The competition for oddest event in the fringe is always a hard fought battle, but the front runner at the moment are the Lords of Strut with their ‘Contain-a-Rave‘ event, which is […]
Tiger Dublin Fringe Preview – Lords of Strut – Contain-a-Rave
AERIE – Hatch And Host – Album Review
AERIE – Hatch And Host – Album Review This is a jazz album created by artists across Europe and led by German and Irish saxophonist Ingo Hipp and Sam Comerford. There is […]
The Treatment – Film Review
The Treatment – Film Review by C.K. MacNamara Director: Hans Herbots Writer: Mo Hayder (novel), Carl Joos Starring: Geert van Rampelberg, Ina Geerts, Johan van Assche. To say The Treatment is a […]
Things To Do In Dublin (17-08-15 – 23-08-15)
In Music, Deerhoof in Whelans, the Jungle Brothers in the Sugar Club and other than that… not much to be honest. I guess we’re all gearing up for Electric Picnic then? The […]
New Music – Gwenno – Chwyldro
In a world where lyrics are often lost in the mix, we rarely pay that much attention to what a pop star has to say. It’s only when you listen closely to […]
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. – Film Review
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. – Film Review by C.K. MacNamara Director: Guy Ritchie Writer: Guy Ritchie, Lionel Wigram Starring: Henry Cavill, Armie Hammer, Alicia Vikander The auteur days of Snatch and Lock, […]
Trainwreck – Film Review
Trainwreck – Film Review by Emily Elphinstone Director: Judd Apatow Writer: Amy Schumer Stars: Amy Schumer, Bill Hader, Brie Larson Amy Schumer has enjoyed a meteoric rise to fame in the last […]
Fried Eggs – Theatre Upstairs – Review
Fried Eggs – Theatre Upstairs – Review by Frank L. Written by Lindsay Jane Sedgwick The set is just the back wall draped in a plain fabric and two metal chairs placed […]
Mistress America – Film Review
Mistress America – Film Review by C.K. MacNamara Director: Noah Baumbach Writer: Noah Baumbach, Greta Gerwig Starring: Greta Gerwig, Lola Kirke, Heather Lind. Beginning with what seems like a schlocky ‘growing up […]
The Seven Five – Film Review
The Seven Five – Film Review by Frank L. Directed by Tiller Russell Stars: Michael Dowd, Ken Eurell, Walter Yurkiw It is the early nineteen eighties and young Michael Dowd is a […]
New Music: James Vincent McMorrow – How to Waste a Moment
The bold James V McM has dropped a tune onto Soundcloud which is being seen as a taster sized treat of what is in store from his forthcoming album. It has come […]
New Music – Girl Band – Paul
It’s nice to see something this bitter and twisted come out of our own fair shores, and not surprise it’s from Girl Band. Their album ‘Holding Hands With Jamie’ will be released […]
Samuel Beckett Summer School Public Events Programme
I wonder if Beckett ever thought he’d inspire a summer school? Yes, the Samuel Beckett Summer School returns and runs from August 9th to 14th for those who consider deeply how long […]
Things To Do In Dublin (10-08-15 – 16-08-15)
In the world of theatre, the Samuel Beckett Summer School runs this week with a number of public events. There’s also the previews of By the bog of cats in the Abbey […]
Sun Kil Moon – National Concert Hall – Review
Sun Kil Moon – National Concert Hall, Dublin – Review by Killian Laher The grand old venue is surely the poshest venue Mark Kozelek has played in Dublin, a place more used […]
Max – Film Review
Max – Film Review by Emily Elphinstone Director: Boaz Yakin Writers: Boaz Yakin, Sheldon Lettich Stars: Thomas Haden Church, Josh Wiggins, Luke Kleintank The story of a military dog with Post-Traumatic Stress […]
Mangelhorn – Film Review V2.0
Mangelhorn – Film Review by C.K. MacNamara Director: David Gordon Green Writer: Paul Logan Starring: Al Pacino, Holly Hunter, Harmony Korine The coupling of Al Pacino and Holly Hunter in a slow […]
Ultimate Painting – Green Lanes – Album Review
Ultimate Painting – Green Lanes – Album Review by Killian Laher Jack Cooper and James Hoare, of Mazes and Veronica Falls respectively, return less than a year on from their debut collaboration […]
The Diary of a Teenage Girl – Film Review
The Diary of a Teenage Girl – Film Review by Frank L. Directed by Marielle Heller Stars: Bel Powley, Alexander Skarsgård, Kristen Wiig Minnie (Bel Powley) is the fifteen year old daughter […]
Pixels – Film Review
Pixels – Film Review by C.K. MacNamara Director: Chris Columbus Writer: Tim Herlihy, Adam Sandler, Timothy Dowling Starring: Adam Sandler, Peter Dinklage, Kevin James, Josh Gad The fetid swamp that is the […]
EL VY (Matt Berninger + Brent Knopf) Album + Dublin show
If the question ‘what is the plural of Elvis’ has ever kept you up at night, well, all has just been revealed! This is a side project of Matt Berninger of the […]
The School for Wives – New Theatre – Review
The School for Wives by Molière – AC Productions Aug 3rd – Aug 15th @ 7.30pm Arnolphe has an unusual view of women and the institution of marriage. He thinks that the […]
The Importance of Being Earnest – Smock Alley – Review
The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde – Review by Frank L Smock Alley Theatre 1662 – August 3rd-22nd in The Main Space In her director’s note, which is more insightful […]
Manglehorn – Film Review – Film Review
Manglehorn – Film Review by Eveleen Coyle Director: David Gordon Green Screenplay: Paul Logan Cast: Al Pacino, Holly Hunter, Harmony Korine, Chris Messina, Natalie Wilemon, Luis Olmeda, Edrick Browne and Marisa Varela. […]
Marlay Park Outdoor Cinema – Aug 8th & 9th 2015
A small treat this weekend in Marlay Park with some free movies! You can find full details here, but the basic deal is free and a brand new High Definition 646 square […]
Tall Firs – Ghostlight Ensemble – Album Review
Tall Firs – Ghostlight Ensemble Tall Firs are a pair of laid back, laconic American guitar strummers. Signed to Thurston Moore’s Ecstatic Peace label, Ghostlight Ensemble is their fourth album. Don’t expect […]
Doggie Do – 12-09-15 – Merrion Square
4 legs good, 2 legs… ok as well, I guess. Yes, this is a party for our canine friends (and their owners) as all the cool dogs in town will be in […]
Hard to be a God – Film Review
Hard to be a God – Film Review by David Turpin Directed by Aleksi German Starring: Leonid Yarmolnik, Aleksandr Chutko, Evgeniy Gerchakov, Laura Lauri Based on a 1964 novel by Arkady and […]
Things To Do In Dublin (3-08-15 – 9-08-15)
It’s August, and a time where things slow down! Not a classic week in truth, but a couple of new plays with the Importance of being Earnest and The School for Wives. […]
No More Workhorse 