STREAMING: THE WATCHER
After the Brannock family moves into what was supposed to be their suburban dream home, it quickly becomes a living hell... The new Netflix series from prolific producer Ryan Murphy, stars Bobby Cannavale and Naomi Watts, and is based - rather alarmingly - on a true story (Now streaming)
THEATRE: HEAVEN BY EUGENE O'BRIEN
Two of Ireland's finest actors, Janet Moran and Andrew Bennett, star as a couple in crisis in a spiritual sequel of sorts to Eugene O'Brien's classic play Eden - the duo discuss the play before (At Pavilion Theatre, Dun Laoghaire, until October 16th, then touring nationwide)
ART: THE SUN IS GOD AT NATIONAL GALLERY IRELAND
The new show at NGI features 89 stunning paintings by artist J.M.W. Turner, never seen in Ireland before, offering a fascinating counterpoint to their annual outing of Turner works - curator Niamh MacNally introduces the exhibition below (Now showing, until 6th February 2023)
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FILM: HALLOWEEN ENDS
Jamie Lee Curtis returns for the final time - at least that's what she's saying - in the horror movie franchise, 44 (!) years after she made her big screen debut in John Carpenter's original shocker. Carpenter remains on soundtrack duties for the the latest bloody instalment (At cinemas nationwide)
BOOKS: WELL DONE, MUMMY PENGUIN
The new children's book from Chris Haughton, the author and illustrator of modern classics like Oh No, George! and a Ssh! We Have a Plan is a funny and suspenseful celebration of mothers set against an atmospheric Antarctic backdrop - and if you hurry and buy a copy from an independent bookstore, you'll score a free print, to boot (In bookshops now)
BONUS - MUSIC: TORN IN LOVE, TORN APART
Sri Lankan born, Dublin raised musician Mustafa Khetty. Mustafa spent two years researching Michael Collins for a new concept album that narrates Collins’ life, with a specific focus upon the letters sent between Collins and his fiancée Kitty Kiernan at the time he was negotiating The Treaty, set to music that traverses Celtic, Prog, Neo-Classical, Funk and more (Now streaming)
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