Laura Delaney

Multimedia Journalist

Long Shot a risk worth taking; deserves your vote

Long Shot is the rare, mercilessly funny comedy that operates without a safety net and pushes the boundaries of offensiveness in ways that make us both laugh and think.

Movie Review • 07 May 19

Anne Hathaway - "I also threw kind of my first party ever and the Irish are a really fun bunch to party with. It was a good time"

Hathaway: 'The Irish are really fun to party with'

Anne Hathaway has told RTÉ Entertainment how she threw her "first party ever" in Ireland and says she "had a good time" on the Emerald Isle.

Movies • 15 May 19

The script lacks the courage to follow through on its convictions

Five Feet Apart doesn't measure up

Actor Justin Baldoni's (Jane the Virgin) directorial debut takes a nauseatingly shallow look at a life-shortening genetic disorder and never rises above being a banal teen drama.

Movie Review • 04 Apr 19

The source material gets lost in the second half

Tim Burton's Dumbo: an irr-elephant remake

Director Tim Burton's live action take on Disney's 1941 animated classic struggles to get off the ground. In fact, it struggles to find the elephant in the room

Movies • 29 Mar 19

Lucas Hedges captures the unremitting cruelty of addiction, while Julia Roberts is just as powerful as the perturbed and vulnerable mother

Ben is Back injects heart; script is half-baked

Director Peter Hedges' latest outing is a well-meaning portrait of America's opioid crisis, but the uneven script has more lows than highs.

Movie Review • 14 Mar 19

British actress Felicity Jones is mostly believable as Ruth Bader Ginsburg

On the Basis fails to do the 'Notorious RBG' justice

Mimi Leder's long-overdue return to the big screen is an ode to Ruth Bader Ginsburg's glass-shattering influence and trailblazing career, but when it comes to giving a perspicacious account of the woman behind the legend, it fails to do her justice.

Movie Review • 26 Feb 19

The trippy story has unshakable charm thanks to its wonderfully expressive young cast

New Arthurian tale - a timely story that rocks!

Joe Cornish's updated take on the folktale is festooned with political allegory and sly nods to the anarchic source material.

Movie Reviews • 17 Feb 19

Every single frame of the film is rendered with such detail and warmth.

How to Train Your Dragon 3 soars to new heights

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World is a smartly dispensed gift for your little one's imagination – and for the child in all of us.

Movie • 31 Jan 19

Creed II is a knockout – here's hoping the franchise doesn't throw the towel in anytime soon

Creed II lands solid punches; final act is a knockout

Creed II is twelve rounds of awesomeness – by the end of the 130-minute running time, viewers won't know what hit them.

Movie Review • 29 Nov 18

The real effectiveness of this Halloween doesn't come from the jump-scares, but from the handling of Laurie's trauma

Jamie Lee Curtis' return to Halloween is a real treat

2018's Halloween is the perfect companion piece to John Carpenter's 1978 classic, with a boundary-pushing script offering fans something truly cutting

Movie Review • 24 Oct 18