Author: CVArts
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Behind the artist: Sarah Bahbah
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Artist and photographer Sarah Bahbah embraces a style of coming-of-age art that appeals to the Instagram generation through…
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Legally Blonde brings glam to the Bord Gais theatre
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In 2001, Reese Witherspoon captured the hearts of many with her portrayal of Elle Woods in the hit…
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The age old question; Marvel or DC?
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There are not many rivalries that generate internet drama like the Marvel versus DC debate. Hardcore fans are…
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Rejjie Snow at the Olympia
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Rejjie Snow is an Irish rap sensation that has put Ireland on the map for rap and hip-hop. …
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The rise of film musicals
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Movie musicals weren’t born in the last few years, but they have certainly returned to glory in this…
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Saoirse Ronan soars in Ladybird
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Ladybird is a coming of age film about love, heartbreak, friendship and family. It is a semi-autobiographical comedy…
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Wyvern Lingo sing of love and loss on their impressive debut album
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Wyvern Lingo released their self-titled debut album last month, which has drawn huge attention, and rightly so. It…
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An exploration into post rock
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Tell someone your favourite genre is Post Rock and prepare to be met with a raised eyebrow and…
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Analysing gender politics in Louise O’Neill’s Almost Love
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Almost Love, despite its title, is not a romance novel. It is not an easy read. Louise O’Neill…
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Between the Buried and Me’s ‘Automata I’ is cohesive madness
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With an intensely satisfying marriage of instrumental technicality with adventurous compositions, Automata I is the latest iteration of…
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‘The Shape of Water’ flows perfectly
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The latest movie directed by the critically acclaimed Guillermo Del Toro (Hellboy, Pan’s Labyrinth) weaves a deeply intricate…
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‘Crying Into the Saucepan’ fries mental illness stigma
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Mental health issues are familiar to most Irish people, and few understand the power of mental disorders more…
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How the work of Emma Hannigan celebrates life by discussing cancer
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Best-selling author Emma Hannigan announced that she has terminal cancer last month. A wife, a mother of two,…
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Has music changed for the worse or better?
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Music is more than just lyrics and melodies. It is emotions, thoughts, life, love, sadness, despair. It is…
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Discussing religion, poetry and self-recording with Four In The Morning
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Four in the Morning are an alternative-folk band based in Melbourne, Australia. The band consists of DCU Communications…
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Imagine Dragons light up the 3 Arena
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The atmosphere of the 3Arena was alight when Imagine Dragons took to the stage on the 26th of…
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The difficulty of being a modern artist
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Despite Ireland’s tiny size, the small island has produced some of the world’s leading poets, composers and artists.…
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Black Panther roars around the globe
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In the fifth episode of the Netflix series Master of None, main character Dev mentions how movies or…
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Disjointed portrays the highs and lows of cannabis
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Disjointed, the new Netflix original comedy show, is showing that legal marijuana is not all highs – it has…
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Immortality, sex and violence: Altered Carbon’s first season
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Based on a novel of the same name by the British Sci-fi writer Richard K. Morgan, Altered Carbon…
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The Good Place is heavenly to watch
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Many people think about death. How will I die? Will I get to live a long, fun-filled life?…
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Outing the ticket touting
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We’ve all been there, you’re sitting at your laptop at 8:59 am, credit card in hand and you’re…
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Is poetry a dying art?
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Once upon a time, poetry was thought of as one of the most beautiful and most important art…
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The Troubles of Being a Derry Girl
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Never before has there been a more hilarious yet endearing portrayal of the juxtaposition between the Troubles in…