Laura Delaney

Multimedia Journalist

Somewhere between all the yokes, raves and drug busts, Kirwan brings to life the moving tale of family breakdown

Dublin Oldschool takes viewers on a wild field trip

Emmet Kirwan's heady pop culture cocktail brings viewers on a pulsating, drug-fuelled ride through the streets of Dublin - but the trip eventually loses its high.

Reviews • 29 Jun 18

The viewer is welcomed with open arms into an embrace of colour and emotion

The Breadwinner kneads to be on school syllabus

Kilkenny-based animation and film studio Cartoon Saloon has already given us two aesthetically breathtaking Oscar-nominated features and The Breadwinner is no different. In fact, in many ways it rises above them

Movie • 17 May 18

Sherlock Gnomes - a harmless but clueless caper

The follow-up to 2011's Gnomeo & Juliet is packed with fun and charm but it disappoints with a script that feels sloppy and hastily flung together.

Movie Reviews • 11 May 18

Rampage isn't groundbreaking material but it is a visually striking thrill

Rampage forgets its A-game; rocks on visuals

Rampage's recycled plot prevents the action flick from skipping to the next level but its jaw-dropping giant monster sequences press all of the right buttons.

Movie Review • 25 Apr 18

Truth or Dare is embarrassingly acted and a rip-off of countless previous by-the-numbers slasher films

Truth or Dare will bore you to death

Truth: The latest outing from horror masters Blumhouse is devoid of style, scares and suspense. We dare you not to be bored to death.

Movie Review • 25 Apr 18

Does the mind play tricks on us, or are we just suppressing our darkest thoughts?

Ghost Stories is an emotionally haunting tale

Ghost Stories offers a thought-provoking and disorientating series of unsettling ideas that delivers more goosebumps than gasps.

Movie Review • 25 Apr 18

The Hurricane Heist twirls along with just enough silly action to make it the first guilty pleasure movie of 2018

The Hurricane Heist might just blow you away

From the director of the first The Fast and the Furious outing, The Hurricane Heist, willingly or not, drags viewers into the eye of the storm at gale force speed.

Movie Review • 05 Apr 18

For all its noise and toing and froing, Wonderstruck's huge leap in logic comes off as farcical twaddle.

Wonderstruck is more of a blunder than a wonder

Wonderstruck alternates between different eras but fails to create a whimsical otherworldly experience

wonderstruck • 04 Apr 18

Midnight Sun is another by-the-numbers teen melodrama

Midnight Sun will give your brain a total eclipse

Midnight Sun is an overwrought and contrived weepy teen dramedy that becomes cumbersome and cliché-ridden within the first ten minutes.

Movie Review • 04 Apr 18

Walk Like a Panther punches above its weight

Walk Like a Panther lacks pep in its step

Dan Cadan's feature directorial debut has a reasonable enough starting point and will rope viewers in, but it won't be long until viewers will be begging to give their ringside seat away.

Reviews • 08 Mar 18