Poetry Review: Sinéad Morrissey
Sibhéal McGarry reviews the poetry of Sinéad Morrissey.
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Poetry Review: Ciaran Carson
Sibhéal McGarry reviews the poetry of Ciaran Carson
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The Apiary Issue 6 and The Future of Student Publication
Editors Fleur Howe and Laura Ward discuss The Apiary’s newest Issue with Editor Dara McWade, and consider what the future of student publication at QUB should look like.
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Review: Young Mungo – Douglas Stewart
Hermione Reid provides an insightful review of former Booker Prize winner Douglas Stewart’s novel Young Mungo
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The Best of Belfast: The Reporter Bar
Sarah Michaelides reviews local pub The Reporter Bar.
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Review: Magnolia Parks by Jessa Hastings
Hermione Reid reviews Magnolia Parks by Jessa Hastings.
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Dickinson’s Poetry: ‘Because I could not stop for Death’
Sibhéal McGarry writes on Emily Dickinson’s poem ‘Because I could not stop for Death’.
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Review: The Marriage Portrait
Hermione Reid reviews the bestselling 2022 novel The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O’Farrell.
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The Complex Matter of Poetry: An Introduction
Sibhéal McGarry writes on her growing love for poetry and her ambition to complete all the poetry anthologies she owns.
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A Very Queer Night at the Museum
Josh Emsley writes about the Outburst Queer Arts Festival, and the potential for a queer way of thinking to help reimagine Belfast.
Read MoreREVIEW – House of the Dragon (2022)
Jorja Connolly reviews the newest instalment from HBO, House of the Dragon (2022), prequel to Game of Thrones.
Read MoreOne Elmwood- the Gown’s Review
Our writers give their insightfully varied verdict on the new Student’s Union Building with our Photographer, Alex Edwards, providing the pics of every nook and cranny
Read MoreREVIEW – Snowflake by Louise Nealon
Environmental and Deputy Editor, Fleur Howe, reviews debut novel Snowflake (2021) by Louise Nealon.
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REVIEW – Fontaines D.C.’s “Skinty Fia”
Alexandra Rosbotham reviews Irish band Fontaines D.C.’s newest album “Skinty Fia”
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GIG REVIEW: The Florentinas at Ulster Sports Club
Alexandra Rosbotham reviews The Florentias first headline gig at Ulster Sports Club in Belfast.
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Review: Pam and Tommy
Aaron M Crilly reviews Disney+’s release of Craig Gillepsie’s series, Pam and Tommy
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REVIEW: Home Sweet Home Alone
As we approach the festive season, Aaron M. Crilly reviews Disney+’s fifth instalment of the Home Alone franchise: Home Sweet Home Alone.
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GIG REVIEW: Easy Life
Last Sunday, The Gown’s Arts and Entertainment Editor, Ally Rosbotham, was invited to review Easy Life on their Life’s A Beach Tour
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Editor’s Recommendation: My Mad Fat Diary
Arts and Media Editor, Ally Rosbotham, provides her recommendation for this winter’s binge-watchers! My Mad Fat Diary
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Review: Lana Del Rey’s Blue Banisters
Olivia Heggarty reviews Lana Del Rey’s latest release, Blue Banisters
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FEATURE: Dune Part One – A Review
Aaron M. Crilly reviews the first instalment of Denis Villeneuve’s Dune.
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REVIEW: No Time To Die
Aaron M. Crilly reviews the fifth and final instalment of the Craig Era 007 movies: No Time To Die
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PREVIEW: REVIEW: Beautiful World, Where are You by Sally Rooney
PREVIEW: Olivia Heggarty reviews Sally Rooney’s latest book; Beautiful World. Where Are You?
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REVIEW: Netflix’s Sex Education
Arts and Entertainment Editor, Alexandra Rosbotham, reviews Netflix’s Sex Education.
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Miss Anthropocene: Grimes Album Review
Sam Farrell, Arts & Entertainment Editor. With her highly publicised relationship with technology innovator Elon Musk and the announcement that
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A fascinating and melancholic look at life: The Irishman Review
Alex Donaldson, Contributor. A fascinating and melancholic look at life by one of the master filmmakers of his generation. When
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A wonderfully poignant and loveable film: The Peanut Butter Falcon Review
Alex Donaldson, Contributor. Part of the beauty of film is each and every one has the ability to convey different
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“Read between the lines”: The Good Liar Review
Andrew Herbison, Contributor. This is a film about liars. I know. Shocker. Also spoiler (not really). Speaking of spoilers, this
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“A wonderful depiction of friendship”: The Last Black Man in San Francisco Review
Alex Donaldson, Contributor. It’s been a long time since it was the trailer that exclusively drew me in to a
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“He was a pioneer. But there was much more to him than that”: Ad Astra Review
Alex Donaldson, Contributor. 2019 really has been the year of Brad Pitt. Gaining Oscar buzz for his role in Quentin
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“Am I a joke to you?”: Joker Review
Sam Farrell, Arts & Entertainment Editor. Just as the song goes, “Clowns to the left of me / Jokers to
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Album Review: The Ramona Flowers- Part Time Spies (Distiller Records, 2016)
While it is true their debt to what has gone before is hard to ignore, it does the band a disservice to let the occasional dips into the generic override the innovative moments that fill this latest release.
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Two Door Cinema Club are back with new single, ‘Bad Decisions’.
