Dragon Hearts: Moving insight into a world where mortality meets dragon boat racingTelevision: Documentary follows people with experience of cancer who have embraced the ancient sportMon Apr 21 2025 - 19:30
Sugababes in Dublin review: A steamroller of peerless pop and sisterhoodFounding band members Mutya Buena, Keisha Buchanan and Siobhán Donaghy replace old tensions with collective joyMon Apr 21 2025 - 12:05
The Last of Us drops a bombshell for the TV ages. Did that really just happen?Television: This is like Logan Roy’s death in Succession, or perhaps even the Red Wedding in Game of ThronesMon Apr 21 2025 - 06:00
Self Esteem on the music business: ‘It’s things like dressing rooms with only a urinal which make women give up’For Rebecca Lucy Taylor, performing as Self Esteem has been a way of unpicking years of anger at the way the industry operates Sun Apr 20 2025 - 05:16
Julien Baker & Torres: Send a Prayer My Way review – Understated campfire-country album crackles with songwriting chemistryDarkness and light combine impressively on a beautiful LP on which two talented musicians coexist in harmonyFri Apr 18 2025 - 05:06
Netflix applying its binge-watch formula to Jason Corbett’s killing is not a surpriseStreamer has been building its true crime franchise for a decade. But is it always a good thing?Fri Apr 18 2025 - 05:00
The Stolen Girl: Bingeable, fun and instantly forgettable child kidnap potboiler with Denise GoughTelevision: Irish actress plays mother of child who disappears during a sleepover in a friend’s house Wed Apr 16 2025 - 12:21
The Last of Us review: Prepare to be shocked by this compelling new seasonTelevision: Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsay are back as adoptive father and daughter with the show’s zombie game stronger than everMon Apr 14 2025 - 21:00
Your Friends & Neighbors: Jon Hamm is hilarious in this riotous, satirical rompTelevision: Story about a rich white American manages to transcend social commentary Fri Apr 11 2025 - 13:06
Bon Iver: Sable, Fable review – From carefree Supermac’s fan to angsty melancholy and, now, romantic yearningAdvance press described Sable, Fable as Bon Iver’s “sexiest” album yet, which is misleading. There’s a lot of romantic yearning, however, as Justin Vernon traces the arc of a relationship from infatuation to connection to contentment, a journey that he explores via blissed-out yacht rock (Everything Is Peaceful Love) and fuzzy Radiohead-style dirge rock (If Only Could Wait, a duet with Danielle Haim)Fri Apr 11 2025 - 05:21
Black Mirror review: Two standout episodes in a largely dreary and predictable new seasonTelevision: Charlie Brooker’s future-shock science fiction may be surplus to requirements. Could any future be any more shocking than our present reality?Thu Apr 10 2025 - 06:00
The White Lotus finale review: Viewers may be relieved to finally check outTelevision: Is showrunner Mike White sliding towards sentimentality in season 3? It’s been a wild ride – but viewers may be relieved to finally check outMon Apr 07 2025 - 22:30
Safe Harbour review: Jack Gleeson and his moustache steal gangland drama from a menacing Colm MeaneyTelevision review: with Colm Meaney, Jack Gleeson and Charlie Murphy, Safe Harbour's top-notch cast almost covcer the cracks of laboured tale of drug dealers that isn’t Irish enough to feel genuinely homegrownSun Apr 06 2025 - 22:10
Thurston Moore live in Dublin review: Beautifully overcast set is brooding one moment, bucolic and balmy the nextThe iconic indie-rock guitarist debuts his Guitar Explorations of Cloud Formations suite as part of the New Music Dublin festivalSun Apr 06 2025 - 11:34
The Waterboys: Life, Death and Dennis Hopper review – Sprawling, unpredictable and wholly delightfulMike Scott isn’t telling us the story of the Hollywood bad boy’s life so much as allowing us to experience it for ourselvesFri Apr 04 2025 - 05:12
Pulse review: Plot is far from a priority in this Greys Anatomy-inspired soapy distraction Television: It may be honkingly derivative but it sure goes down easilyThu Apr 03 2025 - 05:15
Hooked: How Addiction Hijacks Your Brain review – Compelling documentary never resorts to finger-wagging Television: It would have been tempting for Dr Brian Pennie to make this film all about his own addiction story but he never labours the pointWed Apr 02 2025 - 22:30
