Cinema Review: Café Society
Despite dividing itself between dual nostalgic depictions of 1930s Los Angeles and New York, Café Society nonetheless speaks to an altogether different ambivalence at the heart of Woody Allen’s filmmaking…
Soundbite: Garrett Fitzgerald Brother Hubbard and Piply
The take-away offerings at newly opened Piply are radically different to the norm. Garrett Fitzgerald talks to us about the philosophy behind his healthy new food venture with business partners…
Audio Review: Preoccupations – Preoccupations
Preoccupations is is the first record under a new name for the band formerly known as Viet Cong.There’s more to post-punk than just making ears bleed.
Book Review: Vinegar Girl – Anne Tyler
Rather than taming the shrew, Tyler goads the reader into a beastly foul temper.
Book Review: Monterey Bay
Monterey Bay, Lindsay Hattan's accomplished debut novel, defies easy categorisation.
Artsdesk – My Brilliant Friend
"A timely exploration". We visited group exhibition My Brilliant Friend at Temple Bar Gallery and Studios, and spoke to its curator Rayne Booth.
What Good Are The Arts?
We take a census of artist sentiment on a question both basic and complex.
Waking The Feminists
Eight months on from their momentous public meeting in the Abbey, the Waking the Feminists campaigners show no signs of slowing down in their mission to achieve gender equality across…
Design: Working For The Man – Stephen McCarthy
Stephen McCarthy is a London-based Irish graphic designer, working at Government Digital Service (GDS). Established in 2011 as part of the UK government’s Cabinet Office, GDS describes its job as…
Restaurant Review: Da Mimmo’s
Atmosphere is a quality that can’t be contrived. Some restaurants just have it, oozing out of every nook and cranny, and Da Mimmo’s has it in spades.
What if Dubliners… could commute by boat?
A waterborne commute is an intriguing and eminently realisable prospect. Reg McCabe asks, "What if Dubliners could commute by boat?"
Cinema Review: A Date For Mad Mary
A Date for Mad Mary makes the most of its Drogheda setting while remaining universal in its appeal.
Barfly: Idlewild
Idlewild is a very pretty bar, and it even boasts an extremely bright staircase on the way up from the toilets, which makes you feel slightly like you’re ascending to…
Cinema Review: Julieta
The two leads, Julieta young and old, tug at our heartstrings throughout. It’s a beautiful film about a messy life.
Cinema Review: Suicide Squad
Suicide Squad limps from derivative set-piece to derivative set-piece until it not so much ends as just stops, mercifully.
Film Interview: Paddy Breathnach – Viva
“For me, the film is about becoming" Director Paddy Breathnach talks about his new film Viva which won the Audience Award at the Audi Dublin Film Festival earlier this year,…
August Audio: The Avalanches, Grumbling Fur, Globelamp + More
August Audio: We listen to new releases from The Avalanches, Grumbling Fur, Wild Beasts, Ensemble Éiru, Globelamp, The Julie Ruin, Dinosaur jar and Samaris
Is Art Games? The Night Cafe, Box Box Boy, GoldenEye 007
The most daunting challenges in games, ahead of any set-piece boss battles, are the ones we set ourselves. The Night Cafe, Box Box Boy, GoldenEye 007. Is Art Games?