Close – Film Review by Frank L. Directed by Lukas Dhont Stars – Eden Dambrine, Gustav De Waele, Émilie Dequenne The director of this piece, Lukas Dhont, is 31 years of age […]
Close – Film Review
Album of the Week – 23/02/23
Album of the Week – 23/02/23 The phrase of the week is ‘side project’, with albums from David Brewis (of Field Music – The Soft Struggles), Ellis Ludwig-Leone (of San Fermin – […]
Silent Trade – Lyric Theatre – Review
Silent Trade – Lyric Theatre – Review by Cathy Brown Kabosh Theatre Company present Silent Trade by Rosemary Jenkinson at Lyric Theatre, Belfast Wed 22—Sun 26 Feb 2023 “Everything is survivable…” Over […]
Interview with Boa Morte – Part 1
Interview with Boa Morte – Part 1 by Killian Laher No More Workhorse caught up with Cormac Gahan and Bill Twomey of Boa Morte in advance of the release of their fourth […]
Broker – Film Review
Broker – Film Review Director: Hirokazu Koreeda Cinematography: Hong Kyung-pyo Screenplay: Hirokazu Koreeda Starring: Song Kang-ho (Sang-hyeon), Gang Dong-won (Dong-soo) Bae Doona (Soo-jin) , Ji-eun Lee (So-young) Lee Joo-young (Detective Lee) Seung-soo […]
Album of the Week – 17/02/23
Album of the Week – 17/02/23 So, this week sees new releases from Avey Tare (of Animal Collective), dEUS, Lowly, the wonderfully named Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs. You can […]
Marcel The Shell With Shoes On – Film Review
Marcel The Shell With Shoes On – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Dean Fleischer Camp Starring: Jenny Slate, Rosa Salazar, Thomas Mann, Dean Fleischer Camp, Lesley Stahl, Isabella Rossellini In […]
The Son – Film Review
The Son – Film Review by Brian Merriman Director – Florian Zeller Writer – Florian Zeller (screenplay by), Christopher Hampton (screenplay by), Based on Zeller’s play Le Fils Stars – Hugh Jackman, […]
Oh, Brother – Bewleys Cafe Theatre – Review
Oh, Brother – Bewleys Cafe Theatre – Review by Brian Merriman From February 13th at 1.00pm, with a SOIRÉE PERFORMANCE at 7pm on Thursday, February 23rd, 2023. Duration 50 minutes Oh, Brother, […]
Album of the Week – 10/02/23
Album of the Week – 10/02/23 Lisa O’Neill returns this week with her first album since Heard a Long Gone Song all the way back in 2018. It’s creepy and weird and […]
Album of the Week – 03/02/23
Album of the Week – 03/02/23 January is over and we’re into the shortest month of the year! There’s also a grand stretch in the evening, in case you haven’t noticed. In […]
Hammock – Love In The Void – Album Review
Hammock – Love In The Void – Album Review by Killian Laher Hammock have been releasing albums for nearly 20 years, but the last few have been getting quieter and quieter, culminating […]
The Whale – Film Review
The Whale – Film Review by Brian Merriman Directed by Darren Aronofsky Screenplay by Samuel D. Hunter, Based on The Whale by Samuel D. Hunter Starring: Brendan Fraser, Sadie Sink, Samantha Morton […]
The Piece With The Drums – Project Arts Centre – Review
The Piece With The Drums – Project Arts Centre – Review THE PIECE WITH THE DRUMS by David Bolger Tuesday 24th – Saturday 28th January, 2023 Tickets: Pay what you can, recommended […]
All the Beauty and the Bloodshed – Film Review
All the Beauty and the Bloodshed – Film Review by Frank L Directed by Laura Poitras Stars – Nan Goldin, David Armstrong (archive footage), Marina Berio Nan Goldin is an innovative photographer […]
Interview with Scott Munro (Preoccupations) – Part 1
Interview with Scott Munro (Preoccupations) – Part 1 by Killian Laher No More Workhorse caught up with guitarist Scott Munro of Preoccupations ahead of their European tour. Preoccupations European Tour starts in […]
Joseph Chester – Lucia – Album Review
Joseph Chester – Lucia – Album Review by Killian Laher After his Carolan/Cage EP a few years ago, Joseph Chester has continued down a similar path. None of the jangly guitars of […]
The Fabelmans – Film Review
The Fabelmans – Film Review by Brian Merriman Director: Steven Spielberg Writers: Steven Spielberg, Tony Kushner Producers: Steven Spielberg, Tony Kushner, Kristie Macosko Krieger Music by John Williams Cinematography: Janusz Kamiński Starring: Gabriel LaBelle, Michelle Williams, […]
Album of the Week – 20/01/23
Album of the Week – 20/01/23 Despite it being mid-January and just after Blue Monday, this is actually quite a good week for new releases! We have new albums from the likes […]
New Irish Music: Boa Morte – Hard To Know
New Irish Music: Boa Morte – Hard To Know by Killian Laher Boa Morte returns with the first single from their forthcoming album The Total Space. Based on the track Hard To […]
An Evening With Mere Mortals – Smock Alley – Review
An Evening With Mere Mortals – Smock Alley – Review by Brian Merriman 16 – 21 Jan – 8pm, 3pm on Sat – Boys’ School – Duration: 65 minutes Photo credit is […]
Bank of Dave – Film Review
Bank of Dave – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Chris Foggin Starring: Joel Fry, Phoebe Dynevor, Rory Kinnear, Hugh Bonneville, Paul Kaye, Jo Hartley, Cathy Tyson Streaming on Netflix from […]
Album of the Week – 13/01/23
Album of the Week – 13/01/23 After a short break for Christmas, your undoubted favourite ‘Album of the Week’ slot is back! Well, as you should expect for early January, things are […]
Tár – Film Review
Tár – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Todd Field Starring: Cate Blanchett, Noémie Merlant, Nina Hoss, Sophie Kauer, Julian Glover, Allan Corduner, Mark Strong In cinemas January 13th This movie […]
M3GAN – Film Review
M3GAN – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Gerard Johnstone Writers – Akela Cooper(screenplay by), James Wan(story by) Starring: Allison Williams, Jenna Davis, Violet McGraw, Amie Donald In cinemas on January […]
Interview with Martin Clancy – Part 2
Interview with Martin Clancy – Part 2 by Killian Laher Martin Clancy’s book, Artificial Intelligence and Music Ecosystem is out now. “Artificial Intelligence and Music Ecosystem highlights the opportunities and rewards associated […]
Best Films of 2022
Best Films of 2022 For our final post of the year, we’ve decided to have a look back on what we enjoyed in the cinema over the last 12 months! it was […]
Corsage – Film Review
Corsage – Film Review by Hugh Maguire Director – Marie Kreutzer Writer – Marie Kreutzer Stars – Colin Morgan, Vicky Krieps, Finnegan Oldfield The Empress Elizabeth of Austria (1837-98) was the longest-serving […]
Piaf – Gate Theatre – Review
Piaf – Gate Theatre – Review December 7th to Saturday January 28th 2023 We meet ‘Little Sparrow’ (Zara Devlin playing Piaf as a young girl) as she is singing on a street […]
No More Workhorse 