New Releases
Joseph Gallagher takes a look at the latest releases to hit the silver screen The Perks of Being a Wallflower Director: Stephen Chbosky Stars: Logan Lerman, treat Emma Watson, online…
“The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared”
Not even the rain can keep Lisa Gorry down after finding Jonas Jonasson’s 2009 debut It’s not unreasonable to say that for most people, Swedish writing is earmarked by the…
Social Satire: Casual Vacancy
Disguised as a ‘storm in a tea cup’ novel about small-town politics, J. K. Rowling’s first offering since Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows surprises with unflinching descriptions of the…
Blast from the Past: Blade Runner
Darragh O’Connor has a look back at the 1982 Sci-Fi classic Blade Runner Blade Runner: 1982 Rating: 18 117 min / Sci-Fi Director: Ridley Scott Stars: Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer…
Verdict Served
Shane Meagher examines why ‘Twelve Angry Men’ is so popular 55 years after its release Twelve Angry Men is one of the most compelling films you’ll ever see. This is…
The Sweeney
Joseph Gallagher doesn’t hold back after watching The Sweeney Director: Nick Love Starring: Ray Winstone, prostate Ben Drew, Damian Lewis, Hayley Atwell The Sweeney sees writer/director Nick Love (The Football…
Fringe Finis
Conor Fox takes a look at some of the winners of this year's Absolut Fringe Awards Finishing after a sixteen day run, the 28th Dublin ABSOLUT Fringe Festival can only…
Advanced Style
Roisin Sweeney looks at Ari Seth Cohen’s new book ‘Advanced Style’, discovering that the rarely publicised style of the silver-haired-set is definitely something worthy of attention. If Holly Golightly had…
Rapturous Resonance: Electric Picnic 2012
With the festival blues kicking in on campus, pharmacy Ciaran Breslin takes a look at the highlights of this year’s Electric Picnic. Musically Electric Picnic really did not disappoint. The…