Movie of the Week – 18-12-19 There are two movies released this week. One of the is our movie of the week, the other is Cats! The other thing of interest is […]
Movie of the Week – 18-12-19
A Year in Music – 2019 – Niall McCann (Film Director)
A Year in Music – 2019 – Niall McCann (Film Director) by Killian Laher For our first of our ‘Year in Music’ posts, we talked to Film Director Niall McCann ahead of […]
Theatre in Dublin this Week – 17-12-19
Theatre in Dublin this Week – 17-12-19 Would you open a new play a week before Christmas? Neither would anyone else, it seems! There are a couple of returning favourites with Well […]
St Patrick’s Festival – Musical Highlights
St Patrick’s Festival – Musical Highlights Details of the St Patrick’s Festival musical events have just been announced, and they include This Is How We Fly, Lisa Hannigan and more besides. Check […]
Live Music in Dublin – 16-12-19
Live Music in Dublin – 16-12-19 It’s almost time for Santa to take the main stage! Expect a lot of Irish bands to play for the next week or so before it […]
Top 20 Albums of the Decade – Killian Laher
Top 20 Albums of the Decade – Killian Laher I’ve attempted to compile the albums of the decade. I suspect there’s little overlap with anyone else’s albums of the decade. Who is […]
Watchmen – TV Review
Watchmen – TV Review The main purpose of the first episode of Watchmen is to confuse the hell out of you! You are plunged into a new world, and there is no […]
Album of the Week – 13-12-19 – Annie Hart – A Softer Offering
Album of the Week – 13-12-19 Another slow week in December, but this one is quite lovely! Album fo the Week – Annie Hart – A Softer Offering “A Softer Offering, Annie […]
Interview with Artist Alan James Burns – Silicon Synapse
Interview with Artist Alan James Burns – Silicon Synapse by Phoebe Moore Artist Alan James Burns chats to No More Workhorse about his new piece Silicon Synapse and his wider artistic endeavours. […]
Gigs in 2020
Gigs in 2020 We’ve had a look at the next few months and picked our favourite gigs! Any of these would make good Christmas presents for the music nerd in your life! […]
So Long, My Son – Film Review
So Long, My Son – Film Review Director: Xiaoshuai Wang Writers: Mei Ah, Xiaoshuai Wang Stars: Liya Ai, Jiang Du, Zhao-Yan Guo-Zhang We meet Yaojun (Wang Jingchun) and Liyun (Yong Mei) as […]
Beanpole – Film Review
Beanpole – Film Review by Frank L. Director: Kantemir Balagov Writers: Kantemir Balagov, Aleksandr Terekhov Stars: Viktoria Miroshnichenko, Vasilisa Perelygina, Andrey Bykov The place is Leningrad. The time is Autumn 1945. It […]
This is NOT a Cult – Smock Alley – Review
This is NOT a Cult – Smock Alley – Review by Frank L In the advertising material for this production, it states it is set in “the near future (where) the seas […]
Movie of the Week – 11-12-19
Movie of the Week – 11-12-19 It’s a slow week as the world waits for… Star Wars! We have Jumanji: The Next Level, along with a few arthouse flicks in Beanpole, Citizen […]
The Kingmaker – Film Review
The Kingmaker – Film Review Director: Lauren Greenfield Stars: Andres Bautista, Ferdinand Marcos Jr., Imee Marcos Ferdinand Marcos ruled the Philippines from 1965 to 1986 with a regime that was renowned amongst […]
Jumanji: The Next Level – Film Review
Jumanji: The Next Level – Film Review by G. O’Byrne Director: Jake Kasdan Writers: Jake Kasdan, Jeff Pinkner Stars: Dwayne Johnson, Jack Black, Kevin Hart Responsible adults will know that Jumanji: The […]
Theatre in Dublin this Week – 10-12-19
Theatre in Dublin this Week – 10-12-19 It’s almost Christmas, and unfortunately, that means it’s all a bit quiet in the world of Theatre. Fear not though, as we do have a […]
Fontaines DC – Vicar Street – Live Review – 08-12-19
Fontaines DC – Vicar Street – Live Review – 08-12-19 by Killian Laher The Fontaines DC have had quite a year. Their Dogrel album is topping end of year polls all over […]
loscil – lifelike – Album Review
loscil – lifelike – Album Review by Killian Laher This is the music for a game of the same name composed by Scott Morgan, following soon after his excellent Equivalents album. This […]
Live Music in Dublin – 09-12-19
Live Music in Dublin – 09-12-19 Gruff Rhys is in Whelans tonight (Monday) to play music from his new album Pang! There’s also the final sounds from A House on Thursday in […]
Top 10 Albums of 2019 – Killian Laher
Top 10 Albums of 2019 – Killian Laher Although I don’t believe music should be a competition, I do like an ‘album of the year’ list. Every year should have one! To […]
Motherless Brooklyn – Film Review
Motherless Brooklyn – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Edward Norton Starring: Edward Norton, Bruce Willis, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Bobby Cannavale, Cherry Jones, Alec Baldwin, Willem Dafoe In cinemas December 6th Edward […]
Honey Boy – Film Review
Honey Boy – Film Review by Frank L. Director: Alma Har’el Writer: Shia LaBeouf Stars: Shia LaBeouf, Lucas Hedges, Noah Jupe We are first introduced to Otis (Lucas Hedges), aged 22, as […]
Album of the Week – 06/12/19 – Yann Tiersen – Portrait
Album of the Week -06/12/19 Actually, just looking at the list below, there’s a significant drop off in the number of albums released in December! I guess we focus on shopping and […]
Ordinary Love – Film Review
Ordinary Love – Film Review Directed by: Lisa Barros D’Sa, Glenn Leyburn Starring: Liam Neeson, Lesley Manville In cinemas December 6th It’s been so long since I saw Liam Neeson in anything […]
Theatre in 2020 – Preview
Theatre in 2020 – Preview Think of it, the year is 2020, a distant future where we all have flying cars and carry laser guns. Sadly, it never happened, but we do […]
Christmas Craicers – Bohemian Theatre – Review
Christmas Craicers – Bohemian Theatre – Review by P McGovern Bohemian Theatre in Phibsborough December 3 – 7 at 7:30 PM Christmas Craicers – Six Short Festive Plays at the Bohemian Theatre, […]
Beauty and the Beast – Grand Opera House – Review
Beauty and the Beast – Grand Opera House – Review by Cathy Brown Until Jan 20th 2020 This year’s annual Christmas panto at the Grand Opera House see Northern Ireland’s favourite dame, […]
Orson Welles’ Christmas Carol – New Theatre – Review
Orson Welles’ Christmas Carol – New Theatre – Review by Frank L. 3rd December – 14th December In 1938 Orson Welles following his famous Halloween broadcast of the “War of the Worlds” […]
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