
The Eyes of Tammy Faye – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Michael Showalter Starring: Jessica Chastain, Andrew Garfield, Cherry Jones, Vincent D’Onofrio In cinemas February 4th This biographical drama is […]
The Eyes of Tammy Faye – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Michael Showalter Starring: Jessica Chastain, Andrew Garfield, Cherry Jones, Vincent D’Onofrio In cinemas February 4th This biographical drama is […]
Totally Irish – The Demise of Irish Music on our Airwaves It started with a tweet from John Baker confirming that his regular show Totally Irish was to finish on 98FM. What […]
Spike Cello Festival 2022 – 11th – 13th February If you ignored the Tradfest and are now regretting that decision, fear not, as there’s an equally cool festival on the horizon, starting […]
The First Bad Man – Miranda July – Audible Book Review Narrated by: Miranda July Length: 8 hrs and 5 mins If you haven’t discovered Miranda July yet, it really is about […]
Album of the Week – 28/01/22 This week sees new releases from Simone Felice (of The Felice Brothers– All the Bright Coins), Anaïs Mitchell and Pinegrove (11:11) and in truth, any of […]
Sing 2 – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Garth Jennings Starring the voices of: Matthew McConaughey, Reese Witherspoon, Scarlett Johansson, Taron Egerton, Bobby Cannavale, Tori Kelly, Nick Kroll, Pharrell Williams, […]
Steve Gunn – Nakama EP – Review by Killian Laher This is a surprise release from Steve Gunn consisting of reworkings of songs from last year’s Other You album. Mdou Moctar are […]
New Music – Pan•American – Outskirts, Dreamlit Welcome to the gentle sounds of Pan•American, solo guitar at its finest. Pan•American is the alter ego of Mark Nelson, vocalist and guitarist for the […]
Parallel Mothers – Film Review by Frank L Director – Pedro Almodóvar Writer – Pedro Almodóvar Stars – Penélope Cruz, Rossy de Palma, Aitana Sánchez-Gijón The central story is of two women, […]
Doineann – Film Review by Frank L. Director – Damian McCann Writer – Aislinn Clarke Stars – Peter Coonan, Brid Brennan, Clare Monnelly A New Irish Language Film – Find out more […]
Benedict Cumberbatch – Top Five Performances by Katie McCann A Celebration of all things Cumberbatch with Katie McCann I’ve always been a fan of Benedict Cumberbatch since I saw him slither onto […]
A Journal for Jordan – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Denzel Washington Starring: Michael B. Jordan, Chanté Adams, Jalon Christian, Robert Wisdom, Tamara Tunie, Canedy Jasmine Batchelor, Marchánt Davis, Susan […]
Album of the Week – 21/01/22 Did I say last week that the January slump was over? Maybe I spoke a little too soon, but fear not as there are still a […]
Nightmare Alley – Film Review by Frank L Director – Guillermo del Toro Writers – Guillermo del Toro(screenplay by), Kim Morgan(screenplay by), William Lindsay Gresham(based on the novel by) Stars – Bradley […]
Mass – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Fran Kranz Starring: Reed Birney, Ann Dowd, Jason Isaacs, Martha Plimpton In cinemas January 21st You could be forgiven for thinking that this […]
New Music – Beirut – Fisher Island Sound Any new music from Beirut is exciting but when it comes from a new album (of sorts) it’s something special! The album is called […]
Ryley Walker – So Certain EP – Review by Killian Laher Having started out as a retro folk musician, Ryley Walker’s sound has become a lot less predictable, and at times a […]
Sauce – Bewley’s Cafe Theatre – Review by Paddy McGovern January 10 – February 05, 2022 If you were among the many theatregoers disappointed when Ciara Elizabeth Smyth’s play Sauce quickly sold […]
Album of the Week – 14/01/22 I say it with mild trepidation, but I think normal service has resumed? Yes, there are some good new releases this week, so hopefully, the lull […]
New Music – Elena Setién – Unfamiliar Minds Do you need a break from the conventional guitar, bass and drums band? Elena Setién could be what you’re looking for. The Basque artist […]
Every Brilliant Thing – Peacock Theatre – Review by Paddy McGovern 10 – 22 January 2022 by Duncan Macmillan with Jonny Donahoe Abbey Theatre production of ‘Every Brilliant Thing’. Photo by Ros […]
Scream – Film Review by David Turpin Directors – Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett Writers – James Vanderbilt(screenplay), Guy Busick(screenplay), Kevin Williamson(characters created by) Stars – Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, David Arquette In […]
Munich: The Edge of War – Film Review Directed by: Christian Schwochow Starring: Jeremy Irons, George MacKay, Jannis Niewöhner, Sandra Hüller, Liv Lisa Fries, August Diehl, Jessica Brown Findlay, Anjli Mohindra, Ulrich […]
Belfast – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Kenneth Branagh Starring: Caitríona Balfe, Judi Dench, Jamie Dornan, Ciarán Hinds, Colin Morgan, Jude Hill In cinemas January 21st This semi-biographical coming of […]
Album of the Week – 07/01/22 January is the sleepiest of months for new releases but we managed to find some new sounds to keep you occupied! It’s from Waxahatchee and it’s […]
Who Will Run the Frog Hospital? – Lorrie Moore – Audible Book Review A Novel by Lorrie Moore Who Will Run the Frog Hospital is a novel written by Lorrie Moore which […]
The 355 – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Simon Kinberg Starring: Jessica Chastain, Lupita Nyong’o, Penélope Cruz, Diane Kruger, Bingbing Fan, Sebastian Stan, Édgar Ramírez In cinemas January 7th Almost […]
Paint My Name In Black and Gold – Mark Andrews – Book Review by Killian Laher In the space of little over a year, there have been not one but two forensic […]
The Humans – Film Review by Frank L. Director – Stephen Karam Writer – Stephen Karam(based on the play by) Stars – Richard Jenkins, Jayne Houdyshell, Amy Schumer The Humans won the […]