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This time out it is a more sombre affair

The Hangover Part III

The gang are back for their third outing but this time it is a more sombre affair.

  • Beyoncé as Queen Tara

    Epic

    Ireland's Colin Farrell and Chris O'Dowd join an impressive voice cast which includes Christoph Waltz, Jason Sudeikis and Beyoncé in this charming and visually arresting 3D animated tale of good versus evil on a miniature scale.

  • The emperor's new space helmets - pretty and shiny but not much else

    Daft Punk - Random Access Memories

    Will Daft Punk be playing at your house, your house this summer? After hearing their fourth studio album, RTÉ Ten's Alan Corr finally falls out of love with the French duo

  • Vinicius' sophisticated brand of chill leaves a lasting impression and the man should come to Vicar Street on one of his European tours.

    Vinicius Cantuaria - Indio de Apartamento

    Brazilian singer-songwriter Vinicius Cantuaria's latest album, Indio de Apartamento features guest appearances from Norah Jones and Jesse Owens, but the real essence of this genius musician has little to do with these artistes.

  • The years ahead will be the better because of it

    John Murry - The Graceless Age

    The needle and the damage done.

  • Demi Lovato - Demi

    It's a case of churning out the same stuff for Demi Lovato, when everyone is waiting for her to surprise us from left of field with a comeback at the top of her game.

  • Carey Mulligan and Leonardo DiCaprio as Daisy Buchanan and Jay Gatsby

    The Great Gatsby

    An initially sceptical John Byrne enjoys Baz Luhrmann's hypnotic homage to F Scott Fitzgerald's literary masterpiece.

  • Great tunes worth cherishing

    Little Green Cars - Absolute Zero

    The Dublin quintet have produced a knockout debut album full of killer songs and at least one killer voice

  • The lives of a group of young students at sexual play and at anarchic protest

    Something In The Air

    Something In The Air masterfully evokes early Seventies France, as a group of young students become involved in violent political protest.

  • Ginger Baker and Eric Clapton in concert - there could be no similar film about Clapton.

    Beware of Mr Baker

    Ginger Baker is essentially from another time, a time when a musician could be talented and self-indulgent too. Jay Bulger's film about the legendary drummer is a fascinating and brave portrait.

  • A Hijacking

    A Hijacking

    Right from the start you somehow sense the seedy, visual drama A Hijacking will be. The Danish film a is masterpiece of taut drama, utterly convincing in its explorations of human behaviour under stress.

  • Cumberbatch and Pine in Star Trek: Into Darkness

    Star Trek: Into Darkness

    It's good Jim but not as good as the first one and maybe, just maybe Abrams' script breaks the Prime Directive.

  • Silence A Christian History

    Silence A Christian History by Diarmaid MacCulloch

    Historian Diarmaid MacCulloch will be known to many from his popular BBC series The History of Christianity. His new book looks at versions of keeping quiet, either for spiritual or other reasons, in Christianity

  • The ambition, interplay and atmospherics have been turned right up

    Enemies - Embark, Embrace

    The Louth band turn up the ambition and the energy on their great second album

  • Cat Dowling: Full of twists, swerves and quirks

    Cat Dowling - The Believer

    The debut album from former Alphastates front woman is beguiling and haunting