Harry Guerin

Multimedia Journalist

10 great action movies you may not have seen

With Gladiator II in cinemas now, here are some recommendations if you're in the mood for vaulting over the couch at home.

Movies • 19 Nov 24

My Life in LEGO - Pharrell Williams (left) and Morgan Neville (right) in Piece by Piece

Piece by Piece tells Pharrell Williams' story - in LEGO

This biopic of music trailblazer Pharrell Williams (My Life in LEGO, if you will) has something for all the family - sweet, inspiring, and with a block-rocking soundtrack to boot.

Movie Review • 13 Nov 24

Barry Keoghan as Bug and Nykiya Adams as Bailey in Bird

A star is born opposite Barry Keoghan in Bird

If you've enjoyed the likes of The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter, Heavy, and Sling Blade in the past, then Bird is definitely one to see.

Movie Review • 13 Nov 24

With his trademark economical directing style, Clint Eastwood nimbly gets around this Nicholas Hoult-starring legal thriller

Clint Eastwood rolls back the years with Juror #2

If it's an old-school watch you're after, have your day/night in court.

Movie Review • 01 Nov 24

Over a quarter of a century since they starred together on stage in Disco Pigs, Cillian Murphy and Eileen Walsh have reunited for Small Things Like These. The wait was worth it

Small Things Like These a must-see of the way we were

One of the best Irish books is now one of the best Irish films.

Movie Review • 01 Nov 24

Cillian Murphy in Small Things Like These - "There's definitely a weight of responsibility with this book" Stills: Enda Bowe

Cillian Murphy brings it all back home

Nine months after its world premiere in Berlin, the Cillian Murphy-starring film of Claire Keegan's Small Things Like These opens in Irish cinemas on Friday. The Cork actor tells RTÉ Entertainment about turning a classic into another homegrown classic.

Movies • 27 Oct 24

Dahomey is the film if you're after something different

Tipped to be among the Best Documentary Feature nominees at next year's Oscars and also Senegal's entry for Best International Feature Film at the 97th Academy Awards, Dahomey is thought-provoking and dreamy at the same time.

Movie Review • 25 Oct 24

(L-R) Hazel Doupe and Eva Birthistle make for a formidable duo with Kathleen Is Here

Eva Birthistle turns director with a film worth seeing

In her feature debut as a writer-director, Bad Sisters star Eva Birthistle shows she has the chops, and the time may come when she spends more time on this side of the lens than the other.

Movie Review • 18 Oct 24

Ultimately, The Outrun is a story about recovery

Saoirse Ronan finds a way back to life in The Outrun

Don't let The Outrun's starting point of rock bottom put you off, because, ultimately, this is a story about recovery more than it is about the horrors that precede it.

Movie Review • 26 Sep 24

Ciara Berkeley makes for a compelling, taciturn hero

Irish indie Swing Bout ducks and weaves on tiny budget

Skullduggery and verbals abound in Swing Bout as everyone works some angle in a bid to stay one step ahead.

Movie Review • 20 Sep 24