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Lauryn Canny plays the titular role of a 14-year-old who goes missing in Amber

Somethings for the Weekend

Here’s what’s on John Byrne’s telly radar this weekend...

Television • 17 Jan 14

David Murray and Eva Birthistle star in new four-part drama Amber

On the Box - TV Preview

John Byrne’s TV choices for the week ahead (Dates covered: Sat Jan 18 - Fri 25)

Television • 16 Jan 14

Brooklyn Nine-Nine: surprisingly strong ensemble comedy

On the Box - TV Review

John Byrne checks out three brand new American imports as well the return of soapy US drama Revenge and BBC travel show Italy Unpacked.

Television • 14 Jan 14

Ireland's Fittest Family coaches Eddie O'Sullivan, Davy Fitzgerald, Kenneth Egan and Nikki Symmons

On the Box - Something for the Weekend

Here’s what’s on John Byrne’s telly radar this weekend...

Television • 10 Jan 14

Dylan McDermott and Toni Collette are wrapped up in new US drama Hostages

On the Box - TV Preview

John Byrne’s TV choices for the week ahead (Sat Jan 11 - Fri 17)

Television • 09 Jan 14

On Boardwalk Empire the gangsters move to a new level of psychotic greed

On the Box - TV Review

John Byrne takes in a fistful of shows as 2014 swings into action in Tellyland.

Television • 07 Jan 14

Elba is a lot wider and taller than the great statesman, but in terms of heart and soul he's a perfect fit

Film Review: Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom

Harry Guerin reviews the Idris Elba-starring biopic, which opens in cinemas on Friday January 3.

Entertainment • 02 Jan 14

Film Review: Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom

Harry Guerin reviews the Idris Elba-starring biopic, which opens in cinemas on Friday January 3.

Entertainment • 02 Jan 14

Film Review: Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom

Harry Guerin reviews the Idris Elba-starring biopic, which opens in cinemas on Friday January 3.

Entertainment • 31 Dec 13

Brooklyn Nine-Nine is one of the new shows heading our way in the New Year

On the Box - New Year TV Preview

Happy New Telly Year! John Byrne previews ten of the hottest new shows coming to TV screens in the early weeks of 2014.

Television • 31 Dec 13

Matt Smith departed Doctor Who on Christmas Day - in a town called Christmas!

On the Box - TV Review

John Byrne looks back on some of the TV highlights of Christmas 2013.

Television • 30 Dec 13

You'll be jumping for joy after seeing this movie

Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues

It took nearly a decade to make a follow-up to the 2004 cult hit Anchorman and now the world's classiest newsreader is back - and in case you didn't know, he's kind of a big deal!

Movie Reviews • 22 Dec 13

The Patience Stone

Adapted from Afghan director Atiq Rahimi’s novel of the same name, The Patience Stone lacks a sense of pace and is, for much of the time, an extended monologue, delivered by Iranian actress, Golshifteh Farahani.

Movie Reviews • 12 Dec 13

Kill Your Darlings

Daniel Radcliffe breaks the rules in a venerable old academic institution? No, it's not Harry Potter, but rather the young actor playing the Beat poet Allen Ginsberg as he tries out love and drugs in dangerous company in 1943.

Movie Reviews • 05 Dec 13

Two actors doing much in the service of screen chemistry

Just a Sigh

The world will always welcome lovers.

Movie Reviews • 05 Dec 13

First Look: PS4

Following last week’s Xbox One launch, Sony hit back with the PS4. John Walshe puts it through its paces.

Entertainment • 29 Nov 13

You are plunged into a desperate search through Rapture on the eve of its fall from grace.

BioShock Infinite: Burial At Sea Episode 1

The latest downloadable content for BioShock Infinite sees our hero return to Rapture, writes John Walshe.

Entertainment • 28 Nov 13

Leviathan

This documentary is a sea shanty without words but it is also ravishing visual art, as life on board a fishing trawler is revealed in all its hardships.

Movie Reviews • 28 Nov 13

Win! A brand new PS4!

This competition is now closed. Thanks to all who entered and congratulations to the lucky winner, Ciaran Ryan!

Entertainment • 02 Dec 13

"The majesty and cruelty of Rome is laid out in glorious, magnificent detail."

Ryse: Son Of Rome

Ryse looks amazing and sounds great, but is it any good as a game? John Walshe finds out.

Entertainment • 25 Nov 13

Computer Chess

Shot in deliberately amateur black-and-white and set in the early 1980s, Computer Chess is pointing balefully to the future, with subtle warnings about the power of computers, mediated through a cast of geeks. It's brilliant.

Movie Reviews • 21 Nov 13

The Summit

This captivating film tells the story of the summer of 2008 when 11 climbers, including Limerick-man, Ger McDonnell, lost their lives in their attempt to climb K2 in the Himalayas.

Movie Reviews • 22 Nov 13

"You find yourself up to your nosehairs in flying cannonballs as you plunder Spanish ships."

Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag

Causing havoc on the high seas has never been so much fun, writes John Walshe.

Entertainment • 18 Nov 13

Emily Tierney as Glinda and Nikki Davis-Jones as Elphaba

Wicked's Nikki Davis-Jones

The global musical phenomenon Wicked is coming to Dublin next week. Sinéad Brennan caught up with Elphaba star Nikki Davis-Jones ahead of their arrival.

Music • 19 Nov 13

Flagging the awful truth about the plight of Aborigines today - John Pilger and friend

Utopia

John Pilger’s new documentary revisits his 1985 film, The Secret Country, which documented the plight of the Australian aborigines. 28 years on, the persecution and neglect continue.

Movie Reviews • 21 Nov 13

Bottom Highlights

Somethings for the Weekend

On the Box - TV Preview

On the Box - TV Review

On the Box - Something for the Weekend

On the Box - TV Preview

On the Box - TV Review

Film Review: Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom

Film Review: Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom

Film Review: Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom

On the Box - New Year TV Preview

On the Box - TV Review

Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues

The Patience Stone

Kill Your Darlings

Just a Sigh

First Look: PS4

BioShock Infinite: Burial At Sea Episode 1

Leviathan

Win! A brand new PS4!

Ryse: Son Of Rome

Computer Chess

The Summit

Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag

Wicked's Nikki Davis-Jones

Utopia