Independence Day: Resurgence – Film Review by Emily Elphinstone Director: Roland Emmerich Writers: Nicolas Wright (screenplay), James A. Woods (screenplay) Stars: Liam Hemsworth, Jeff Goldblum, Bill Pullman Nothing says summer like the […]
Independence Day: Resurgence – Film Review
Best Screen Elvis? – Elvis & Nixon
Best Screen Elvis – Michael Shannon avoids the clichés in his performance in Elvis & Nixon. This Elvis is quite moody and more than a little bit dangerous. A man that is […]
Win Tickets to Rocky – Jameson Cult Film Club – July 7th
We have two tickets to give away to one lucky winners for Rocky as part of the Jameson Cult Film Club on July 7th at a mystery location somewhere in the city […]
Suburra – Film Review
Suburra – Film Review by Robert Dooley Director: Stefano Sollima Writers: Giancarlo De Cataldo (story), Carlo Bonini (story) Stars: Pierfrancesco Favino, Greta Scarano, Jean-Hugues Anglade Using a seven day countdown timer to […]
LOVE+ – Project Arts Centre – Review
LOVE+ – Project Arts Centre – Reivew Until June 2016 8.15pm They are an unusual couple. One of them seems to be perfect and the other is anything but. One does all […]
Søren Juul – This Moment – Album Review
Søren Juul – This Moment – Album Review – 4AD This is the first album released under Søren’s own name. His previous release was the 2013 album Somewhere Else released under the […]
Ma Ma – Film Review
Ma Ma – Film Review by Lauren Fee Director: Julio Medem Writer: Julio Medem Stars: Penélope Cruz, Luis Tosar, Asier Etxeandia CAr Money Ma Ma is an out of the box, quirky […]
Win a Elvis & Nixon Merchandise Pack
To celebrate the release of Elvis & Nixon opening in cinemas June 24th we have 3 packs of merchandise to give away? You can see the pack above, the contents are: – […]
Wrong Turn at Lungfish – Viking Theatre – Review
Wrong Turn at Lungfish – Viking Theatre – Review by Frank L. Written by Garry Marshall and Lowell Ganz Until July 2 Written in 1990, the action takes place in a New […]
Dalkey Book Festival 2016 Review
Dalkey Book Festival Review – by Conor MacNamara In its seventh year the Dalkey Book Festival ran from the 16th to the 19th of June, with this year’s theme being “migration, […]
M. Craft – Blood Moon – Album Review
M. Craft – Blood Moon – Album Review by Killian Laher Martin Craft is a composer of Australian origin who records under the name M.Craft. Not exactly a prolific artist, this is […]
Dublin Event Guide (20-06-16 – 26-06-16)
There’s a lot going on this week, as you would expect in the middle of summer. Two big festivals this week, with Sea Sessions and Interlude. There’s also a fun small one […]
Body & Soul Festival Review 2016 – Sat 18-06-16
Day Two of the festival and spirits remained high. The rain had held off so far, but there was little sign of the sun despite weather reports to the contrary! The day […]
Body & Soul Festival Review 2016 – Fri 17/06/16
Body&Soul Review – Friday 17/06/16 Body&Soul returned on Friday night with another trip to the beautiful confines of Ballinlough Castle, Co. Westmeath. The first thing that really gets you about the festival […]
Interlude Festival Stage Times
With Interlude Weekend Tickets now sold out, and a few remaining Day tickets available, it sounds like it could be a lot of fun! You can find the full Interlude Stage Times […]
James Wan – Best Modern Horror Director?
James Wan – Best Modern Horror Director? In the 80s and 90s names such as Wes Craven, Clive Barker and John Carpenter were synonymous with their ghoulish creations. There has been a […]
Cemetery of Splendour – Film Review
Cemetery of Splendour – Film Review by David Turpin Directed by Apichatpong Weerasethakul Starring Jenjira Pongpas Widner, Banlop Lomnoi, Jarinoattra Rueangram There are few experiences as singular as watching somebody else sleep. […]
Smiley – Lyric Theatre – Review
Smiley – Lyric Theatre – Review by Cathy Brown Until 2 July Gary Mitchell has always found comedy in the political, but his new play Smiley, presented by the Lyric Theatre is […]
Gods of Egypt – Film Review
Gods of Egypt – Film Review by Shane Larkin Director: Alex Proyas Writers: Matt Sazama, Burk Sharpless Stars: Brenton Thwaites, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Gerard Butler “If I even attempted to explain, your brain […]
The Boyz of Harcourt Street – Smock Alley – Review
The Boyz of Harcourt Street – Smock Alley – Review by Frank L Written by Laurence Falconer and Brendan O’Donohue 13 – 18 Jun | 7:30pm | Main Space It is Friday […]
At It Again – Romping through Dubliners
At It Again – Romping Through Dubliners With today being Bloomsday, we thought it was as good a day as any to mention another lovely pocket book from the good people at […]
New Music – Palehound – Cushioned Caging
New Music – Palehound – Cushioned Caging Want to see a video where people break things? Of course you do. Enjoy the mysterious video for Cushioned Caging below, and Palehound’s debut album […]
Town is Dead – Peacock Theatre – Review
Town is Dead – Peacock Theatre – Review by P McGovern Written by Philip McMahon, with music by Raymond Scannell, Town is Dead touches on a wide range of topical social issues: […]
The Trial – Smock Alley – Review
The Trial – Smock Alley – Review by Anthony McDonagh 14 – 18 Jun | 8pm | Boys School – No Drama Theatre ‘The Trial’ by Franza Kafta was adapted by Steven […]
Preview – Roamer – Arthurs 5th/6th July
Roamer – Arthur’s Pub – July 5th & 6th. Who the hell are Roamer, I hear you cry! Well, you’re excused for not knowing the name, as they’re a new project by […]
New Music – Saint Sister – Madrid
The first EP by Saint Sister, and it sounds quite promising! Saint Sister, formed in November 2014, is the new project from Morgan MacIntyre and Gemma Doherty. Their music draws from early […]
Irish Festival Guide – Vodafone Comedy Festival
Vodafone Comedy Festival Line Up Announcement The Vodafone Comedy Festival returns for its tenth year with an impressive line up of home grown talent as well as popular acts from the American […]
Tale of Tales – Film Review
Tale of Tales – Film Review by Emily Elphinstone Director: Matteo Garrone Writers: Giambattista Basile (book), Edoardo Albinati (screenplay) Stars: Salma Hayek, Vincent Cassel, Toby Jones Fairytales in modern culture are more […]
Borris Festival of Writing and Ideas 2016 Review
Borris Festival of Writing and Ideas 2016 – Review June 10th to 12th 2016. Another year and another trip to Borris House. This year it started with a bang, with Simon Callow […]
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