The Purge: Election Year – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: James DeMonaco Starring: Frank Grillo, Elizabeth Mitchell, Mykelti Williamson, Betty Gabriel, Terry Serpico, Raymond J. Barry, Edwin Hodge In cinemas […]
The Purge: Election Year – Film Review
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping – Film Review
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Akiva Schaffer and Jorma Taccone Starring: Andy Samberg, Jorma Taccone, Akiva Schaffer, Sarah Silverman, Tim Meadows Limited cinema release […]
Death and the Seaside – Alison Moore – Audible Book Review
Death and the Seaside – Alison Moore – Audible Book Review by Pat V. From its title, Death and the Seaside, you would be forgiven for thinking that Alison Moore’s latest novel […]
Julieta – Film Review
Julieta – Film Review Directed by Pedro Almodóvar Starring Adriana Ugarte, Emma Suárez, Daniel Grao, Rossy De Palma Review by David Turpin Touted as an excursion into “pure drama” – as distinct […]
The Belly Button Girl – New Theatre – Review
The Belly Button Girl – New Theatre – Review SQUAD Presents an Intensive Purposes Production – Aug 22nd – Aug 27th What’s the worst 21st birthday party you’ve been to? Our hero […]
Buridan’s Ass – Bewley’s Cafe Theatre – Review
Buridan’s Ass – Bewley’s Cafe Theatre @ Powerscourt – Review by Frank L. August 22 – September 10, 2016 Buridan’s Ass – Written by S.R. Plant The title comes from a philosophical […]
Happy Diving – Electric Soul Unity – Album Review
Happy Diving – Electric Soul Unity – Album Review by Killian Laher American grungy power-poppers Happy Diving have just released their second album, with a title ripped straight out of the pages […]
Strange Occurrences in a Small Irish Village – Film Review
Strange Occurrences in a Small Irish Village – Film Review by C.K. MacNamara Director: Aoife Kelleher Writer: Rachel Lysaght The brilliantly entertaining (though not always intentionally) documentary by Underground Films, concerning the […]
Godspeed You! Black Emperor – Vicar Street – Gig Review – 21-08-16
Godspeed You! Black Emperor – Vicar Street – Gig Review – 21-08-16 Godspeed You! Black Emperor are much revered in Post-rock circles, if there are such things! They disappeared after the release […]
New Music – PJ ORR – Foggy Notion
Just listening to PJ Orr’s new album and I thought it was worth sharing with the class! The Sydney based performer was the former frontman of Psych Rock band Hailer. The new […]
War Dogs – Film Review
War Dogs – Film Review by Gareth Stack Director: Todd Phillips Writers: Stephen Chin (screenplay), Todd Phillips (screenplay) Stars: Jonah Hill, Miles Teller, Steve Lantz War Dogs is based on the unlikely […]
Dublin Event Guide (22-08-16 – 28-08-16)
Our very own lovely girl competition kicks off this week with the Rose of Tralee International Festival 2016. I suggest you studiously ignore it! Some small festivals around Dublin include the Harbour […]
The Dream of Eithlínn – Smock Alley – Review
The Dream of Eithlínn – Smock Alley – Review by C K MacNamara Boys School – 17 – 20 Aug | 8pm | Matinee Sat 20 Aug | 3pm The play begins […]
Vote For No More Workhorse!
Do you know people have died for the right to vote? And here you are, sitting on your hands when you have the chance to influence one of the most important votes […]
Second Opinion: Lights Out – Film Review
Lights Out – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: David F. Sandburg Starring: Teresa Palmer, Gabriel Bateman, Billy Burke, Maria Bello In cinemas August 19th You could be forgiven for thinking […]
I See You – Clare Mackintosh – Audible Book Review
I See You – Clare Mackintosh – Audible Book Review by Pat V. In recent years there has been a renaissance of intriguing psychological crime novels by women authors, the most notable, […]
Double Eye VFX Conference – 17th – 18th Sept – IFI
A new Visual Effects Conference takes place in a few weeks time in Dublin, with an impressive list of speakers, who worked on films such as Guardians of the Galaxy, Dawn of […]
Dive Into Electric Picnic
While Electric Picnic are generally remarkable lucky with the weather, this year you can be guaranteed to get soaked with the addition of swimming at Stradbally Lake. See the full details below… […]
Ezra Furman – Big Fugitive Life – EP Review
Ezra Furman – Big Fugitive Life – Album Review Released on 19th August on Bella Union Ezra returns with another collection of songs. Six in fact, which last just under twenty minutes […]
Rising: Dublin Youth Theatre – Peacock – Theatre Review
Rising: Dublin Youth Theatre – Peacock stage at the Abbey Theatre – Review From Wednesday, 17 August 2016 To Saturday, 20 August 2016 Running time: 75 Minutes (No Interval) A little over […]
Ryley Walker – Golden Sings That Have Been Sung – Album Review
Ryley Walker – Golden Sings That Have Been Sung – Album Review by Killian Laher Ryley Walker has been attracting a lot of attention with some fine songs, virtuoso live performances, and […]
Tickled – Film Review
Tickled – Film Review by David Turpin Directed by David Farrier, Dylan Reeve Tickled is a compellingly outlandish documentary delving into the niche fetish of “competitive endurance tickling”, as investigated by New […]
Lights Out – Film Review
Lights Out – Film Review by David Turpin Directed by David F. Sandberg Starring Teresa Palmer, Maria Bello, Gabriel Bateman, Alexander DiPersia David F. Sandberg’s feature debut, Lights Out, is an expanded […]
David Brent: Life on the Road – Film Review
David Brent: Life on the Road – Film Review Directed by: Ricky Gervais Starring: Ricky Gervais, Doc Brown, Andy Burrows, Tom Basden, Tom Bennett, Steve Clarke, Michael Clarke, Stuart Wilkinson In cinemas […]
Metropolis – Day by Day Breakdown
Some more details of the Metropolis festival have been released, with an opening party on Thursday night featuring DJ Shadow. We also have a day by day breakdown of gig. Grace is […]
Blinky Bill – Film Review
Blinky Bill – Film Review by Emily Elphinstone Directors: Deane Taylor, Noel Cleary Writer: Fin Edquist Stars: Robin McLeavy, Toni Collette, Rufus Sewell The tricky world of animated feature films is a […]
Writer/ Director Ricky Gervais – David Brent – Life on the Road
Writer/ Director Ricky Gervais The Office became an iconic sit-com, possibly due to its short run. If the programme had run on for five or six series, it might have grown stale […]
Q&A With Eric Heisserer – Writer of Lights Out
Q&A with Eric Heisserer (Screenwriter/Producer) – Writer of Lights Out Eric Heisserer is the writer of the modern versions of horror classics such as The Thing and A Nightmare on Elm Street, […]
The Little Prince – Netflix Film Review
The Little Prince – Film Review By Charlotte Reid Director: Mark Osborne Writer: Irena Brignull (Screenplay) Bob Persichetti (Screenplay) Stars (Voices): Jeff Bridges, Rachel McAdams, Paul Rudd Based on The Little Prince, the […]
No More Workhorse 