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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 […]
The Stargazer’s Assistant – Remoteness Of Light – Album Review
The Stargazer’s Assistant – Remoteness Of Light- Album Review Release: 26 August 2016 If you look at the track list below, you might be a little confused with the number of songs. […]
A View From Kilkenny Arts Festival 2016
A View From Kilkenny Arts Festival 2016 – Review by Frank L. Dates – 5th to 14th August 2014 This piece concentrates principally on three of the smaller events; offerings which were […]
Swallows and Amazons – Film Review
Swallows and Amazons – Film Review by Emily Elphinstone Director: Philippa Lowthorpe Writers: Andrea Gibb, Arthur Ransome (based on the book by) Stars: Kelly Macdonald, Andrew Scott, Rafe Spall Based on the […]
Bon Iver Announce New Album – 22, A MILLION
BON IVER ANNOUNCES NEW ALBUM – 22, A MILLION – OUT 30 SEPTEMBER 2016 VIA JAGJAGUWAR There have been hints and noises coming from the Bon Iver camp over the last few […]
Viva – Film Review
Viva – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Paddy Breathnach Starring: Héctor Medina, Jorge Perugorría, Luis Alberto García, Renata Maikel Machin Blanco, Luis Manuel Alvarez, Paula Andrea Ali Rivera In cinemas […]
Observe the Sons of Ulster Marching Towards the Somme – Abbey Theatre – Review
Observe the Sons of Ulster Marching Towards the Somme – Abbey Theatre – Review We meet Kenneth Pyper for the first time as an old man. He wakes from troubled sleep and […]
Dublin Event Guide (15-08-16 – 21-08-16)
It’s another slow week in August, with too many people on holiday. Still, you should be able to find a few bits to excite you from the list below. In Theatre there’s […]
Second Opinion: Pete’s Dragon – Film Review
Pete’s Dragon – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: David Lowery Starring: Bryce Dallas Howard, Oakes Fegley, Wes Bentley, Karl Urban, Robert Redford In cinemas August 12th If the title of […]
New Music – Doe – Sincere
Want something a bit shouty on a Friday afternoon? Of course you do. This is the first single off the band Doe’s album ‘Some Things Last Longer Than You’ which will be […]
Shark Attack – Sharks on Film
With the release of The Shallows, we thought we’d have a look at sharks in film history. As we all know, sharks are cold blooded killers who love nothing more than chomping […]
Second Opinion – Mike and Dave need Wedding Dates – Film Review
Mike and Dave need Wedding Dates – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Jake Szymanski Starring: Zac Efron, Anna Kendrick, Adam DeVine, Aubrey Plaza, Stephen Root In cinemas August 10th The […]
Dublin Comic Con 2016 – Review
Dublin Comic Con 2016 – Review by Fran Winston Convention Centre Dublin 6&7 August You could be forgiven for thinking that some great evil had been unleashed on Dublin, given the amount […]
The Idol – Film Review
The Idol – Film Review by Helen Major Writer and Director: Hany Abu-Assad Stars: Tawfeek Barhom, Ahmed Al Rokh, Hiba Attalah ‘The Idol’ is a film based around a true-life story based […]
Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words – Film Review
Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words – Film Review by Frank L. Directed by Stig Björkman Writers: Stig Björkman, Dominika Daubenbüchel Stars: Ingrid Bergman, Roberto Rossellini, Pia Lindström Ingrid Bergman would be […]
Good Gig Guide – Metropolis Festival
Is this the best festival line up of the year? It’s damn tasty anyway, with Grace Jones and DJ Shadow really catching the eye. Hopefully there will be a few more good […]
The Confession: Living the War on Terror – Film Review
The Confession: Living the War on Terror – Film Review by Lisa Jewell Director: Ashish Ghadiali Exclusively in the IFI from 12 August It’s a daring move to base a documentary largely […]
Inishfallen Fare Thee Well – New Theatre – Review
Inishfallen Fare Thee Well by Eddie Naughton, performed by Ronan Wilmot At the New Theatre from Aug 8th – Aug 20th @ 7.30pm – Tickets: €16 (€12.50 conc.) Sean O’Casey is a […]
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