Captain Fantastic – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Matt Ross Starring: Viggo Mortensen, George MacKay, Samantha Isler, Annalise Basso, Nicholas Hamilton, Shree Crooks, Charlie Shotwell, Kathryn Hahn, Trin Miller, Steve […]
Second Opinion – Captain Fantastic – Film Review
Second Opinion: Don’t Breathe – Film Review
Don’t Breathe – Film Review by David Turpin Director: Fede Alvarez Writers: Fede Alvarez, Rodo Sayagues Stars: Stephen Lang, Jane Levy, Dylan Minnette Following his splatter-heavy 2013 remake of Evil Dead, director […]
Music in Monkstown – John O’Conor – Review
Music in Monkstown 9 – 11 September 2016 – Review by P McGovern Most Dubliners know Monkstown Parish Church, an unmissable landmark on the village triangle. What they may not know is […]
Second Opinion: Hell or High Water – Film Review
Hell or High Water – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: David Mackenzie Starring: Jeff Bridges, Ben Foster Chris Pine In cinemas September 9th Any movie that opens with a bank […]
Don’t Breathe – Film Review
Don’t Breathe – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by : Fede Alvarez Starring: Jane Levy, Dylan Minnette. Daniel Zovatto,Stephen Lang In cinemas September 9th This is billed as a horror movie […]
Win Tickets to Age of Transition – Peacock Theatre – Tiger Dublin Fringe
Age of Transition – Aoife McAtamney – Tiger Dublin Fringe We have two tickets to give away to one lucky winner for the premiere of Age of Transition on Monday, September 12th […]
New Music: Loscil – Monument Builders
If there is such a thing as a Monster of Ambient, then Loscil must surely be it! I’m not sure there is such a thing though, sadly. Either way, enjoy the first […]
Anthropoid – Film Review
Anthropoid – Film Review by Frank L. Directed by Sean Ellis Writers: Sean Ellis, Anthony Frewin Stars: Jamie Dornan, Cillian Murphy, Brian Caspe Director Sean Ellis has co-written the script of this […]
Okkervil River – Away – Album Review
Okkervil River – Away – Album Review by Killian Laher Will Sheff and co have been ploughing a fairly sleepy furrow as Okkervil River since the end of the nineties. Their eighth […]
Interview with Dan Colley – Director of The Aeneid – Tiger Dublin Fringe
We had the chance to talk to Dan Colley of Collapsing Horse. Dan directs their new production ‘The Aeneid’ for the Tiger Dublin Frince. We asked him about puppets, collaborations and also […]
The Blue Room – Film Review
The Blue Room – Film Review by Frank L Directed by Mathieu Amalric Writers: Stéphanie Cléau (screenplay), Mathieu Amalric (screenplay) Stars: Mathieu Amalric, Léa Drucker, Stéphanie Cléau Julien Gahyde (Mathieu Amalric) and […]
Ben Hur – Film Review
Ben Hur – Film Review by Pat V. Director: Mark Atkins Writer: Mark Atkins (screenplay) Stars: Jonno Davies, Adrian Bouchet, Peter Ormond “Leave well enough alone” my mother used to say. “If […]
Hell or High Water – Film Review
Hell or High Water – Film Review by Gareth Stack Director: David Mackenzie Writer: Taylor Sheridan (screenplay) Stars: Dale Dickey, Ben Foster, Chris Pine All hail West Texas, land of slick rich […]
The Empathy Problem – Gavin Extence – Audible Book Review
The Empathy Problem – Gavin Extence – Audible Book Review In an impressive article for The Guardian newspaper of 4th March 2015 (available here), Gavin Extence spoke of the diagnosis a few […]
Music in Monkstown – Sept 9th – 11th
A nice little classical festival that almost slipped through the net here at the Workhorse is Music in Monkstown, which runs this weekend from the 9th to the 11th of Sept. I’ll […]
Captain Fantastic – Film Review
Captain Fantastic – Film Review by Emily Elphinstone Director: Matt Ross Writer: Matt Ross Stars: Viggo Mortensen, George MacKay, Samantha Isler Captain Fantastic may sound like yet another super-hero film, but refreshingly […]
TV Picks of the Week – 05-09-16
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. Documentary – Absolutely Fashion: Inside British […]
Angel Olsen – My Woman – Album Review
Angel Olsen – My Woman – Album Review Angel Olsen returns with her new album, My Woman, the follow up to 2014’s ‘Burn Your Fire For No Witness’. It is her third […]
Dublin Event Guide (05-09-16 – 11-09-16)
Ok, it’s September and you know what that means? Festival season is upon us! The Tiger Dublin Fringe Festival starts on the 10th of Sept and runs through to the 21st. Don’t […]
The Story of Mad Mary – A Date for Mad Mary
After a preview screening of ‘A Date for Mad Mary’ last Wednesday night, there was a short Q&A with the director Darren Thornton, who explained how the film came to be. A […]
Second Opinion: Café Society – Film Review
Café Society – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Woody Allen Starring: Jeannie Berlin, Steve Carell, Jesse Eisenberg, Blake Lively, Parker Posey, Kristen Stewart, Corey Stoll, Ken Stott In cinemas: September 2nd There was a time that a new Woody […]
Second Opinion: The 9th Life of Louis Drax – Film Review
The 9th Life of Louis Drax – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Alexandre Aja Starring: Jamie Dornan, Sarah Gadon, Aiden Longworth, Oliver Platt, Molly Parker, Julian Wadham, Jane McGregor, Barbara Hershey, Aaron Paul In cinemas September 2nd Jamie Dornan seems […]
Win Exclusive Captain Fantastic Merchandise
Win Exclusive Captain Fantastic Merchandise To celebrate the release of Captain Fantastic (cert 15a) in cinemas September 9th, we’re giving you the chance to win one of three exclusive merchandise packs. Each […]
Interview with Liz Roche – Choreographer of Wrongheaded – Tiger Dublin Fringe
Liz Roche Company/ Wrongheaded We had the chance to talk to Choreographer (and Artistic Director) Liz Roche ahead of the opening of Wrongheaded in the Tiger Dublin Fringe. It’s a new piece […]
The Divine Comedy – Foreverland – Album Review
The Divine Comedy – Foreverland – Album Review Live – Dublin’s Bord Gáis Energy Theatre – February 26th 2017 Tower Records – Thursday, September 8th @ 1pm Foreverland – Release date: 2 […]
The Misanthrope – New Theatre – Review
The Misanthrope by Moliere – New Theatre – Review by Frank L. In a new version by Peter Reid Aug 29th – Sep 10th @ 7.30pm Reid states openly in his director’s […]
The 9th Life of Louis Drax – Film Review
The 9th Life of Louis Drax – Film Review Directed by Alexandre Aja Starring Jamie Dornan, Sarah Gadon, Aaron Paul, Aiden Longworth French director Alexandre Aja first came to international prominence with […]
Equity – Film Review
Equity – Film Review by Frank L. Directed by Meera Menon Writers: Amy Fox (screenplay), Sarah Megan Thomas (story by) Stars: Anna Gunn, James Purefoy, Sarah Megan Thomas The subject matter of […]
Café Society – Film Review
Café Society – Film Review by Emily Elphinstone Director: Woody Allen Writer: Woody Allen Stars: Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart, Steve Carell In recent years, Woody Allen’s films have been approached with a […]
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