Secret in their Eyes – Film Review V2.0 Directed by: Billy Ray Starring: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Nicole Kidman, Julia Roberts, Dean Norris, Michael Kelly, Joe Cole, Alfred Molina In cinemas March 11th It […]
Secret in their Eyes – Film Review
47 Roses – Viking Theatre – Review
47 Roses – Viking Theatre – Review by Frank L. Written and Performed by Peter Sheridan Until March 19th In small letters, on the programme, after the title “47 Roses” the words […]
Anomalisa – Film Review V2.0
Anomalisa – Film Review V2.0 by Frank L. Directed by Duke Johnson and Charlie Kaufman The film begins with a babble of voices getting ever louder. There is then glimpsed a plane […]
The Witch – Film Review
The Witch – Film Review by David Turpin Directed by Robert Eggers Starring: Ralph Ineson, Kate Dickie, Anya Taylor-Joy, Harvey Scrimshaw Erstwhile production and costume designer Robert Eggers’ feature debut, The Witch […]
New Music – Adem – By Everyone
9 years is a long time in the wilderness, but Adem has returned to the fold! It’s not like he disappeared completely, there was some production work and remixes in that time, […]
La Sera – Music For Listening to Music To – Album Review
La Sera – Music For Listening to Music To – Album Review by Killian Laher Husband and wife duo La Sera return with their fourth album, the smart-assedly titled Music For Listening […]
After Miss Julie – Project Arts Centre – Review
After Miss Julie – Project Arts Centre – Review Until 19 March 2016 8.00pm, 19 Mar 3.00pm €16 Christine can hear the celebrations from the barn. It is VE day and all […]
Anomalisa – Film Review
Anomalisa – Film Review by David Turpin Directed by Charlie Kaufman, Duke Johnson Starring: David Thewlis, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Tom Noonan Anomalisa, writer-director Charlie Kaufman’s first film since 2008’s sprawling Synecdoche, New […]
Revolution 1916 – Ambassador Theatre – Review
Revolution 1916 – Ambassador Theatre – Review by Fran Winston The Ambassador theatre, Upper O’Connell Street, Dublin 1 Ongoing from February 27th. Opens 10am Daily. Adult tickets from €15. OAP from €12. […]
The Great Hunger – Smock Alley – Review
The Great Hunger – Smock Alley – Review Bare Bodkin Theatre Company – Monday 7th – Saturday 19th March at 8pm in The Boys’ School “Maguire himself is patting a potato-pit against […]
The Divergent Series: Allegiant – Film Review
The Divergent Series: Allegiant – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Robert Schwentke Starring: Shailene Woodley, Theo James, Jeff Daniels, Octavia Spencer, Zoë Kravitz, Miles Teller, Ansel Elgort, Naomi Watts In […]
Interview with Street Artist James Early
We had the chance to interview James Earley in connection with his work as a Street Artist and also his recent work with Jameson, with a limited edition bottle. You can see […]
New Music – Teleman – Düsseldorf
This is the first single of Teleman’s forthcoming album Brilliant Sanity. A brash assault of synths and guitar make this an impressive taste of what’s to come on the album proper. Only […]
Kung Fu Panda 3 – Film Reivew
Kung Fu Panda 3 – Film Reivew Directors: Alessandro Carloni, Jennifer Yuh Writers: Jonathan Aibel, Glenn Berger Stars: Jack Black, Bryan Cranston, Dustin Hoffman JK Simmons, Angelina Jolie, Jackie Chan, Seth Rogen, […]
Castle Rock – Project Arts Centre – Review
Castle Rock – Project Arts Centre – Review by Stephen McDermott 04 March 2016-05 March 2016 8.15pm There is no map to Castle Rock. It’s not quite a place, but it’s more […]
New Music – Bayonne – Spectrolite
Bayonne is the stage name for Austin based musician Roger Sellers. The single “Spectrolite” is from his new LP Primitives which is released on Mom & Pop Records on March 25th. Whatever […]
Abdullah Ibrahim – NCH – Live Review 4-3-16
Abdullah Ibrahim – NCH – Live Review 4-3-16 Abdullah Ibrahim was born in Cape Town, South Africa in 1934. He started playing the piano at age nine and performed his first professional […]
Irish Times Theatre Awards 2016
Irish Times Theatre Awards 2016 The winners of the Irish Times Theatre Awards 2016 were announced last night and the big winner was DruidShakespeare, winning pretty much everything! It won Best Production, […]
Dublin Event Guide (7-03-16 – 13-03-16)
There’s a new Charlie Kaufman film released this week in the form of Anomalisa, which is the cause of some excitement around these parts! There’s also a chance to see the Hateful […]
Madame de Markievicz on Trial – New Theatre – Review
Madame de Markievicz on Trial – New Theatre – Review by Fran Winston The New Theatre, 43 Essex Street East, Temple Bar, Dublin 2 Until March 12th and then touring nationwide until […]
So Pitted – Neo – Album Review
So Pitted – Neo – Album Review by Killian Laher Every so often you need a bit of rage in your life. A means of reacting, a soundtrack for frustration, if you […]
All Thumbs – International Bar Theatre – Review
All Thumbs – International Bar Theatre – Review by C.K. MacNamara Writer: by Lindsay J Sedgwick Performer: Julie Lockey 29 February-4 March and 7-11 March @7pm, 2-5 March and 7-12 March @1pm […]
The Other Side of the Door – Film Review
The Other Side of the Door – Film Review by David Turpin Directed by Johannes Roberts Starring Sarah Wayne Callies, Jeremy Sisto, Suchitra Pillai-Malik, Sofia Rosinsky With this India-set haunting/possession yarn, English […]
Goodnight Mommy – Film Review
Goodnight Mommy – Film Review by David Turpin Directed by Severin Fiala, Veronika Franz Starring Lukas Schwarz, Elias Schwarz, Susanne Wuest Austrian filmmakers Severin Fiala and Verokina Franz’s Goodnight Mommy arrives on […]
Shylock Is My Name – Howard Jacobson – Audible Book Review
Shylock Is My Name – Howard Jacobson – Audible Book Review by Pat V. Howard Jacobson’s Shylock is my Name, based on The Merchant of Venice, is the latest volume to be […]
The Dead School – Civic Theatre – Review
The Dead School – Civic Theatre – Review – DATE & TIME: 29 February – 5 March // 8pm The Dead School tells the tale of two teachers at different stages of […]
Hitchcock/Truffaut – Film Review
Hitchcock/Truffaut – Film Review by Frank L. Directed by Kent Jones Writers: Kent Jones, Serge Toubiana Stars: Mathieu Amalric, Wes Anderson, Peter Bogdanovich Alfred Hitchcock was born at the end of the […]
Interview with Tara Erraught – Barber of Seville – Bord Gais Energy Theatre
Interview with Tara Erraught and Preview of Barber of Seville at the Bord Gais Energy Theatre by Fran Winston Opera singers are much like athletes – they make their job look incredibly […]
My Name Is Lucy Barton – Elizabeth Strout – Audible Book Review
My Name Is Lucy Barton – Elizabeth Strout – Audible Book Review by Patrick V. The often quoted lines of Philip Larkin “They fuck you up, your mum and dad. They may […]
No More Workhorse 