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Captain America: Brave New World review – Not even Harrison Ford’s last-ditch Red Hulk can rescue this cheap, garish mess
By Brandon Yu
Memoir of a Snail review: A lovely, heartfelt creation from an Oscar-winning animator
By Tara Brady
ALL CULTURE
Four Irish writers on Carnegie longlists
Books newsletter: screen deals; UL Creative Writing Festival; Ennis Book Club Festival; Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction; ILF Dublin agent dates
Men’s Business review: Avant-garde date night pregnant with commitment issues
Theatre: Rex Ryan and Lauren Farrell star in Glass Mask’s world premiere of Simon Stephens’s new play
Steve Coogan pulls out of performance of Dr Strangelove in Dublin
Theatregoers were told the actor has laryngitis
‘If the asteroid hits Dublin, everything is gone’: A chastened Kieran Cuddihy hears about the end of the world
Radio review: Odds of its hitting Earth turn out to be far shorter than those of winning Newstalk’s Cash Machine contest
Valentine’s Day love letters: poems to celebrate the love of your life
Dive into this collection of verse that captures the passion of affection
The Movie Quiz: Which is the only Bridget Jones film not based on a Helen Fielding novel?
Plus: From Which romcom is Get Him to the Greek a spinoff?
The Arts Council is about to enter a world of pain. It could be even worse for the artists it’s meant to help
Loss from abandoned €7m computer project could have a knock-on effect on cultural organisations
Yellowjackets review: Melanie Lynskey and Christina Ricci give strong performances in show packed with 1990s nostalgia
Television: Yellowjackets’ debt to Twin Peaks is cheerfully blatant. This is a gripping portrait of how the past shapes us
The Naming of the Birds by Paraic O’Donnell: Brilliantly compelling
In this police procedural the period detail is perfectly evoked, the dialogue crackling with wit
Documentary on GAA referee abuse lets players, coaches and fans off the hook
Television review: GAA referee David Gough provides fascinating insights but overall this film needs to dig deeper
Arts Council may need €1.5m more to replace grants system after €5.3m failure
New grant system was part of original scope of upgrade
Bridget Jones fans go mad about the movie in Dublin: ‘We’ve been told inside to bring tissues, that we’ll be crying and laughing’
Excitement as Renée Zellweger returns to Irish screens in Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
Captain America: Brave New World review – Not even Harrison Ford’s last-ditch Red Hulk can rescue this cheap, garish mess
The film, directed by Julius Onah, has the frayed tailoring of a movie marked by reshoots and changes: the writing is stiff, the ensemble is mostly charmless and the visuals are slapdash
‘That was a Beatles scream!’ – inside Paul McCartney’s surprise tiny New York show
Just 575 people got to see the pop-up show on in the Bowery Ballroom, with tickets disappearing immediately
Manic Street Preachers: Critical Thinking review – Consistency in a world gone mad, drab and sad
The former angry young men satisfyingly take flight as grumpy older gentlemen aghast at the world
