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Nine Perfect Strangers review: The only people likely to be traumatised by this moribund thriller are the viewers

Nine Perfect Strangers review: The only people likely to be traumatised by this moribund thriller are the viewers

Television: Kidman does her best, but this year’s cast of dysfunctional one-per-centers make for a threadbare bunch

Thu May 22 2025 - 11:05
Burkitt review: Beautiful documentary about life of pioneering Fermanagh cancer researcher

Burkitt review: Beautiful documentary about life of pioneering Fermanagh cancer researcher

Television: Film-maker Éanna Mac Cana, who has been treated for the lymphoma named after Burkitt, deftly traces a remarkable life

Wed May 21 2025 - 22:30
Uncharted with Ray Goggins review: Kneecap show their soulful side as they trudge through the Arctic snow

Uncharted with Ray Goggins review: Kneecap show their soulful side as they trudge through the Arctic snow

Television: Episode filmed before recent controversy features the rap trio wending their way across Finland

Wed May 21 2025 - 22:30
Aisling Bea on Who Do You Think You Are? – Likeable comedian gets emotional at tales of family role in Irish freedom

Aisling Bea on Who Do You Think You Are? – Likeable comedian gets emotional at tales of family role in Irish freedom

Television: Bea sees the funny side of a British crew helping her to learn of her family’s involvement in the Easter Rising

Tue May 20 2025 - 11:59
Forget Netflix, Prime Video and Apple TV+: 18 of the best free and paid subscriptions

Forget Netflix, Prime Video and Apple TV+: 18 of the best free and paid subscriptions

There’s more to cultural life than Netflix, Prime Video and Apple TV+ for those who want to think outside the gogglebox

Mon May 19 2025 - 05:02
Skye Edwards of Morcheeba: ‘I heard that Madonna came to one of our gigs – and that Ozzy Osbourne’s a big fan’

Skye Edwards of Morcheeba: ‘I heard that Madonna came to one of our gigs – and that Ozzy Osbourne’s a big fan’

The music press might not always have appreciated Morcheeba, but other artists did. Thirty years into their career, the band’s new album is one of their best

Sat May 17 2025 - 05:05
Damiano David: Funny Little Fears review – Eurovision-winning Måneskin frontman goes solo with a beautifully overwrought LP

Damiano David: Funny Little Fears review – Eurovision-winning Måneskin frontman goes solo with a beautifully overwrought LP

The Italian has given himself every chance of making it as an over-the-top troubadour

Fri May 16 2025 - 05:09
Eurovision 2025: When is Ireland’s semi-final on, what are Emmy’s chances and how does voting work?

Eurovision 2025: When is Ireland’s semi-final on, what are Emmy’s chances and how does voting work?

All eyes are on the Swiss city of Basle for the second semi-final of this year’s Eurovision. Can Ireland win glory with Norwegian singer Emmy Kristiansen?

Thu May 15 2025 - 08:24
Uncharted with Ray Goggins review: Leo Varadkar has to get halfway up a mountain with Lyra before he lets his guard down

Uncharted with Ray Goggins review: Leo Varadkar has to get halfway up a mountain with Lyra before he lets his guard down

Television: A former taoiseach and a Cork popstar make for a curious couple on this South African survival challenge

Wed May 14 2025 - 22:35
Fred and Rose West: A British Horror Story review – A chilling gaze into a monstrous, soulless void

Fred and Rose West: A British Horror Story review – A chilling gaze into a monstrous, soulless void

Netflix series review: It’s hard to see how we needed another documentary about this murderous couple, yet here we are

Wed May 14 2025 - 05:30
Bad Nanny review: Incredible story of fraudster Samantha Cookes skilfully told in excellent documentary

Bad Nanny review: Incredible story of fraudster Samantha Cookes skilfully told in excellent documentary

Television: Chirpy Englishwoman was exposed as a serial fraudster, but only after taking in a long list of victims

Mon May 12 2025 - 22:35
‘RTÉ said we don’t have any problem with Emmy. We have an Irish writer on the team’: Ireland’s Eurovision singer from Norway

‘RTÉ said we don’t have any problem with Emmy. We have an Irish writer on the team’: Ireland’s Eurovision singer from Norway

Norwegiam singer Emmy on representing Ireland in Basle for the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest and how she and song cowriter Larissa Tormey have engineered Laika Party to grab the attention. But can they triumph?

