The Lesson: a beautifully-made intense page-turner The title of The Lesson reveals little about its plot and likewise, this film noir maintains its mystery throughout, maintaining ambiguity right to the very … Movie Review • 22 Sep
Flora and Son: another musical gem from John Carney This Eve Hewson-starring movie is utterly charming, heartwarming and a funny coda to his Dublin music trilogy. Movie Review • 21 Sep
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 … Movie Review • 21 Sep
Wrong-man thriller Accused comes to Netflix Fans of Straw Dogs, Assault on Precinct 13 and When a Stranger Calls will feel right at home with this siege thriller. Movie Review • 22 Sep
Dumb Money makes a farce out of high finance Paul Dano is great in this farcical and funny drama about the true-life story of the GameStop short squeeze of 2021 Movie Review • 22 Sep
A Haunting in Venice puts the 'gone' into gondola Kenneth Branagh's latest Hercule Poirot whodunit uses Venice as an ideally spooky backdrop for a deadly séance. Movie Review • 13 Sep
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
Apocalypse Clown: a high-energy trapeze of a film It's fair to say that it's unlikely you'll ever see a film quite like Apocalypse Clown. Movie Review • 02 Sep
Unsinkable: the man who swam the length of Ireland Waterford man Alan Corcoran's film about how he swam the length of Ireland gets its TV premiere this Sunday on RTÉ One. Movie Review • 03 Sep
Passages: an unpredictable, fascinating film A beautifully intimate portrayal of sex, love and heartbreak in the 2020s. Movie Review • 03 Sep
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 … Movie Review • 02 Sep
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 … Movie Review • 03 Sep
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 … Movie Review • 18 Aug
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 … Movie Review • 17 Aug
Haunted Mansion - A not-too-scary caper with heart Disney's latest offering, family-friendly comedy-horror Haunted Mansion, is a remake of the 2003 Eddie Murphy-led flop film of the same name, which was inspired by … Movie Review • 11 Aug
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 … Movie Review • 05 Aug
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
Barbie will make you think (pink) but that's about it This uncanny valley of the dolls is a very well-made, fun film with real heart and a wink but perhaps too many smooth areas Movie Review • 23 Jul
Cillian Murphy is in the Oscars race as Oppenheimer This is not a film to leave you feeling any safer about life as we know it, but it's one we all should see. Movie Review • 21 Jul
Review: Indiana Jones and The Dial of Destiny Harrison Ford proves that he and Indiana Jones do not belong in a museum in this fun and bittersweet send-off Features • 28 Jun
Review: Ruby Gillman - a charming underwater caper Ruby Gillman: Teenage Kraken is Dreamworks' first-ever animated movie featuring a titled female heroine in its 30-year history. It is worth the wait, despite not … Movie Review • 30 Jun
No Hard Feelings: a weak comeback for Jennifer Lawrence Jennifer Lawrence is back on the big screen, but we're not sure she chose the right movie for her return. Movie Review • 24 Jun
Asteroid City isn't out of this world Wes Anderson looks to the stars in more ways than one for Asteroid City, a who's-who of earthbound A-listers joining his mix of 50s sci-fi, … Movie Review • 24 Jun
Aisling Bea sings the hits in Take That's Greatest Days For anyone whose devotion to the soundtrack of their youth means as much now as it did then, Greatest Days will feel like the right … Movie Review • 16 Jun
Review: Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse The animated Spidey is back for another immersive arthouse masterclass Movies • 05 Jun
