JKF’s Last Hundred Days by Thurston Clarke – Review by Cormac Donnelly When President Obama shook the hand of Raul Castro at the funeral of Nelson Mandela in December 2013, international media […]
JKF’s Last Hundred Days – Thurston Clarke – Book Review
Pondling – Smock Alley – Review
‘Pondling’ is running in Smock Alley Theatre from March 31st – April 5th, and Axis Theatre 24th – 25th April. Pondling tells the story of a strange little girl in love with an […]
Tom at the Farm – Movie Review
Tom at the Farm – Movie Review by Frank L. Directed by Xavier Dolan Running Time: 105 mins The title is an accurate description of the mise en scene. The opening shots […]
New Irish Music – Glomar – Moves
We’ve featured CFIT a few times on the site previously and this is an off shot, with Noel from CFIt and David Cantan. See what you think below. Having contributed to each […]
Things to do in Dublin (31-03-14 – 06-04-14)
The clocks have done their springing forward and it’s starting to feel an awful lot like Summer! Yes, we’re hoping for a good one, and it should draw people out of hibernation […]
Desire – New Theatre – Review
Desire – New Theatre – Review by Frances Winston Based on Leo Tolstoy’s short story The Devil, this adaptation by Peter Reid who also directs, tells the story of Eugene who inherits […]
TV: The Woman in Black, Orphan, Girls, Our Gay Wedding, Hercules the Human Bear, New Worlds
Not only are the clocks springing forward tonight but it’s also earth hour at 8pm, so rest assured you are only going to miss The Voice, Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway […]
Jaki Liebezeit and Burnt Friedman – Grand Social – 28-03-14 – Review
An unusual crowd gathered in the Grand Social last night to see a drum legend. There were people of all generations, but a lot of 50 somethings dressed in black. These were […]
Slippers – Theatre Upstairs – Review
Slippers – Theatre Upstairs – Review by Helen O’Leary “Compulsive hoarding; excessive acquisition of and inability to discard large quantities of objects that cause significant distress” is inscribed on the label of […]
Phantom’s Replacement – TXFM Schedule Announced
There were a variety of articles written about the sad demise of Phantom, ourselves included, but it seems the creature that they’re replacing it with won’t actually be all that bad! Over […]
New Movie Releases – 28-03-14
Two big hitters this week, it’s Kermit versus Captain A. My money’s on the small green one… The Muppets Most Wanted – Unleash your innner 10 year old! Why fight it, you […]
The Past – Movie Review
The Past – Review by Sean Kingston Dir: Asghar Farhadi Running time: 130 mins. Release Date: March 28th The Past, Director Asghar Farhadi’s follow-up to his 2011 Oscar-winning A Separation, is a […]
The Muppets Most Wanted – Movie Review
The Muppets Most Wanted – Review by Frances Winston Directed by: James Bobbin Starring: Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Fozzy Bear, the Great Gonzo, Animal, Ricky Gervais, Tina Fey, Ty Burrell, Ray […]
Gig Guide – 27-03-2014 – Dum Dum Girls, Lloyd Cole and more…
It’s always nice to have Lloyd Cole in Dublin, but it’s an unusual choice of venue this time, as he’s playing the Pavilion, Dun Laoghaire on August 30th. There’s also the Dum […]
20 Feet From Stardom – Movie Review
20 Feet From Stardom – Review by Niall Curran Directed by Morgan Neville Running time: 91 mins Released at the IFI and selected cinemas from March 28th 2014 Winner of best documentary […]
Pondling – Smock Alley – Interview with Genevieve Hulme-Beaman
Pondling Interview by Emily Elphinstone. Genevieve Hulme-Beaman is an Actor, Playwright, and (if her writing is anything to go by) a bit of a creep. Since graduating from the Gaiety School of […]
New Muisc – Koen Holtkamp – Between Visible Things
Did you see the match last night? Seven minutes of almost football highlights, and more accurately electronic bliss from Koen Holtkamp, one half of the band Mountains. You can see our review […]
Little Thing, Big Thing – Civic Theatre – Review
An unlikely couple face the challenge of getting to Dublin with a roll of film. A Nun who has recently returned from Nigeria and a ex-con recently released from Mountjoy are thrown […]
Captain America: The Winter Soldier – Movie Review
Captain America: The Winter Soldier – Review by Frances Winston Directed by: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo Starring: Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Sebastian Stan, Anthony Mackie, Cobie Smulders, Frank Grillo, Emily VanCamp, Hayley […]
A Talent For Lying – Chancery Lane – Review
A Talent For Lying – Review by Emily Elphinstone A Talent for Lying is the tale of a (sort of) love story between Aidan and Lucy. Like many other romances in fiction, […]
Adventures In Failure – Smock Alley – Review
Adventures In Failure – Review by Frances Winston I’ve never worked in a shop but a straw poll of a few of my friends who have reveals that they did on occasion […]
Pixies – Indie Cindy – New Album
There was a time in my life when this would have been a cause of huge excitement. There was something nice about the Pixies’ decision not to release a new album, as […]
D. Charles Speer & The Helix – Doubled Exposure – Album Review
D. Charles Speer & The Helix – Doubled Exposer – Reviewed by: Conor Callanan (Cracklingvinyl) Having consumed what he could regarding the cultural and historical aspects of the Deep South growing up, […]
Darklight Festival: Reboot – Smithfield 24-27 April 2014
Details of the Darklight Festival have landed this morning, and they’ve a few exciting events that are worth a mention. We are big fans of ‘The Act of Killing’ which landed at […]
The Spinning Heart – Donal Ryan – Book Review
The Spinning Heart was the first published novel by Donal Ryan, and tells the tale of small town life in Limerick. The story is told as a collection of interwoven short stories. […]
Things to do in Dublin (24-02-14 – 30-03-14)
Dublin has recovered from the general madness of St. Patrick’s day and the world continues as before. There’s lots of new stuff to see and do around the city, so without further […]
TV: LA Stories, America’s Monster Hunters, Believe, Mammon
Some great documentaries on this week starting on Sunday night with the return of Louis Theroux to our screens with LA Stories (BBC2, 9pm). This three part series is set in LA […]
Conservatory – Peacock Theatre – Review
An old couple sit in a pair of armchairs at the close of day. They talk as we presume they always have, sniping at each other with cheap shots and low blows, […]
Brooks Cinema Club – Programme
One of the more unusual cinemas in Dublin is located in Brooks Hotel, who host a bi-monthly screening in their own private cinema. The Cinema only holds 26 people, and the seats […]
No More Workhorse 