One of the institutions of Irish cinema, the wonderful IFI Horrorthon runs from October 22nd – 26th with an amazing array of horror flicks to explore. The good people behind the festival […]
Win Tickets to Goodnight Mommy – IFI Horrorthon
Going Spare – Theatre Upstairs – Review
Going Spare – Theatre Upstairs – Review by Frank L. Written by Siobhan Donnellan 13 October 2015 – 24 October 2015 – 7.00PM / Tuesday – Saturday – 1.00PM (matinee) / Wednesday + […]
Crimson Peak – Film Review
Crimson Peak – Film Review by Stephen McDermott Director: Guillermo del Toro Writers: Guillermo del Toro, Matthew Robbins Stars: Mia Wasikowska, Jessica Chastain, Tom Hiddleston It’s alive! Nearly a decade since it […]
Finding Freedom: An Interview with Ane Brun
Finding Freedom: An Interview with Ane Brun Ane Brun stands ambiguously in the cover art of her new record, When I’m Free. Framed like a film scene, backed by colourful neon signs, […]
Pan – Film Review
Pan – Film Review by Emily Elphinstone Director: Joe Wright Writers: Jason Fuchs, J.M. Barrie Stars: Levi Miller, Hugh Jackman, Garrett Hedlund The most important thing to note about Joe Wright’s ‘Pan’ […]
Talking to my Father – Film Review
Talking to my Father – Film Review by Emily Elphinstone Director: Sé Merry Doyle Standing on a bicycle, peering over the wall into what used to be his family home, hidden away […]
Free Gig – Anderson and The Hot Sprockets – Meeting House Square – 17-10-15 – Dublin2020
Fancy a free gig this weekend? As the Dublin2020 bid book is just about to be handed over, they’ve decided to have a bit of a party to celebrate! It’s a first […]
The Program – Film Review
The Program – Film Review by Emily Elphinstone Director: Stephen Frears Writers: John Hodge (screenplay), David Walsh (book) Stars: Jesse Plemons, Lee Pace, Ben Foster The incredible rise of Lance Armstrong, and […]
The True Story of Hansel and Gretel – Smock Alley – Review – DTF
The True Story of Hansel and Gretel (Theatre Lovett): 4 – 11 Oct, Smock Alley Theatre As you descend into the depths of the Boys’ school in Smock Alley, you are already […]
We Deserve This – Pacific – Album Review
We Deserve This – Pacific – Album Review by Killian Laher We Deserve This is the brainchild of Jan-Dirk Platek. On his latest album, he introduces us to a set of post-rock […]
Hotel Translyvania 2 – Film Review
Hotel Translyvania 2 – Film Review by Pierce McDonough Director: Genndy Tartakovsky Writers: Robert Smigel, Adam Sandler Stars: Adam Sandler, Andy Samberg, Selena Gomez The movie opens energetically, throwing us right into […]
Dublin Event Guide (12-10-15 – 18-10-15)
The Dublin Theatre Festival has finally left us, and we can all breathe a sigh of relief. The fear of missing out on the best thing in town is now gone and […]
Interview with Fiona Looney – Are you there Garth? It’s me Margaret
Are you there Garth? It’s me Margaret – Gaiety theatre from 13-25 October. – Interview by Frances Winston Tuesday – Sunday evenings: 7:30pm Saturday & Sunday matinee: 2:30pm We know what you […]
The Game – Project Arts Centre – Review – DTF
The Game – Project Arts Centre – Review by Cormac Fitzgerald Dates: Oct 7 – 11 Prostitution, we’re told in The Game, is the oldest profession in the world. And for as […]
The Oresteia – Trafalgar Studios – Review
The Oresteia – Trafalgar Studios – Review by Pat Levy London’s West End seems to be awash with light-hearted, life-enhancing musicals these days so it was with a certain trepidation that I […]
Red Army – Film Review
Red Army – Film Review by Frank L Written and Directed by Gabe Polsky Stars: Viacheslav Fetisov, Scotty Bowman, Mark Deakins Gabe Polsky was born in Chicago in 1979, the son of […]
The Cherry Orchard – O’Reilly Hall – Review – DTF
The Cherry Orchard – Stan Theatre Group at O’Reilly Hall, Belvdere College – Review by P. McGovern Dates – Oct 7 – 10 Their programme note tells us that STAN theatre group […]
King Lear – Mill Theatre Dundrum – Review
William Shakespeare’s King Lear – Mill Theatre Dundrum – Review by LAW Directed by : Geoff O’Keeffe September 29th- October 23rd King Lear is a remarkably oft quoted play in our household: […]
Tana Bana – Film Review
Tana Bana – Film Review by Frank L. Directed by Pat Murphy Pat Murphy has chosen to explain in this 78 minute long documentary the clash in the silk weaving industry in […]
Dancing At Lughnasa – Gaiety Theatre – Review – DTF
Dancing at Lughnasa – Oct 6 – 11, Gaiety Theatre – Review Dancing at Lughnasa is set in 1936 in the fictional town of Ballybeg in Donegal during the Lughnasa (or harvest) […]
Lockdown – New Theatre – Review
Lockdown – New Theatre – Review by Frances Winston Written by Gearoid Humphreys Directed by Anthony Fox The New Theatre, 43 East Essex Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2 – 7.30pm nightly until […]
Sicario – Film Review
Sicario – Film Review By Shane Larkin Director: Denis Villeneuve Writer: Taylor Sheridan Stars: Emily Blunt, Josh Brolin, Benicio Del Toro Roughly midway through Denis Villeneuve’s searing new thriller, Emily Blunt’s out-of-her-depth-and-scared-shitless […]
The Lemonheads – Academy – Gig Review
The Lemonheads – Academy, Dublin – Gig Review by Killian Laher It was hard to know what to expect from the Lemonheads on a damp Monday night in Dublin in 2015. With […]
Screener Queen – Clinger – Dark Moon Rising – Ich Sei, Ich Sei
Screener Queen Reviews – By LAW Review of :“Clinger” and “Dark Moon Rising” Preview of “Ich Sei, Ich Sei” So we’re on the countdown to Halloween here in the stables, so we […]
The Night Alive – Gaiety Theatre – Review – DTF
The Night Alive – Gaiety Theatre – Review Written by Conor McPherson Starring – Adrian Dunbar, Frank Grimes, Laurence Kinlan, Ian Lloyd-Anderson and Kate Stanley Brennan The set comprises a squat-like flat, […]
A Letter From Neil Hannon – New Divine Comedy Album
The letter below just dropped onto the Divine Comedy Facebook page, which is a time line of events which happened and could have happened, with some good news at the end! Hello […]
The Walk – Film Review
The Walk – Film Review by Conor MacNamara Director: Robert Zemeckis Writers: Robert Zemeckis, Christopher Browne Starring: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Charlotte Le Bon, Guillaume Baillargeon The unkillable gimmick that is the 3D IMAX […]
Oedipus – Abbey Theatre – Review
Oedipus – Abbey Theatre – Review Until Saturday, 31 October 2015 – Showing on the Abbey Stage Running time: 1 hour 40 mins (no interval) The poster for this new production of […]
Dublin Event Guide (05-10-15 – 11-10-15)
I’m nearing physical exhaustion, or a new disease I’m calling play-itis, as the Dublin Theatre Festival enters its final week (until the 11th of October). The death of Brian Friel makes the […]
No More Workhorse 