Coldbrook – Review by Mary Donnelly In a CERN type experimental laboratory in the Appalachian mountains a “breach”, a door between worlds, is opened, all living things that come through are zapped […]
Coldbrook – Tim Lebbon – Book Review
Things to do in Dublin (05-04-14 – 11-05-14)
So, what’s new this week? The Bealtaine Festival is in full swing and runs throughout May. The International Dublin Gay Theatre Festival runsfrom May 5th – 18th in many of the smaller […]
Twelfth Night – Abbey Theatre – Review
Twelfth Night was written by Shakespeare in 1601-1602 and tells the tale of twins, Viola and Sebastian, who are ship wrecked and believe the other to be dead. They both arrive in […]
Hill Street – Dublin Skateboarding Documentary – Preview
An Irish Skateboarding film? Yes, you read that right! I’ve always had a lot of respect for those than hang around the Bank of Ireland on Baggot street of a Saturday for […]
Temporary Gentleman – Sebastian Barry – Book Review
Jack McNulty is the Temporary Gentleman, a retired Irish soldier who served in the British Army during the Second World War. His story is also based on the maternal grandfather of the […]
Ilo Ilo – Movie Review
Ilo Ilo Review by Frank L. Director: Anthony Chen Writer: Anthony Chen Stars: Koh Jia Ler, Angeli Bayani, Tian Wen Chen Singapore in 1997 was in the middle of a financial crisis […]
Live Guide – Gigs in Dublin – May 2014
Some good new additions to the upcoming gigs in Dublin. Slayer will keep more than a few of my friends happy, with some old skool heavy metal coming to town! Future Island […]
New Movie Releases – 02-05-14
No major releases this week, so a chance for the little ones to shine! There’s a couple of foreign movie gems with Ilo, Ilo and In Bloom. There’s also Paul Walker’s last […]
Ken Loach Season at the IFI
A pretty impressive Ken Loach retrospective is just about to start in the IFI, which will also feature a visit from the man himself. “Loach will be visiting the IFI to […]
In Bloom – Movie Review
Directors: Nana Ekvtimishvili, Simon Groß Writer: Nana Ekvtimishvili Stars: Lika Babluani, Mariam Bokeria, Zurab Gogaladze In Bloom opens on May 3rd. For those of you expecting a Nirvana bio-pic, please go elsewhere! […]
Breaking Dad – Gaiety Theatre – Review
Breaking Dad – Review by Emily Elphinstone There is no doubt that Rory Nolan was born to play Ross O’Carroll-Kelly; and though I didn’t know it beforehand, he was also destined to […]
Songs for Amy – Movie Review
Songs for Amy – Review by Frances Winston Directed by: Konrad Begg Starring: Sean Maguire, Lorna Anderson, Barry Ward, Ross McMahon, Ford Kiernan, Kevin Ryan, Patrick Bergin Set predominantly in Galway this […]
Gruff Rhys – American Interior – Album Review
This is a fun project from Gruff. So much more than an album, this is also a film, book and an app. Why limit yourself? This is a review of the album […]
3epkano – Odessa Club – Review
3epkano celebrated their 10th anniversary last night in Odessa. I’m not sure how old that is in band years, but I think they’re equivalent to dog years, which makes them 70! It’s […]
Small Plastic Wars – New Theatre – Review
Joe has recently been made redundant. He’s been kicking around the house too much and is starting to get under his wife’s feet. He needs a hobby, something to keep him occupied […]
Bad Neighbours – Movie Review
Bad Neighbours – Review by Frances Winston Directed by: Nicholas Stoller Starring: Seth Rogan, Zak Efron, Rose Byrne, Dave Franco, Lisa Kudrow In cinemas May 3rd This film is simply called Neighbours […]
New Irish Music – Barry McCormack – When The Windows Shake
For a few years, Barry McCormack was the person I’d seen most live. About ten years ago, he seemed to play support to every gig I went to in Whelans! It was […]
The Lesson – Pearse Theatre – Review
The Lesson – Review by Dan O’Neill. The recent production of Eugene Ionesco’s ‘The Lesson’ by the comparatively recently formed AGNI Acting Studio had a number of marks to hit. How to […]
Plastic – Movie Review
Plastic – Review by Frances Winston. Directed by: Julian Gilbey Starring: Ed Speleers, Alfie Allen, Will Poulter, Sebastian de Souza, Emma Rigby In cinemas April 30th Heist drama’s tend to be a […]
American Smoke – Iain Sinclair – Book Review
American Smoke by Iain Sinclair – Review by Cormac Donnelly In “American Smoke” Iain Sinclair traces a path through the landscape of the United States and the channels of his memories, searching […]
Bealtaine Festival – 1st to 31st May 2014
As April is just about to pass, it’s time for the Bealtaine Festival, a festival that aims to ‘Celebrate creativity as we age’! It’s a wide ranging festival with all sorts on […]
Pompeii – Movie Review
Pompeii – Review by Frances Winston Directed by: Paul W.S. Anderson Starring: Kit Harington, Emily Browning, Carrie-Anne Moss, Adewale Akinnuoye- Agbaje, Jessica Lucas, Jared Harris, Kiefer Sutherland In cinemas April 30th Spoiler […]
tUnE-yArDs – Nikki Nack – Album Review
This was probably the album I was most looking forward to this year. It was announced just before Christmas, and out of all the new releases, this was the one I wanted […]
Things to do in Dublin (28-04-14 – 04-05-14)
Can it really be May already? That hardly makes sense, sure wasn’t it New Years the other day. This week sees the start of the Bealtaine Festival which runs throughout May and […]
Act of Killing – Darklight Festival – Review
The Darklight festival continues until April 27th. “The Act of Killing – A documentary which challenges former Indonesian death-squad leaders to reenact their mass-killings in whichever cinematic genres they wish, including classic […]
Kiss Of The Chicken King – Project Arts Centre – Review
Kiss of the Chicken King runs at the Project Arts Centre from the 26th of April 2014 until the 3rd of May 2014 @ 8.00pm Kiss of the Chicken King is a […]
TV Review “The Pawn Edition”: Beverly Hills Pawn, Cajun Pawn Stars, Posh Pawn,Pawn Stars
This week I have been watching a lot of programs about pawn. And programs about buying wedding dresses, or buying storage containers, but mainly pawn. There are a lot of programs about […]
This Is How We Fly (Grand Social) & other IMC Gigs in May
We are greeted this sunny morning by the news that ‘This is how we fly’ are back on stage in Dublin. All the members of TIHWF perform in a variety of other […]
New Movie Releases – 25-04-14
Doesn’t Johnny Depp make an awful lot of rubbish these days? I thought he was meant to be one of those troubled artist types. Anyway, on with this weeks show… Transendence – […]
No More Workhorse 