Film Reads: The Breakfast Club – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review Performances – 20–26 September – 21:00 – Venue – Dublin Castle – Castle Gardens For those not old enough to remember […]
Sweetheart – Film Review by Hugh Maguire Director – Marley Morrison Writer – Marley Morrison Stars – Nell Barlow, Jo Hartley, Ella-Rae Smith A quintessentially English piece, Sweetheart is set in a […]
Arrivalists – Last of the Written Pages – Album Review by Killian Laher Last of the Written Pages is the first full-length album from Pat Barrett in the guise of Arrivalists. Formerly […]
Album of the Week – 17/09/21 If you haven’t checked out Elephant’s new release Ice Cream, you’d need to sort that out right away! It’s featured below, along with The Album Leaf […]
José González – Local Valley – Album Review by Cathy Brown José González is a singular artist who has a sound that is as distinctive as it is comforting. His rhythmic and […]
Herself – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Phyllida Lloyd Starring: Clare Dunne, Harriet Walter, Conleth Hill In cinemas now Thanks to the pandemic this film has had a very rocky […]
Tonic – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review Fionn Foley & Rough Magic Performances – 11, 13–19 September @ 20:30, €16/€14 Venue – Dublin Castle – Outside the Printworks Duration – 75mins The […]
Album of the Week – 10/09/21 I could pretend this was a tight contest that was deeply considered, but yeah, no surprises this week really! Still, it’s an album I’ll be listening […]
Copshop – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Joe Carnahan Starring: Gerard Butler, Frank Grillo, Alexis Louder In cinemas September 10th Not many people go out of their way to be […]
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings – Film Review by Katie McCann Director – Destin Daniel Cretton Writers – Dave Callaham (screenplay by), Destin Daniel Cretton(screenplay by), Andrew Lanham(screenplay by) […]
Whipping Boy – Heartworm: A Personal Reflection by Killian Laher Whipping Boy’s second album has received the long-overdue reissue treatment, just missing the 25th anniversary by 9 months or so. So what […]
Walls and Windows – Abbey Theatre – Review 23 August – 11 September 2021 Walls and Windows by Rosaleen McDonagh Live-stream dates: 27 – 28 August In-person: 23 – 28 August On-demand: […]
Album of the Week – 27/08/21 Are you ready for this? Yes, it’s another Friday and that means another round-up of new sounds! One of the best live bands you’ll see, The […]
Our Ladies – Film Review by Katie McCann Director – Michael Caton-Jones Writers – Michael Caton-Jones, Alan Warner(novel) Stars – Ross Anderson, Tony Atherton, Eve Austin Our Ladies is based on the […]
The Redemption of a Rogue – Film Review by Frank L. Written and Directed by Philip Doherty Stars – Aaron Monaghan, Aisling O’Mara, Kieran Roche Jimmy Cullen (Aaron Monaghan) is a modern-day […]
Steve Gunn – Other You – Album Review by Killian Laher Steve Gunn has built up a quietly impressive collection of albums over the last eight years or so. While he is […]
Album of the Week – 20/08/21 Angel Olsen shows her love of 80’s music with the Aisles EP, which features covers of such songs as Gloria and the Safety Dance. Why Men […]
Censor – Film Review by Katie McCann Director – Prano Bailey-Bond Writers – Prano Bailey-Bond, Anthony Fletcher Stars – Niamh Algar, Michael Smiley, Nicholas Burns Censor is the first feature film from […]
Love Will Be Reborn – Martha Wainwright – Album Review by Cathy Brown Martha Wainwright’s songwriting has always been as blunt as it is emotional, and she has never shied away from […]
People Just Do Nothing: Big in Japan – Film Review by Hugh Maguire Director – Jack Clough Writers – Lily Brazier(additional material), Asim Chaudhry(contributing writer), Allan Mustafa Stars – Asim Chaudhry, Lily […]
Albums of the Week – 13/08/21 Come one, come all from far and wide and see the amazing spectacle we have for you… yes, new music… I mean… NEW MUSIC!!! This week […]
Deafheaven – Infinite Granite – Album Review by Killian Laher On their fifth album, Deafheaven has pretty much excised all the metal from their sound. Gone are most of the heavy guitars […]
Wildland – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Jeanette Nordahl Starring: Sandra Guldberg Kampp, Sidse Babett Knudsen, Besir Zeciri, Joachim Fjelstrup, Elliott Crosset Hove Released in the IFI August 13th This […]
Free Guy – Film Review by Katie McCann Director – Shawn Levy Writers – Matt Lieberman(screenplay by), Zak Penn(screenplay by) Stars – Ryan Reynolds, Jodie Comer, Taika Waititi It’s not easy to […]
Album of the Week – 06/08/21 So, will Kanye West actually release Donda this week? The real question should be will it be any good and the answer is probably ‘not really’. […]
Zola – Film Review by Katie McCann Director – Janicza Bravo Writers – Janicza Bravo, Jeremy O. Harris, A’Ziah King(based on the tweets by) Stars – Taylour Paige, Riley Keough, Nicholas Braun […]
The First Bad Man – Pan Pan Theatre 30 – 31 July, 8:00 PM (IST) “a two-part performance broadcast in 360 based on a reading of THE FIRST BAD MAN, a novel […]
Limbo – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Ben Sharrock Starring: Amir El-Masry, Vikash Bhai. Ola Orebiyi. Kwabena Ansah. Kenneth Collard, Kais Nashef, Sidse Babett Knudsen In cinemas July 30th Usually, […]
Album of the Week – 30/07/21 This week we’ve a few good Irish releases including Ali Comerford (Knots), Meljoann (H.R.) and John Francis Flynn (I Would Not Live Always), all of which […]
No More Workhorse 