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 […]
Bad Neighbours – Movie Review
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 – […]
Kan – Irish Tour – Whelans May 4th
A chance to see the award winning Kan at a venue near you around the country… KAN MAY 2014 TOUR: THUR MAY 1ST THE GLENS CENTRE, NEW LINE, MANORHAMILTON, CO. LEITRIM Doors […]
OKO – I Love You Computer Moutain – Album Review
OKO are a four piece featuring guitarist Shane Latimer, keyboardist Darragh O’Kelly, percussionist Shane O’Donovan and turntablist DJackulate. The band initially played together at the Bottlenote Festival in 2010. After this initial […]
Celebrating Seamus Heaney – National Concert Hall – 23-04-14
In truth, no one night could encompass the effect that someone like Seamus Heaney has had on Ireland. It’s an impossible task to take on, but the lovely night at the National […]
An Episode in the Life of an Iron Picker – Movie Review
An Episode in the Life of an Iron Picker- Review by Frank L. Directed by Danis Tanovic Cast: Nazif Mujic, Senada Alimanovic, Semsa Mujic Nazif is a member of the Roma community […]
All A Dream – Chancery Lane – Review
All a Dream – runs at Chancery Lane until April 26th @ 6.30. Matinee on April 26th. As you enter the small space in Chancery Lane, a lonely piano plays in the […]
Leper + Chip – Theatre Upstairs – Review
Leper + Chip continues at Theatre Upstairs until May 3rd. Leper is so called as he burnt his leg in a fire, and Chip because of a chipped front tooth in her […]
Tracks – Movie Review
Tracks – Review by Frank L Directed by John Curran Stars: Mia Wasikowska, Adam Driver, Emma Booth Released on April 25th “Tracks”, based on the book of the same title by one […]
A Winged Victory for the Sullen – Atomos VII – Review
The news of a new release from ‘A Winged Victory for the Sullen’ did set hearts a flutter around here. Their self titled album from 2011 was played on repeat for a […]
Peter Gabriel – O2, Dublin – December 10th 2014
It’s rare enough that we get excited about a gig in the O2, as we generally feel more at home in small dingy venues, but hearing So played in full? Well, it […]
Americanitis – The Seagull and other birds – Pan Pan – Public Rehearsal
The wonderful Pan Pan theatre company have thrown open their doors (until May 9th), so you can see what they get up to in the creative process for their latest work ‘Americanitis […]
Exhibition – Movie Review
Exhibition Review by Frank L. Directed by Joanna Hogg Stars: Viv Albertine, Liam Gillick, Tom Hiddleston For her third feature film, Hogg chooses a childless, married couple of some twenty years standing […]
Orcas – Yearling – Album Review
This is the second outing of Orcas after their 2012 self titled album. The band themselves are a two piece featuring Benoît Pioulard (who we featured previously here) and Rafael Anton Irisarri […]
The Amazing Spiderman 2 – Movie Review
The Amazing Spiderman 2 – Review by Frances Winston Directed by: Marc Webb Starring: Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Jamie Foxx, Campbell Scott, Embeth Davidtz, Paul Giamatti, Sally Field In cinemas April 18th […]
Things to do in Dublin (21-04-14 – 27-04-14)
Easter is a distant memory (kinda) and with far too much chocolate in our systems, it’s time to get out onto the streets of Dublin! The Darklight Festival (April 24th to 27th) […]
TV: The World of Liberace, Prisoners of War, Community, Crisis
I only found myself in a cinema a handful of times over the last 12 months, but a movie I saw and enjoyed was Behind the Candelabra. Sky Arts 2 are showing […]
No More Workhorse 