Sat May 10 2025 - 06:23
Alicia Witt: ‘It was a scene that got cut from the movie. I did kiss Madonna in rehearsals’

Alicia Witt: ‘It was a scene that got cut from the movie. I did kiss Madonna in rehearsals’

Ahead of a musical performance in Dublin, the actor and songwriter talks about grief, her formative friendship with David Lynch and her encounter with Harvey Weinstein

Sat May 10 2025 - 05:15
Arcade Fire: Pink Elephant review – Win Butler and co release the biggest damp squib of their career

Arcade Fire: Pink Elephant review – Win Butler and co release the biggest damp squib of their career

It’s hard to escape the sense that this is Butler’s ‘shame walk’ album after the allegations that engulfed him in 2022

Fri May 09 2025 - 10:07
A Deadly American Marriage review: Excruciating documentary gives Jason Corbett’s killers Molly Martens and her father a platform and megaphone

A Deadly American Marriage review: Excruciating documentary gives Jason Corbett’s killers Molly Martens and her father a platform and megaphone

Television: Molly and Thomas Martens reassert their own allegations and bizarre fabrications as Corbett’s children also feature in film

Fri May 09 2025 - 08:01
Tarrac na Farraige review: RTÉ documentary about fishing livelihoods is both stunning and heartbreaking

Tarrac na Farraige review: RTÉ documentary about fishing livelihoods is both stunning and heartbreaking

Television: Engaging portrait of a way of life that may soon be gone forever is like a love letter to the gorgeous Irish coastline

Thu May 08 2025 - 19:30
Good American Family review: An eye-poppingly bizarre true story that fails to come to life

Good American Family review: An eye-poppingly bizarre true story that fails to come to life

Television: Series starring Ellen Pompeo commits the egregious sin of attempting to send the viewer to sleep at every turn

Wed May 07 2025 - 15:03
Eric Church: Evangeline vs the Machine review – Student of the heart’s crookedness plays it straight

Eric Church: Evangeline vs the Machine review – Student of the heart’s crookedness plays it straight

Album showcases Nashville veteran’s expressive baritone and flair for beautifully arranged songs that revisit classic country themes

Fri May 02 2025 - 05:04
The Four Seasons review: Tina Fey and Steve Carell’s drama has stumbled upon an intriguing new premise - the midlife crisis

The Four Seasons review: Tina Fey and Steve Carell’s drama has stumbled upon an intriguing new premise - the midlife crisis

Television review: Mean-spirited and pessimistic portrait of three couples going through midlife malaise is devoid of laughs

Thu May 01 2025 - 05:30
Genius Game review: David Tennant’s new show deserves to be sent to dunce’s corner

Genius Game review: David Tennant’s new show deserves to be sent to dunce’s corner

Television review: Doctor Who star’s baffling new show is a shameless Traitors rip-off

Wed Apr 30 2025 - 21:30
Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes review - Horribly riveting retelling of police killing an innocent man

Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes review - Horribly riveting retelling of police killing an innocent man

Television: If only Irish drama displayed the same willingness to unpack our own scandals and dark secrets

Wed Apr 30 2025 - 14:00
TV coverage of Pope’s funeral: Ceremony filmed with splendid cinematic minimalism by Italian TV

TV coverage of Pope’s funeral: Ceremony filmed with splendid cinematic minimalism by Italian TV

Television: Viewers treated to abundance of drone shots of Francis’ simple wooden coffin from high above

Sat Apr 26 2025 - 15:46
Ghost: Skeletá review – Hair-metal tribute pop minus the killer tunes

Ghost: Skeletá review – Hair-metal tribute pop minus the killer tunes

The rare moment of magic can’t compensate for the carnival of cringe on the Swedish band’s sixth album

Fri Apr 25 2025 - 05:05
You’s final season review: Penn Badgley does his best but there is no saving this honking disappointment

You’s final season review: Penn Badgley does his best but there is no saving this honking disappointment

Television: This Netflix show is so deliriously cheesy that nobody could take it seriously. The series ending feels like a mercy killing

Thu Apr 24 2025 - 15:48
Andor season 2 review: Irish actors shine in taut Star Wars prestige TV

Andor season 2 review: Irish actors shine in taut Star Wars prestige TV

Television: Disney was slightly off kilter with season 1 but is back on course with latest addition

Wed Apr 23 2025 - 12:40
Dragon Hearts: Moving insight into a world where mortality meets dragon boat racing

Dragon Hearts: Moving insight into a world where mortality meets dragon boat racing

Television: Documentary follows people with experience of cancer who have embraced the ancient sport

Mon Apr 21 2025 - 19:30
Sugababes in Dublin review: A steamroller of peerless pop and sisterhood

Sugababes in Dublin review: A steamroller of peerless pop and sisterhood

Founding band members Mutya Buena, Keisha Buchanan and Siobhán Donaghy replace old tensions with collective joy

Mon Apr 21 2025 - 12:05
The Last of Us drops a bombshell for the TV ages. Did that really just happen?

