So I’m back in one piece from the opening weekend of the Dublin International Film Festival. My sister had lured …
Mamma mia, the Reina Sofía in Madrid!
While in Madrid last weekend with my son visiting my older son who now lives there, I made the mistake …
Movie Review: Parasite and that horror called Hope
Korean director Bong Joon Ho made history at the 92nd Academy Awards when his movie “Parasite” won the Best Picture …
Movie Review: Blinded by Light
Based on Sarfraz Manzoor’s book “Greetings from Bury Park – Race. Religion. Rock ‘N’ Roll.”, Blinded by Light is a …
No Laughing Matter. Joker Movie Review.
Joker Movie Review Directed and produced by Todd Phillips, Joker is based loosely on DC Comics characters with Joaquin Phoenix …
What’s your number? The Guardian’s 100 best books of the 21st century
The stretch in the evening is leaving us for another year. It’s getting near time to start lighting the fire. …
Book Review: The Improbability of Love
A few years late but The Improbability of Love by Hannah Mary Rothschild is a good yarn set in the …
Book Review: A Little Life needs a large edit
Having won the 2015 Kirkus Prize in Fiction and shortlisted for several more — 2015 Man Booker Prize, 2015 National …
Climbing Documentaries: Scaling the dizzy heights of madness
For some reason or another, I’ve watched two films recently featuring climbers attempting ascents of El Capitan (El Cap for …
Swipe for a short poetry reading with @poetryireland podcast
An analysis of that Screen Time App on your smartphone can be quite worrying, all those minutes and hours of …
Dalí in the horse house at Russborough House
I fell for the press release and dutifully lured a crew of our art writers to visit Art in the …
Out of this world in 1931: Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
I’ve always been fascinated with dystopian literature and science fiction movies from Blade Runner, Fahrenheit 451, Logan’s Run to Terminator. …
The Nobel Prize for Wifehood, short review of ‘The Wife’ movie
We all know the line, “Behind every great man is a great woman”, well here’s the story of unassuming Joan Castleman (Glenn …
Navel gazing narratives
Fiction is my thing probably because I don’t ‘do‘ realism. I’ve read a few biographies over the years, mainly about …
The interior design of our psyche
I’ve fallen in and out of love with Druid’s work over the years. I’m not overly fond of the Stage …
Another poignant tale from the margins
I’ve been stalking this man’s repertoire for over five years. One act, one man, minimal set, props or costumes; there …
Rebuilding the Future in IMMA
Many people complain about IMMA and its unimaginative use of space. I have fond memories of doodling in the response …
Spitting Image in the Butler Gallery in Kilkenny
Splendid. My colleague laughed at my choice of word to describe the view when you enter the grounds of Kilkenny …
A modern take on traditional form
What a versatile collection of work but with attention to detail carried through all the forms. RHA – Ursula Burke …