Small Things Like These – Film Review by Frank L Director Tim Mielants Writers Enda Walsh, Claire Keegan Stars Cillian Murphy, Patrick Ryan, Peter Claffey In 1985, Ireland was on the verge […]
Small Things Like These – Film Review
The Heretic – Film Review
The Heretic – Film Review by Brian Merriman Written & Directed by Scott Beck & Bryan Woods Starring: Hugh Grant as Mr Reed, Sophie Thatcher as Sister Barnes, Chloe East as Sister Paxton. […]
Album of the Week – 25/10/24
Album of the Week – 25/10/24 The list of new albums this week includes names like They Might Be Giants (Beast of Horns), Ben Folds (Sleigher) and Pixies (The Night the Zombies […]
Interview with Gemma Hayes
Interview with Gemma Hayes by Killian Laher No More Workhorse caught up with Gemma Hayes, battling a cold, to discuss her new album and touring plans. Thanks for agreeing to do the […]
The Room Next Door – Film Review
The Room Next Door – Film Review by Frank L Director Pedro Almodóvar Writers Pedro Almodóvar, Sigrid Nunez Stars John Turturro, Julianne Moore, Tilda Swinton Almodovar is and always has been a […]
Pixies – The Night The Zombies Came – Album Review
Pixies – The Night The Zombies Came – Album Review by Killian Laher Since the Pixies reformed 20 years ago and began releasing albums 10 years ago, we’ve all had to recalibrate […]
Emilia Pérez – Film Review
Emilia Pérez – Film Review Directed and written by Jacques Audiard Collaborative writers: Thomas Bidegain, Nicholas Livecchi, Lea Mysius Based on a novel by Boris Razon Starring: Zoe Saldana, Karla Sofia Gascon, […]
Album of the Week – 18/10/24
Album of the Week – 18/10/24 This week, there’s a remastered and expanded version of the 1991 album Artistic Vice (called Artistic Vice Collector’s Edition) by the wonderful Daniel Johnston. For new […]
The Wild Robot – Film Review
The Wild Robot – Film Review Director – Chris Sanders Writers – Chris Sanders, Peter Brown Stars – Lupita Nyong’o, Pedro Pascal, Kit Connor When a container ship is hit by a […]
Home, Boys, Home – Viking Theatre – Review
Home, Boys, Home – Viking Theatre – Review Review by Frank L Home, Boys, Home – Written by Dermot Bolger This is the third part of a trilogy of plays by Dermot […]
Evan Dando – The Ambassador – Live Review
Evan Dando – The Ambassador, Dublin – Live Review by Killian Laher Sat 12th Oct 2024 What a night. You never know which Evan Dando you’re gonna get: just about keeping it […]
Album of the Week – 11/10/24
Album of the Week – 11/10/24 After the excitement of last week, this week is a lot quieter in terms of new releases. Still, we have albums from Field Music (Limits of […]
Find Your Eyes – Dublin Theatre Festival – Review
Find Your Eyes – Dublin Theatre Festival – Review 10–12 Oct – O’Reilly Theatre, Belvedere College “Choreo-photolist” – The Choreo Photolist is a photographic meditation to the tune of our turbulent times. […]
The Crime is Mine – Film Review
The Crime is Mine – Film Review by Hugh Maguire Director – François Ozon Writers – François Ozon, Philippe Piazzo, Georges Berr Stars – Nadia Tereszkiewicz, Rebecca Marder, Isabelle Huppert Hot on […]
The Apprentice – Film Review
The Apprentice – Film Review by Brian Merriman Directed by Ali Abbasi Written by Gabriel Sherman. Starring: Sebastian Stan, Jeremy Strong, Maria Bakalova, and Martin Donovan. We have lived in a decade where we have been […]
Album of the Week – 04/10/24
Album of the Week – 04/10/24 What a week! We’ve new releases from A Place to Bury Strangers (Synthesizer), Godspeed You! Black Emperor (NO TITLE AS OF 13 FEBRUARY 2024 28,340 DEAD), […]
Joker: Folie à Deux – Film Review
Joker: Folie à Deux – Film Review by Brian Merriman Directed by Todd Phillips Written by Scott Silver and Todd Phillips Starring Joaquin Phoenix, Lady Gaga, Brendan Gleeson, Steve Coogan, Catherine Keener, Jacob […]
Beatrice and Benedict – Irish National Opera – Review
Beatrice and Benedict – Irish National Opera – Review by Brian Merriman Composed by Hector Berlioz based on the comedy by William Shakespeare. October 1st 2024, at the National Concert Hall. Running […]
Grania – Abbey Theatre – Review
Grania – Abbey Theatre – Review 21 September – 26 October 2024 As part of the Dublin Theatre Festival 2024 Written by Augusta Gregory Directed by Caitríona McLaughlin Augusta Gregory, aka Lady […]
Album of the Week – 27/09/24
Album of the Week – 27/09/24 This week sees the return of Alan Sparhawk of Low under the most difficult of circumstances. The new album ‘White Roses, My God’ is a change […]
Dream Factory – Civic Theatre – Review
Dream Factory – Civic Theatre – Review As part of the Dublin Theatre Festival Dream Factory presented by Lords of Strut in association with The Civic Photo Credit – Olga Kuzmenko We […]
The Outrun – Film Review
The Outrun – Film Review by Frank L. Director – Nora Fingscheidt Writers – Nora Fingscheidt, Amy Liptrot, Daisy Lewis Stars – Saoirse Ronan, Saskia Reeves, Stephen Dillane It is seventeen years […]
Thurston Moore – Flow Critical Lucidity – Album Review
Thurston Moore – Flow Critical Lucidity – Album Review by Killian Laher This is, I believe, Thurston Moore’s ninth solo album, and seventh since the demise of Sonic Youth. As with everything […]
Album of the Week – 20/09/24
Album of the Week – 20/09/24 Some great new sounds this week from some big names. We have the return of Kate Pierson (of The B-52s) with her new album Radios and […]
Behind The Moon – Tim Blanchard – Book Review
Behind The Moon – Tim Blanchard – Book Review by Killian Laher This is Tim Blanchard’s follow-up to Like Magic In The Streets. He has fast-forwarded on five years or so from […]
Clinic Stars – Only Hinting – Album Review
Clinic Stars – Only Hinting – Album Review by Killian Laher It hasn’t gone unnoticed that so-called dream pop, as practised by quiet, introverted types in the late 80s and early 90s […]
Q&A with David Horan – Dublin Theatre Festival
Q&A with David Horan – Dublin Theatre Festival We put some questions to David Horan, the writer and director of Sandpaper and Sunburn, which will run at the Dublin Theatre Festival later […]
The Goldman Case – Film Review
The Goldman Case – Film Review by Hugh Maguire Director – Cédric Kahn Writers – Nathalie Hertzberg, Cédric Kahn Stars – Arieh Worthalter, Arthur Harari, Stéphan Guérin-Tillié It seems we cannot get […]
The Maestro & The Mosquita – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review
The Maestro & The Mosquita – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review Theatre Lovett 12 – 15 September – Project Arts Centre As you enter the theatre, you see the simple but surprisingly […]
No More Workhorse 