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 Thrones

Mon 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’

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 chemistry

Julien Baker & Torres: Send a Prayer My Way review – Understated campfire-country album crackles with songwriting chemistry

Darkness and light combine impressively on a beautiful LP on which two talented musicians coexist in harmony

Fri Apr 18 2025 - 05:06
Netflix applying its binge-watch formula to Jason Corbett’s killing is not a surprise

Netflix applying its binge-watch formula to Jason Corbett’s killing is not a surprise

Streamer 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 Gough

The Stolen Girl: Bingeable, fun and instantly forgettable child kidnap potboiler with Denise Gough

Television: 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 season

The Last of Us review: Prepare to be shocked by this compelling new season

Television: Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsay are back as adoptive father and daughter with the show’s zombie game stronger than ever

Mon Apr 14 2025 - 21:00
Your Friends & Neighbors: Jon Hamm is hilarious in this riotous, satirical romp

Your Friends & Neighbors: Jon Hamm is hilarious in this riotous, satirical romp

Television: 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 yearning

Bon Iver: Sable, Fable review – From carefree Supermac’s fan to angsty melancholy and, now, romantic yearning

Advance 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 season

Black Mirror review: Two standout episodes in a largely dreary and predictable new season

Television: 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 out

The White Lotus finale review: Viewers may be relieved to finally check out

Television: Is showrunner Mike White sliding towards sentimentality in season 3? It’s been a wild ride – but viewers may be relieved to finally check out

Mon Apr 07 2025 - 22:30
Safe Harbour review: Jack Gleeson and his moustache steal gangland drama from a menacing Colm Meaney

Safe Harbour review: Jack Gleeson and his moustache steal gangland drama from a menacing Colm Meaney

Television 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 homegrown

Sun Apr 06 2025 - 22:10
Thurston Moore live in Dublin review: Beautifully overcast set is brooding one moment, bucolic and balmy the next

Thurston Moore live in Dublin review: Beautifully overcast set is brooding one moment, bucolic and balmy the next

The iconic indie-rock guitarist debuts his Guitar Explorations of Cloud Formations suite as part of the New Music Dublin festival

Sun Apr 06 2025 - 11:34
The Waterboys: Life, Death and Dennis Hopper review – Sprawling, unpredictable and wholly delightful

The Waterboys: Life, Death and Dennis Hopper review – Sprawling, unpredictable and wholly delightful

Mike Scott isn’t telling us the story of the Hollywood bad boy’s life so much as allowing us to experience it for ourselves

Fri Apr 04 2025 - 05:12
Pulse review: Plot is far from a priority in this Greys Anatomy-inspired soapy distraction

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 easily

Thu Apr 03 2025 - 05:15
Hooked: How Addiction Hijacks Your Brain review – Compelling documentary never resorts to finger-wagging

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 point

Wed 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 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 uncertainty

Wed 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 Irishman

Jeff Wayne’s The War of the Worlds review: How paradoxical that Victorian England’s destruction should be relayed by an Irishman

What HG Wells would think of his masterpiece as a rock opera is anyone’s guess, but audiences love it

Mon 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’Gill

MobLand review: Pierce Brosnan’s Irish accent is a horror for the ages. Forget licence to kill, this is more Darby O’Gill

Television: Helen Mirren’s Irish accent is another phonetic fumble, but Brosnan seems determined to scupper his national treasure status

Mon Mar 31 2025 - 10:29
Elton John: ‘All I want on my tombstone is to say he was a great dad’

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 fame

Sun Mar 30 2025 - 06:00
Miki Berenyi: ‘The internet has sent people I know completely crazy. That is not restricted to young people’

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 lyrics

Sat Mar 29 2025 - 05:18
Hitchhiker’s Guide offered glimpse of a future where technology would mediate almost every interaction

Hitchhiker’s Guide offered glimpse of a future where technology would mediate almost every interaction

Sci-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 fan

Sat Mar 29 2025 - 05:00
Steve Wall: ‘When Bono was offered the medal, I tweeted: Surely he won’t accept that. I didn’t know he already had’

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
Mumford & Sons: Rushmere review – Old-school nu-folk might just give the band a new beginning

Mumford & Sons: Rushmere review – Old-school nu-folk might just give the band a new beginning

The nu-folk figureheads, now a three-piece, remain cheerfully bombastic on this spirited if uneven album

Fri Mar 28 2025 - 05:01
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