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  • Sound It Out

    A documentary about our love affair with independent record stores is 'heartbreaking and always engaging'

  • Snow Patrol

    A dedicated crowd get caught up in the emotion 'like their 4x4 keys and gym membership cards depend on it'

  • Hostel

    Homelessness, suicide and unexpected pregnancy. Somehow, playwright Fionnuala Kennedy shows the funny side

  • Josie Long

    The Tories are bad. Bankers are bad. You get the gist. Andrew Johnston is not impressed
  • War Horse Film

    War Horse

    No talking ponies, animated urchins or CGI, just an old-fashioned epic that sees Spielberg back on form

  • Lionel Shriver

    The author of We Need to Talk About Kevin on why she considers herself a 'Belfast writer'

  • The Iron Lady

    Despite an all-star cast, too little is left unsaid in this contentious biopic of Margaret Thatcher

  • Elvis Costello

    His committment can't be denied, but a backing band may have made this the gig of the year

  • KT Tunstall

    Perhaps peforming solo wasn't the best idea, but the chanteuse still draws the crowds

  • Katy Perry

    A Californian diva with a sense of humour is a rare thing indeed, but Mrs Brand is anything but orthodox

  • Rhinestone Mondays

    A country music Full Monty? More like a line dancing version of Give My Head Peace

  • Batman Live

    If you like your Dark Knight camp and gothic, this exciting, bat-shaped show is for you

  • Crosby & Nash

    The 60s folk-rockers are still impassioned, unfortunately the same can't be said for their audience

  • The Aspects Debate

    Whether it's apathy across the water or sighs down south, the authors at Aspects agree things are only getting worse  

  • Thriller Live

    The celebration of Michael Jackson's life is just as thrilling third time around

  • Ash

    Back on home turf, the indie legends give a high-speed performance of their greatest hits

  • Phantom of the Opera

    Andrew Johnston finds something even scarier than Andrew Lloyd Webber

  • George Lucas Day

    Lucas' 1986 clucker isn't as fowl as first thought, and Indy can still pack a punch to that Nazi

  • Dolly Parton

    The Queen of Country goes through the motions on the last stop of her world tour

  • Beady Eye

    Liam Gallagher struts, gobs and gives a shout out to the ladies – 'it'll all make sense in the morning'

  • Henry Rollins

    The rocker turned scribe on his love of travel and campaign to free the West Memphis Three

  • Cowboys & Aliens

    Based on a comic book, this Hollywood redux gets lost in translation  

  • Shonen Knife

    Kurt Cobain's favourite pop-punk trio attract a diverse crowd to the Black Box

  • Iron Maiden

    The metal legends put memories of a half-empty Maysfield Leisure Centre behind them

  • Bryan Adams

    A crowd-pleasing set from the Groover from Vancouver

  • Avenue Q

    This adult puppet show is the perfect mix of 'show tunes, satire and seediness'

  • Journey

    Streetlights, people - and a Filipino singer? Belfast's summer of rock continues

  • Alice Cooper

    Sandwiched between Thin Lizzy and Def Leppard, the aging showman leads from the front

  • The Buddy Holly Story

    A 22 year-old musical about a 22 year-old rock legend. Buddy Holly might be gone, but his songs live on

  • Chris de Burgh

    The eccentric Irish crooner gives The Prodigy a run for their money - but doesn't forget the ladies in red

  • Roger Waters

    Prog rock fans rejoice as Pink Floyd's erstwhile leader builds The Wall in Dublin

  • Spamalot

    The Queen's visit is making the headlines, but Phill Jupitus as King Arthur is far more entertaining

  • Jig

    Irish dancing hopefuls from New York to Russia compete for a trophy and make for an engaging documentary

  • Stewart Francis

    The master of the deadpan one-liner is closer to Woody Allen than Russell Howard - that's a good thing

  • Thor

    An 'audacious and bizzare' departure for director Kenneth Branagh - but it's not as bad as it looks

  • Mega Piranha

    A screening on the Lagan Boat has Andrew Johnston pining for dry land

  • Your Highness

    Filmed in Northern Ireland, this garish comedy is 'gross, obnoxious and puerile'. Andrew Johnston loves it

  • Killing Bono

    Narcissistic wannabes, a plot to kill Bono and a last screen appearance by Pete Postlewaite make this a movie not to miss

  • Mark Thomas vs Russell Howard

    We like radical lefties, and we like a mainstream hipsters. But which is better? Only one way to find out...

  • Abandoman

    The improvised hip-hop comedy duo miss their chance to trade 'pithy putdowns' with a heckler, but are still 'devilishly funny'

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