By Sarah Hughes, Contributor. Indie rock trio Two Door Cinema Club are releasing their new album, GAMESHOW, on October 14th. In
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Album Review: The Cadillac Three – Bury Me In My Boots (Big Machine Records, 2016)
Rhonda Mayne, contributor. When ‘Rolling Stone’ magazine states that, ‘The Cadillac Three’ are “poised for their first big break in
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Film Review: The Neon Demon (Amazon Studios, 2016)
Fanning gives her usual ‘deer caught in headlights’ performance, but in the gritty and gruesome setting of Neon Demon her acting prowess is allowed to shine.
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Gig Review: Newton Faulkner, Limelight (Monday 8th April)
Contributed by Mark Loughrey The atmosphere of this gig was a rather relaxed one, with opening singer-songwriter James Gillespie doing
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Film Review: Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
Seamus O’Kane, Contributor A movie charting a love story involving two teenagers and leukaemia is what I expected of Me and
Read MoreTheatre Review: ‘Calamity Jane’ at the Grand Opera House
By PETER McLOUGHLIN Calamity Jane, at the Grand Opera House, is a musical production from the New Lyric Operatic Company. It
Read MoreTheatre Review: ‘Dickens at the Ulster Hall’ at the Lyric Theatre
BY TARA McEVOY Upon Charles Dickens’ 1869 performance at Belfast’s Ulster Hall, Frank Finlay (then editor of the city’s Northern
Read MoreGig Review: Black Rebel Motorcycle Club at the Limelight (10/03/2013)
BY BÉRENGÈRE RIFFAUD-DECLERCQ The (named after the gang in the film The Wild One) live experience is not easily forgotten.
Read MoreFilm of the Month: Stoker (Fox; 2013)
BY STEVEN ARMOUR In the opening scenes of Stoker we see a young girl, carefree, frolicking through a lush woodland
Read MoreTheatre Review: Planet Belfast at the MAC
BY RACHEL CHIVERS The Tinderbox Theatre Company have returned to the MAC with Rosemary Jekinson’s new play, Planet Belfast. The
Read MoreAlbum Review: Biffy Clyro – Opposites (14th Floor; 2013)
BY BEN WHITTINGTON Opposites is a surprise. It appears to be an album that has not been written with radio
Read MoreAlbum Review/Preview: Keaton Henson – Dear…/Birthdays (Motive Sounds; 2010/13)
BY DARREN McCULLINS One of music’s great challenges is to create an album that on the surface can be perceived
Read MoreGig Review: Jake Bugg and Hudson Taylor at Mandela Hall (9th February, 2013)
By EMILY THORNHILL @EmmyThornhill He’s been nominated for Best Album, Best Solo Artist and Best British Breakthrough Act at this year’s
Read MoreAlbum Review: Trichotomy – Fact Finding Mission (Naim Jazz, 2013)
BY HAYLEY GAULT As a complete jazz novice, I was pleasantly surprised with the musical offering of Australian band, Trichotomy.
Read MoreTheatre Review: ‘100’ at the Brian Friel Theatre
100, playing at the Brian Friel Theatre in the QFT, is a fascinating piece of physical theatre by . It
Read MoreNotes from the Director: ‘100’ at the Brian Friel Theatre
Imagine that you must choose one single memory from your life – everything else will be erased forever. That choosing
Read MoreFilm Review: Hitchcock (Fox; 2012)
BY PETER MCGORAN Whenever the word “biopic” appears at the front a film description there is always the temptation simply
Read MoreEP Review – Burial – Truant / Rough Sleeper (Hyperdub; 2012)
By TOMMY GREENE We haven’t heard from Burial for a while; not since his collaboration with Four Tet about a
Read MoreAlbum Review: Villagers – {Awayland} (Domino Records; 2013)
By COLM O'CONNOR @Colm16 Conor J. O’Brien, the man behind the Villagers, has returned to much publicity. In {Awayland}, he
Read MoreGig Review: Funeral for a Friend at the Limelight
By JAMES MCALISTER Walking into The Limelight to see Funeral for a Friend, I felt an air of nostalgia. This
Read MoreFilm Review: Django Unchained (Columbia, 2012)
By KAITY HALL Set two years before the Civil War in America, Tarantino, with Django Unchained, goes down the same
Read MoreTheatre Review: ‘Mixed Marriage’ at the Lyric Theatre
BY RACHEL CHIVERS John Ervine’s ‘’ was first performed over a century ago. It is the first of four ‘Tales
Read MoreFilm Review: Les Misérables (Universal, 2012)
BY TARA MCEVOY In case you’ve been holed up under a signal-barring rock for the past six months, Les Misérables
Read MoreGig Review: Ed Sheeran at the Odyssey
BY NIAMH MARLEY Ed Sheeran is the type of act that comes along once every twenty years. A stripped-back style,
Read MoreFilm Review: Life of Pi (20th Century Fox; 2012)
BY PETER MCLOUGHLIN Ang Lee’s latest film, Life of Pi, re-positions him as a film-maker of real significance. I haven’t
Read MoreAlbum Review: Green Day – Dos (Reprise; 2012)
BY ANNA CAFOLLA The second in the album trilogy for Green Day is titled, appropriately, Dos. The trilogy’s final release,
Read MoreAlbum Review: Heyward Howkins – The Hale & Hearty (2012)
BY BEN WHITTINGTON The Hale & Hearty will not change your life, but it will make you happy for a
Read MoreAlbum Review : David Byrne & St. Vincent – Love This Giant (4AD; 2012)
By Cathal Delea Despite what Mark Ronson would have you believe, horns aren’t cool. No, horns and in particular the
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