The Beatles: It’s great Mescal and Keoghan landed roles in biopics, but are we entering Fab Four overload?The entertainment industry reckons Beatles content is as close as you can get to a sure thing in a world beset by uncertaintyWed Apr 02 2025 - 12:56
Jeff Wayne’s The War of the Worlds review: How paradoxical that Victorian England’s destruction should be relayed by an IrishmanWhat HG Wells would think of his masterpiece as a rock opera is anyone’s guess, but audiences love itMon Mar 31 2025 - 12:22
MobLand review: Pierce Brosnan’s Irish accent is a horror for the ages. Forget licence to kill, this is more Darby O’GillTelevision: Helen Mirren’s Irish accent is another phonetic fumble, but Brosnan seems determined to scupper his national treasure statusMon Mar 31 2025 - 10:29
Elton John: ‘All I want on my tombstone is to say he was a great dad’ The veteran star is a long way from burning out. As he and Brandi Carlile launch their new album, they talk about music, family and fameSun Mar 30 2025 - 06:00
Miki Berenyi: ‘The internet has sent people I know completely crazy. That is not restricted to young people’Fans of the the singer’s early work with Lush will probably adore the new album from Miki Berenyi Trio, which is steeped in her haunting vocals, gorgeously shimmering riffs and deeply personal lyricsSat Mar 29 2025 - 05:18
Steve Wall: ‘When Bono was offered the medal, I tweeted: Surely he won’t accept that. I didn’t know he already had’ The Stunning and The Walls musician and actor on honesty, activism and a life in the arts Sat Mar 29 2025 - 05:00
Hitchhiker’s Guide offered glimpse of a future where technology would mediate almost every interactionSci-fi author Douglas Adams didn’t live long enough to see the technological future he foretold become reality, or how his vision influenced his most famous fanSat Mar 29 2025 - 05:00
Mumford & Sons: Rushmere review – Old-school nu-folk might just give the band a new beginningThe nu-folk figureheads, now a three-piece, remain cheerfully bombastic on this spirited if uneven albumFri Mar 28 2025 - 05:01
The Studio: Outrageously funny and cameo-packed Seth Rogen love letter to cinema Television: Clever satire on Hollywood features Martin Scorsese, Charlize Theron, Bryan Cranston and moreWed Mar 26 2025 - 06:00
Punt: The Irish and the NFL – Fascinating insight into tough grind faced by Irish sportsmen lured by lucre of American footballTelevision: We follow Monaghan’s Rory Beggan and Down’s Charlie Smyth as they try their luck with NFL place-kickingMon Mar 24 2025 - 22:35
Heilung singer Maria Franz: ‘We have a weird sense of time when we perform. It feels like five minutes and an eternity at the same time’ The experimental folk group’s gigs are astonishing spectacles – think Viking funeral mixed with a battle from The Lord of the Rings – and their ultimate goal is to whisk the listener off to an ancient time and placeSat Mar 22 2025 - 05:33
Japanese Breakfast: For Melancholy Brunettes (& Sad Women) review – Melody and vulnerability in beautiful equilibriumA wonderfully fragile collection takes off with Honey Water – not to mention an unexpected appearance from the actor Jeff BridgesFri Mar 21 2025 - 05:13
Gangs of London review: An Irish villain is dispatched with a boink to the head from a big mallet. The show is that absurdTelevision: Amid all the gunplay, season three of Sky’s ultra-violent, hyper-cartoonish crime romp is missing a plotThu Mar 20 2025 - 21:00
Áine Ní Bhreisleáin brings us on a wellness journey featuring Joe Wicks, yurt saunas and flinging beer bottles with vengeful abandonTelevision: TG4′s Sonas is feel-good factual filmmaking where hard questions are left to one side, and everyone has a grand timeThu Mar 20 2025 - 10:54
The Residence review: Delicious White House dramedy from masterful Bridgerton creator Television: Don’t expect authenticity from Shonda Rhimes, just eminently snackable entertainmentThu Mar 20 2025 - 05:00
Adolescence review: A dark, often unbearable insight into the extremes of teenage lives Television: Netflix series starring Stephen Graham doesn’t quite land but forces us to confront bleak factsMon Mar 17 2025 - 14:52
