Some good gigs this week with Keith Jarrett, In Dreams – David Lynch Revisisted, Paul Weller, Ducktails, Mercury Rev and Titus Andronicus. There’s also the Strut festival at the Peacock. There’s also […]
Dublin Event Guide (16-11-15 – 22-11-15)
The Lady in the Van – Film Review V2.0
The Lady in the Van – Film Review V2.0 by Frances Winston Directed by: Nicholas Hynter Starring: Maggie Smith, Alex Jennings, Jim Broadbent, Frances De La Tour In cinemas November 13th From […]
The Unlucky Cabin Boy – Civic Theatre – Review
The Unlucky Cabin Boy – Civic Theatre – Review The Unlucky Cabin Boy tells the story of Patrick O’Brien, a young man living in Limerick in 1835. He lived along with his […]
Drawing Dusty Crosses on a Windowpane – New Theatre – Review
New Writing Week – New Theatre – Review by Stephen McDermott Drawing Dusty Crosses on a Windowpane You can sing to remember what’s gone, we’re told at the outset of Drawing Crosses […]
Win Tickets to Ibrahim Electric – Strut – Peacock Theatre – 18th November 2015
We have a pair of tickets to give away to one lucky winner to Ibrahim Electric at Strut at the Peacock Theatre on Wednesday 18th November. To win the tickets, just tell […]
The Homecraft Book – Ann Hathaway – Book Review
The Homecraft Book – by Ann Hathaway Book Review by Emily Elphinstone In the past few years, there has been an increasing trend toward rediscovering traditional techniques of knitting, darning, home-cooking, and […]
Tangerine – Film Review
Tangerine – Film Review by David Turpin Directed by Sean Baker Starring Kitana Kiki Rodriguez, Mya Taylor, Karren Karagulian, Mickey O’Hagan, James Ransome. Sean Baker follows up his tart but tender-hearted off-Hollywood […]
The Bell Of – Theatre Upstairs – Review
Theatre Upstairs – The Bell Of – Review Dates – 10 November 2015 – 21 November 2015 7.00PM / Tuesday – Saturday 1.00PM (matinee) / Wednesday + Saturday This is a new […]
Steve Jobs – Film Review
Steve Jobs – Film Review by Frank L Directed by Danny Boyle Writers: Aaron Sorkin (screenplay), Walter Isaacson (book) Stars: Michael Fassbender, Kate Winslet, Seth Rogen Anyone who wants to change the […]
Fathers and Daughters – Film Review
Fathers and Daughters – Film Review by Frank L. Director: Gabriele Muccino Writer: Brad Desch (screenplay) Stars: Amanda Seyfried, Aaron Paul, Ryan Eggold Jake Davis (Russell Crowe) is a Pulitzer prize-winning novelist. […]
The Hallow – Film Review
The Hallow – Film Review by Stephen McDermott Director: Corin Hardy Writers: Corin Hardy (screenplay), Felipe Marino (screenplay) (as Olga Barreneche) Stars: Joseph Mawle, Bojana Novakovic, Michael McElhatton The west of Ireland […]
Visiting Mr. Green – Viking Theatre – Review
Visiting Mr. Green – Viking Theatre – Review by Frank L. Written by Jeff Baron Jeff Baron was born and brought up in New Jersey and Visiting Mr. Green is an early […]
Kill Your Friends – Film Review V2.0
Kill Your Friends – Film Review by Pierce McDonough Directed by Owen Harris Written by John Niven Stars: Nicholas Hoult, Tom Riley, James Corden Nicholos Hoult plays the amoral A&R man, Stelfox, […]
The Lady in the Van – Film Review
The Lady in the Van – Film Review by Frank L. Directed by Nicholas Hytner Writer: Alan Bennett Stars: Dominic Cooper, Maggie Smith, James Corden Alan Bennett has been an intimate and […]
John Grant – Vicar Street – Live Review – 09-11-15
John Grant – Vicar Street – Live Review – 09-11-15 We are the Greatest Mother Fuckers, according to John Grant at least, or so he told us on numerous occasions last night. […]
Metropolis – RDS – Live Review – 8/11/15
Metropolis – RDS, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4 – Review by Frances Winston – Sunday 8th November 2015 A trip beyond the pale meant that I was unable to attend this event on the […]
In Light of Salt Rings They Drew – Complex – Review
In Light of Salt Rings They Drew – Written by Sadhbh Moriarty – Review by Frank L Complex- Nov 6th and 7th – Strive Theatre Production Sadhbh Moriarty follows her first play […]
Interview with Mike Finn – Unlucky Cabin Boy
“Based on a true story, The Unlucky Cabin Boy tells of the young Patrick O’Brien of Limerick in 1835. In a desperate attempt to escape his life of poverty, he signed himself […]
METZ – Whelans – Live Review
METZ – Whelans, Dublin, 6th November 2015 – Review by Killian Laher Maybe it was the time of year. Or the murky weather. Or the absence of ‘SOLD OUT’ signs at Whelans. […]
Dublin Event Guide (9-11-15 – 15-11-15)
We survived Metropolis, but there are even more festivals this week, with the Dublin Book Festival kicking off. There’s also a mass of new plays with the Forgotten, Beowulf, The Unlucky Cabin […]
Metropolis – RDS – Live Review – 7/11/15
Metropolis – 7/11/15 -Live Review This is the dawning of a new age, the winter festival! Yes, Metropolis is the first to venture into the sleepy pre-Christmas months, and I think it […]
Hot Chip – Metropolis Festival – RDS – Review
Hot Chip – Metropolis – 7-11-15 – Review Looking slightly like they just stayed on from the web summit after the release of their new killer app, Hot Chip took to the […]
Moving Forward: An Interview with Riot Tapes
Moving Forward: An Interview with Riot Tapes Since becoming as a band in 2009, Riot Tapes are now ready to release their debut record. The Dublin group (consisting of Elaine Doyle, Chris […]
Sour – Alan Walsh – Book Review
Sour – Book Review by Cormac Fitzgerald Writer: Alan Walsh Published by: Pillar International Publishing Sour is a wild, untethered tale of modern Irish mythology. An adventure set deep in the midlands, […]
Brooklyn – Film Review V2.0
Brooklyn – Film Review – by Emily Elphinstone Director: John Crowley Writers: Nick Hornby (screenplay) Stars: Saoirse Ronan, Emory Cohen, Domhnall Gleeson Both heartbreaking, and hilarious; Brooklyn reveals the emotional wrenches that […]
Scout’s Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse – Film Review
Scout’s Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse – Film Review by Stephen McDermott Director: Christopher Landon Writers: Carrie Lee Wilson (screenplay) (as Carrie Evans) , Emi Mochizuki (screenplay) Stars: Tye Sheridan, Logan Miller, […]
Martin Courtney – Many Moons – Album Review
Martin Courtney – Many Moons – Album Review by Killian Laher Martin Courtney, main man from pleasant power poppers Real Estate has just released his debut solo album. The mood is relaxed […]
Tingo – Smock Alley – Theatre Review
Tingo – Smock Alley – Review by Frank L. Written by Cian O’Ceallachain and Jessie Doyle The programme provides a dictionary definition of Tingo “portuguese – n. the act of taking objects […]
He Named Me Malala – Film Review
He Named Me Malala – Film Review by Frank L Directed by Davis Guggenheim Stars: Malala Yousafzai, Ziauddin Yousafzai, Toor Pekai Yousafzai In the colonial struggles of Afghanistan in the nineteenth century […]
No More Workhorse 