdale, Theo James, Lara Pulver, James Faulkner, Charles Dance In cinemas January 13th This is the fifth […]
The Flaming Lips – Oczy Mlody – Album Review
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The Spinning Heart – Mill Theatre – Review
The Spinning Heart – Mill Theatre – Review by Paddy McGovern 9th – 14th Jan 2017 Articulate Anatomy’s production of Donal Ryan’s The Spinning Heart is an example of grim, sombre subject […]
New Music – Justin Carter – Know it All
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Manchester by the Sea – Film Review
Manchester by the Sea – Film Review Directed by Kenneth Lonergan Writer: Kenneth Lonergan Starring Casey Affleck, Michelle Williams, Kyle Chandler, Lucas Hedges Review by David Turpin Kenneth Lonergan’s third feature, Manchester […]
La La Land – Film Review
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Irma Vep – No Handshake Blues – Album Review
Irma Vep – No Handshake Blues – Album Review Due 13th January 2017 via Faux Discx & Comfortable on a Tightrope Edwin Stevens is a musician from Manchester-via-North Wales. He has played […]
New Music – Big Surr – Attitude
New Music – Big Surr – Attitude I nice brash indie pop song that bangs! There’s no long lingering intro and its running time is under 2 minutes. Go check it out […]
This is an Irish Dance – Project Arts Centre – Preview
This is an Irish Dance – Project Arts Centre – Dates & Time: 8 -11 February | 7.30pm |Tickets: €20 – €25 The Project 50 fun continues next month with a new piece […]
Live by Night – Film Review
Live by Night – Film Review by Frank L Director: Ben Affleck Writers: Ben Affleck (screenplay), Dennis Lehane (based on the novel by) Stars: Ben Affleck, Elle Fanning, Brendan Gleeson The last […]
Dublin Event Guide (9-1-17 – 15-1-17)
Things are starting to pick up to be honest! The theatres around Dublin are opening their doors with a good batch of new work. Live Music this week on the other hand, […]
Striking Out – RTÉ One – Review
Striking Out – Episode One Review By Charlotte Reid Sundays, 9.30pm, RTÉ One Amy Huberman stars as Tara Rafferty, a solicitor that finds her fiancé in bed with a colleague the night […]
Vagabonds – My Phil Lynott Odyssey – Civic Theatre – Review
Vagabonds – My Phil Lynott Odyssey – at Civic Theatre Tallaght – Review by Paddy McG 5 – 7 January 2017 @ 8.15pm This show, acted by Robert Mountford (who is also […]
No More Workhorse 