Harry Guerin

Multimedia Journalist

This small story, delicately told was filmed during the pandemic and the eerie emptiness in the background somehow adds to the warmth of the performances and the power of human connection

Patrick Kielty and Seána Kerslake excel in Ballywalter

The chemistry between Patrick Kielty and Seána Kerslake is excellent and behind the lens there's another great team as first-time feature director Prasanna Puwanarajah and writer Stacey Gregg also bring out the best in each other.

Movie Review • 21 Sep 23

Cult-favourite Lucky Number Slevin makes digital return

Lucky Number Slevin, the 2006 cult-favourite thriller with the all-star cast, has just been digitally re-released. Director Paul McGuigan (Inside Man, Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool, Sherlock, Gangster No 1) shares his memories of the movie.

Movies • 18 Sep 23

Past Lives writer-director Celine Song - "The biggest thing that I learned about in making the film is that I'm a filmmaker"

Past Lives director Celine Song on making movie magic

A little movie with the biggest of hearts, Past Lives heralds the arrival of playwright turned director Celine Song as a filmmaker with the brightest of futures.

Movies • 10 Sep 23

Past Lives is a must-see for romantics - and realists

You'll see yourself in the drama; sometimes as one character, sometimes as all three.

Movie Review • 11 Sep 23

An inspiring and harrowing documentary Photo: Southern Films

Bobi Wine: The People's President puts Uganda on screen

A five-years-in-the-making study of Ugandan pop star turned politician Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu - aka Bobi Wine - and the efforts of his National Unity Platform to end the decades-long rule of the autocrat Yoweri Museveni.

Movie Review • 02 Sep 23

Dispatching all comers with as much variety as ferocity

Denzel Washington as watchable as ever in Equalizer 3

With a paucity of new thrillers available as the seasons change, Equalizer 3 is a safe bet and, like its predecessors, has that holster-the-remote quality that will guarantee a healthy hereafter when it pops up on screens at home.

Movie Review • 03 Sep 23

Xolo Maridueña piles on the charm as unlikely hero Jaime Reyes

Blue Beetle is an end-of-summer treat

The Last Post for the Summer 2023 release schedule brings with it a superhero adventure with more charm and fewer notions than many of its peers.

Movie Review • 17 Aug 23

The thrill of cursing dogs actually wears off after a while. Who knew?!

Woof-as-you-like comedy Strays is bawdy and big-hearted

If you've a grá for seeing dogs effing and blinding, then this trip to the cinema really will be off the leash. You may never look at your pooch - or anyone else's - in the same way again.

Movie Review • 18 Aug 23

The story of three-time Tour de France winner Greg LeMond is a fascinating insight into talent and resilience that may inspire you further down the road

Greg LeMond's story comes to screens in The Last Rider

The story of three-time Tour de France winner Greg LeMond - the sole American champion - is a fascinating insight into talent and resilience that may inspire you further down the road when the going gets tough.

Movie Review • 05 Aug 23

An immensely powerful story, beautifully told

Irish director's The Deepest Breath a Netflix must-see

A gem of a documentary from Kildare writer-director Laura McGann that takes the viewer into the world of freediving - diving on a single breath.

Movie Review • 21 Jul 23