Concussion – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Peter Landesman Starring: Will Smith, Alec Baldwin, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Arliss Howard, Paul Reiser, Luke Wilson, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, David Morse, Albert Brooks Given the […]
Concussion – Film Review V2.0
Interview with PhiIip Connaughton – WHACK!! – Project Arts Centre
We had the chance to interview PhiIip Connaughton ahead of the new WHACK!! which is touring the country from Feb 20th. You can see the results below, along with tour dates and […]
Bone Tomahawk – Film Review
Bone Tomahawk – Film Review by C.K. MacNamara Director: S. Craig Zahler Writer: S. Craig Zahler Stars: Kurt Russell, Patrick Wilson, Mathew Fox, Richard Jenkins The lovechild of The Hills Have Eyes […]
Zoolander 2 – Film Review V2.0
Zoolander 2 – Film Review V2.0 – by Fran Winston Directed by: Ben Stiller Starring: Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Will Ferrell, Penélope Cruz.Kristen Wiig In all the years I have been writing […]
Deadpool – Film Review V2.0
Deadpool – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Tim Miller Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Morena Baccarin, Ed Skrein, T. J. Miller, Gina Carano, Brianna Hildebrand, Stefan Kapičić Superhero movies are currently big […]
Taboo Review – New Theatre – Review
Taboo Review – New Theatre – Review by Emily Elphinstone It may seem unoriginal to present a show about a dating just after Valentines Day, but dark comedy Taboo is by no […]
Freeheld – Movie Review
Freeheld – Movie Review by Pat V. Director: Peter Sollett Writer: Ron Nyswaner (screenplay) Stars: Julianne Moore, Ellen Page, Steve Carell In the euphoria that accompanied the passing of the Marriage Equality […]
Interview with Director Sarah Baxter – Taboo – New Theatre
Taboo – Interview with Director Sarah Baxter – by Emily Elphhinstone As we count down to the world premiere of ‘Taboo’, which runs in the New Theatre from February 15th – 27th, […]
Suede – Olympia – Live Review – 11-02-16
Suede – Olympia, Dublin – Live Review by Killian Laher – Photos by M Quinn Passing the Olympia over an hour before the gig there was an old-fashioned queue waiting to see […]
Made in China – Viking Theatre – Review
Made in China by Mark O’Rowe at Viking Theatre – The Sheds Clontarf – Review by Paddy McGovern Seldom does one come away from a theatre with such a feeling of such […]
All That Fall – Abbey Theatre – Review
All That Fall – Abbey Theatre – Review by Shane Larkin 11th – 20th Feb Out of the dark and into our minds, old Maddy Rooney emerges. Wheezing and dragging her feet […]
Interview Sharon Mannion – The Curse of the Button Accordion – Smock Alley
We had the chance to interview Sharon Mannion – Writer and Performer of ‘The Curse of the Button Accordion’ which runs at Smock Alley as part of the ‘Scene and Heard Festival’. […]
The Widow by Fiona Barton – Audible Book Review
The Widow by Fiona Barton – Audible Book Review by Pat V. The Widow has been heralded as the stand-out psychological thriller for 2016 in the same vein as Gone Girl and […]
Dublin Event Guide (15-2-16 – 21-2-16)
The big event in town this week is the Audi Dublin International Film Festival. Yes, that name will take some getting used to, but it’s the same show, with movies, interviews and […]
Buensuceso – Inner Winter – Album Review
Buensuceso – Inner Winter – Album Review by Killian Laher Originally released in 2014, this relatively short album by Spanish rockers Buensuceso is getting another push. After the atmospheric opening track, Luckily […]
Interview with Peter Daly – This Lime Tree Bower – Project Arts Centre
We had the chance to interview Peter Daly ahead of the opening of ‘This Lime Tree Bower’ in the Project Arts Centre on Feb 16th. You can see the results below. Project […]
The Survivalist – Film Review
The Survivalist – Film Review by Pierce McDonough Written and Directed by Stephen Fingleton Starring Martin McCann, Mia Goth, Olwen Fouéré The Survivalist makes its nihilistic intentions clear from the outset as […]
Deadpool – Film Review
Deadpool – Film Review by Emily Elphinstone Director: Tim Miller Writers: Rob Liefeld (character), Fabian Nicieza (character) Stars: Ryan Reynolds, Morena Baccarin, T.J. Miller From the opening titles crediting ‘British Villain’, ‘Gratuitous […]
Jem and the Holograms – Film Review
Jem and the Holograms – Film Review by Emily Elphinstone Director: Jon M. Chu Writer: Ryan Landels Stars: Aubrey Peeples, Stefanie Scott, Aurora Perrineau Based very loosely on the 1980s cartoon of […]
Zoolander 2 – Film Review
Zoolander 2 – Film Review Director: Ben Stiller Writers: Justin Theroux, Ben Stiller Stars: Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Penélope Cruz A series of pop stars have been murdered in bizarre circumstances. Each […]
Interview with Strangerland writer Michael Kinirons
Interview with Strangerland writer Michael Kinirons Strangerland is the new film focusing on the disappearance of two children in the Australian Outback. Starring Nicole Kidman and Joseph Fiennes, the traumatic event forces […]
Forbidden Fruit 2016 – Line Up Announced
Picture it, it’s a sun soaked Dublin, you wake in the morning and a day of music awaits! Is there a hint of Summer in the air? The first hint of it […]
A Bigger Splash – Film Review
A Bigger Splash – Film Review by David Turpin Director: Luca Guadagnino Writers: David Kajganich (screenplay), Alain Page (story) Stars: Dakota Johnson, Ralph Fiennes, Matthias Schoenaerts Directed by Luca Guadagnino Starring Tilda […]
Interview with Jimmy Eadie – All That Fall – Pan Pan – Abbey Theatre
We had the chance to interview Jimmy Eadie ahead of the opening of ‘All That Fall’ in the Abbey Theatre on Thursday. You can see the results below. Jimmy Eadie won an Irish […]
Basia Bulat – Good Advice – Album Review
Basia Bulat – Good Advice – Album Review This is the fourth album from Canadian artist Basia Bulat and is something of a departure for her. The album shows the influence of […]
Concussion – Film Review
Concussion – Film Review by Frank L. Director: Peter Landesman Writers: Peter Landesman, Jeanne Marie Laskas (GQ article “Game Brain”) Stars: Will Smith, Alec Baldwin, Albert Brooks In 2009, Jeanne Marie Laskas […]
An Evening With Greg Dulli – Whelan’s – Live Review
An Evening with Greg Dulli – Whelans – Live Review – 07-02-16 Billed as ‘An Evening with Greg Dulli’, I wasn’t quite sure what to expect from it. While waiting for the […]
Dublin Event Guide (8-2-16 – 14-2-16)
Love is in the air, and it’s actually falling on a weekend this year, so there is all sorts of nonsense on around the place! There are plenty of loved up movies […]
Hamlet – The Helix – Review
Hamlet – The Helix – Review by Frank L. Directed by Paul Meade There are two day time performances each day of this very famous play. Given the scheduling, it is obviously […]
No More Workhorse 