Dancing with the Stars finale: Rhys McClenaghan is ‘in another world’ as he beats Jack Woolley to 2025 Glitterball trophy Television: Jack Woolley also receives two rounds of perfect scores, despite ripping his trousersSun Mar 16 2025 - 21:36
Dancing with the Stars finale: When is it on, who are the front-runners, what dances will feature and moreTelevision: The DWTS final will see four celebrities battle it out for the Glitterball Trophy this weekend - here is everything you need to knowFri Mar 14 2025 - 06:30
Steven Wilson: The Overview review – A wonderful album infused with the spirit of Dark Side of the Moon and Wish You Were HereLose yourself in the progfather’s lush guitars, eerie synths and throbbing evocation of the strangeness of spaceFri Mar 14 2025 - 05:16
Dope Thief review: This is one of Apple’s best shows - gritty, violent, funny and well-pacedTelevision: This dramedy lands like a chaotic mash-up of Breaking Bad and The Wire. It would be a sure-fire smash on Netflix or DisneyFri Mar 14 2025 - 05:05
Catherine Fulvio’s St Patrick’s Way review: Glorified advertorial is a blizzard of bland. It’s a disservice to the celebrity chefTelevision: Fizzy documentary by numbers has all the weight and insightfulness of a shamrock shake or a fake leprechaun beardThu Mar 13 2025 - 21:00
Grá ar an Trá: What is the point of Gráinne Seoige in this incoherent pudding of a series?Television: One hesitates to praise Love Island’s broadcasting quality, but it is at least easy to follow. This show feels like it’s being made up on the spotMon Mar 10 2025 - 21:55
Dancing with the Stars: Fright Night turns into a horror for Aishah Akorede as she’s voted off in semi-finalTelevision:Sun Mar 09 2025 - 21:42
Lady Gaga: Mayhem review – An awkward attempt to re-create the magic of Bad Romance and Born This WayLady Gaga sounds as if her creative batteries are running on empty, leaving the star adrift in karaoke limboFri Mar 07 2025 - 12:12
Lisa: Alter Ego review – Blackpink superstar’s solo debut is a clumsy lurch towards pop maximalismThe K-pop singer becomes Roxi, Kiki, Vixi, Sunni and Speedi on Alter Ego. There’s so much going on that the effect is jarringThu Mar 06 2025 - 05:03
Daredevil: Born Again – this might just be the show to bring Marvel back from the deadTelevision: Charlie Cox of Kin fame and Vincent D’Onofrio are almost like a comic book Pacino-De Niro pairing, such is their chemistryWed Mar 05 2025 - 11:53
With Love, Meghan: So beige and bland, it doesn’t even qualify as a hate-watchTelevision: Boring lifestyle tips from a host who always has servants within reach include serving coffee to guestsTue Mar 04 2025 - 11:24
The Skinny Jab Revolution review: Kathryn Thomas’s film shines a light on Ozempic. If only it were less coy about Operation Transformation Television: In her new RTÉ documentary the presenter takes a very personal approach to weight-loss drugsMon Mar 03 2025 - 22:30
Dancing with the Stars: ‘I’ve had the best time of my life. I feel super fit,’ chef Kevin Dundon says as he is voted off showTelevision: Former Miss Universe Ireland Aishah Akorede is landed with her third dance-off in four weeks. What's up?Sun Mar 02 2025 - 21:59
Songwriter Tamara Lindeman: ‘It’s scary. We all know Elon Musk is climate-informed. He’s not Trump. He’s not a madman’For the Weather Station singer-songwriter, whose music is deeply concerned with the state of the planet, the Maga new world order represents a chilling departure from normalitySun Mar 02 2025 - 05:11
Marvel’s Charlie Cox: My Kin character has the same relationship to violence as DaredevilAfter Daredevil was cancelled, the actor starred in the RTÉ crime drama, but now he’s back as the conflicted superheroSat Mar 01 2025 - 05:16
Running Point review: Kate Hudson tries her best with Netflix’s atrocious new sports comedyLaugh-free sitcom is so generic only an AI fed a diet of dire romcoms could have dreamt it upFri Feb 28 2025 - 05:10
Laochra Gael: Bríd Stack’s near-tragedy in Australian football movingly recalled in powerful TG4 documentaryTelevision: ‘This surge of pain shot up my head, down my back. I remember falling to the floor and just screaming,’ she saysThu Feb 27 2025 - 22:00
