Still Alice – Movie Review by Frances Winston Directed by: Richard Glatzer, Wash Westmoreland Starring: Julianne Moore, Alec Baldwin, Kristen Stewart, Kate Bosworth, Hunter Parrish In cinemas March 6th As the film […]
Still Alice – Movie Review
Swervedriver – I Wasn’t Born To Lose You – Album Review
Album Review: Swervedriver – I Wasn’t Born To Lose You – released 2nd March – Review by Killian Laher All your nineties chancer bands are, one by one, returning with a vengeance. Swervedriver […]
The Gloaming – NCH – 1-3-15 – Review
The Gloaming – National Concert Hall – 1-03-15 – Review When the Gloaming took to the stage at five past eight, I’m sure they took a few by surprise. There was certainly […]
Things To Do In Dublin (2-03-15 – 8-03-15)
There’s a new festival this week with the Five Lamps kicking off on March 4th and running until the 14th. There’s also some fine new additions in the world of theatre, with […]
New Music – Annie Wolf – Accomplice
Annie Graham is a Wicklow who formed Annie Wolf in 2014. Their new single ‘Accomplice’ is a swirling guitar track with is refreshingly raw. Enjoy it below. In late 2014, Annie (Graham) […]
Run/ Don’t Run – Civic Theatre – Review
It is 1999 and a hot summer in New York. Gene is an Irish American living in Spanish Harlem with a Dominican girlfriend Perdita. When his Irish cousin Eoin turns up on […]
Portraits of a time in Bohemia – Lillie’s Bordello – Review
Portraits of a time in Bohemia – Written and Sung by Christof van der Berg – Review by Frank L. Bohemia is not the place in Europe famous for glass but that […]
Competition – Win Tickets for Ériu – IMMA – 16th March
ÉRIU– A Celebration of an Age-Old Tradition, Body&Soul Style. The Eve of St Patrick’s Day, 16th MARCH, 2015. – Irish Museum of Modern Art, DUBLIN We have two tickets to give away […]
Duke Garwood – Heavy Love – Album Review
Duke Garwood – Heavy Love – Album Review by Killian Laher Blues guitarist Duke Garwood has achieved recent acclaim through his work with Mark Lanegan, so it is perhaps opportune that he […]
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel – Movie Review
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel – Review by Frank L. Directed by John Madden Writer: Ol Parker (screenplay) Stars: Maggie Smith, Richard Gere, Bill Nighy This is the sequel to the […]
The Hole – Powerscourt Theatre – Review
The Hole written by John Sheehy – Review by Frank L. Bewleys Café Theatre is to be congratulated in finding a suitable nearby location in the Powerscourt Centre while its Grafton Street […]
JDIFF – Programme Announced – 19th – 29th March
Jameson Dublin International Film Festival 19th to 29th March 2015 At the Lighthouse this morning Grainne Humphreys, festival director, introduced some of the highlights of the programme which will include over 130 […]
Paper Souls – Movie Review
Paper Souls – Review by Frank L. Directed by Vincent Lannoo Writer: François Uzan (screenplay) Stars: Stéphane Guillon, Julie Gayet, Jonathan Zaccaï The film begins with a widow giving a splendid graveside […]
Slender – Theatre Upstairs – Review
Slender written by Shane O’Regan – Review by Frank L. Set deep in a forest somewhere in Ireland a young couple, Alex (Stephen O’Leary) and Rachael (Hilary Bowen-Walsh), are on a weekend […]
The Tallest Man on Earth – Vicar Street – Oct 21st
Ok, October seems a long way away at this point, but still something to look forward to. The Tallest Man on Earth has long been a favourite of this site, so we’re […]
Backstreet Boys: Show’em what you’re made of – Movie Reivew
BACKSTREET BOYS: SHOW’EM WHAT YOU’RE MADE OF Review: LAW “Backstreet Boys: Show ‘Em What You’re Made Of” is a documentary made by Stephen Kijak, spanning the 2 years the band spent making […]
Witness – Civic Theatre – Review
This is a tale told from two perspectives, a mother and a son. It is the story of a crime that became headline news and shocked a nation, but the origin seems […]
Steve Gunn and Black Twig Pickers – Seasonal Hire – Album Review
Seasonal Hire – Steve Gunn and Black Twig Pickers – Review by Tim Moss Seasonal Hire is not a sequel to Way Out Weather, but instead a re-piecing of a prior project […]
Underneath – Civic Theatre – Review
Underneath written and performed by Pat Kinevane – Produced by Fishamble – Review by Frank L. Pat Kinevane has two previous one man plays, Forgotten (2006) and Silent (2011) which have toured […]
Things To Do In Dublin (23-02-15 – 1-03-15)
In Theatre, there’s Run/ Don’t Run and Witness at the Civic and Sea Wall at the Project. There’s also Slender at the Theatre Upstairs. The Collaborations Festival continues at Smock Alley. Not […]
Grace and Maggie – Collaborations Festival – Smock Alley – Review
Grace and Maggie – Smock Alley Main Space – Collaborations Festival – Review This is the story of a young gay couple living together in Dublin. They have just moved in together […]
Paper House – Collaborations Festival – Smock Alley – Review
When the show opens, the stage is filled with boxes and a single female protagonist. The young woman is opening a variety of boxes and examining their contents. They appear to be […]
Jape – Academy – Concert Review
Jape at the Academy, Dublin on 19th Feb 2015 – Review by Killian Laher Dublin turned out in force to the Academy to witness the return of Richie Egan, otherwise known as […]
The Wedding Ringer – Movie Review – V2.0
The Wedding Ringer – Movie Review by Frances Winston Directed by: Jeremy Garelick Starring: Kevin Hart, Josh Gad, Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting, Alan Ritchson, Cloris Leachman, Mimi Rogers, Ken Howard, Affion Crockett, Jorge Garcia, […]
A Midsummer Night’s Dream – Abbey Theatre – Review
A Midsummer Night’s Dream – Abbey Theatre – Review by Colm O’Leary When this production was announced several months ago, the most exciting part was the team of creatives behind it with […]
Interview with Lisa Lambe
We had the chance to interview Lisa Lambe, star of Breaking Dad currently running at the Gaiety Theatre about her music and theatre career. You can find the results below! Lisa’s album Heaven […]
Mark Kozelek – NCH – 6-08-15
There have been many twists and turns in the career of Mark Kozelek, but this is definitely his biggest gig in Dublin to date! It has just been announced on Sad Reminders […]
The Duke of Burgundy – Movie Review
The Duke of Burgundy – Reviewed by David Turpin Directed by Peter Strickland Starring: Sidse Babett Knudsen, Chiara D’Anna, Fatma Mohamed Peter Strickland’s third feature, The Duke of Burgundy, initially appears to […]
Under My Bed – 2015 – Charity Event
Under My Bed will run at Smock Alley Theatre from March 12th to 14, with all proceeds going to Barnardos Ireland. There are a wide rand of well known Irish Personalities involved, […]
No More Workhorse 