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Review of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)

By Paul Whitington (413) for Irish Independent (461) on 27 Apr 2017

The jokes are good, the music's super cheesy, but the galaxy doesn't seem in too much peril…

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Review of The Promise (2016)

By Paul Whitington (413) for Irish Independent (461) on 27 Apr 2017

The Promise tells its story well, and should be commended for doing so…

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Review of Unforgettable (2017)

By Paul Whitington (413) for Irish Independent (461) on 20 Apr 2017

Risible, predictable, unintentionally camp, Unforgettable is hilarious but never on purpose, and would almost constitute a good night out…

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Review of Rules Don't Apply (2016)

By Paul Whitington (413) for Irish Independent (461) on 20 Apr 2017

Beatty's performance is one of the production's brighter spots; his screenplay is the real problem as it never quite decides which story to…

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Review of Their Finest (2017)

By Paul Whitington (413) for Irish Independent (461) on 20 Apr 2017

There's something appealingly old-fashioned about Their Finest, a film that recalls with warmth and humour the glory days of British cinema,…

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Review of Handsome Devil (2017)

By Paul Whitington (413) for Irish Independent (461) on 20 Apr 2017

Handsome Devil is a funny and touching coming-of-age story set at a rugby-mad Irish boarding school…

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Review of The Martian (2015)

By Paul Whitington (413) for Irish Independent (461) on 17 Apr 2017

Ridley Scott handles the planetary and space sequences beautifully, especially an action-packed climax that will have you on the edge of your seat…

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Review of Martian (2015)

By Paul Whitington (413) for Irish Independent (461) on 17 Apr 2017

Ridley Scott handles the planetary and space sequences beautifully, especially an action-packed climax that will have you on the edge of your seat…

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Review of The Handmaiden (2016)

By Paul Whitington (413) for Irish Independent (461) on 16 Apr 2017

The Handmaiden is sensuous rather than lurid, an erotic thriller with a sense of humour and more than a few twists up its sleeve…

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Review of The Fate of the Furious (2017)

By Paul Whitington (413) for Irish Independent (461) on 16 Apr 2017

Absurd? You betcha, but boy do director F Gary Gray and his cameramen handle the whole thing well…

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Review of Going in Style (2017)

By Paul Whitington (413) for Irish Independent (461) on 06 Apr 2017

Ann-Margret plays Albert's girlfriend, and Matt Dillon is a dim-witted cop, but it's Freeman, Caine and Arkin who make this film work: they're…

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Review of I Am Not Your Negro (2017)

By Paul Whitington (413) for Irish Independent (461) on 06 Apr 2017

An Oscar-nominated documentary which uses the life and words of writer James Baldwin as the starting point for a far-reaching visual investigation…

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Review of A Quiet Passion (2016)

By Paul Whitington (413) for Irish Independent (461) on 06 Apr 2017

Nixon's Dickinson is simultaneously fearless and brittle, and her superb performance helps vivify a film that is, by necessity, housebound…

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Review of Raw (2017)

By Paul Whitington (413) for Irish Independent (461) on 06 Apr 2017

Julia Ducournau's feature debut Raw has been described as one of the most unsettling horror films ever made, but there's a whole lot more to…

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Review of Table 19 (2017)

By Paul Whitington (413) for Irish Independent (461) on 06 Apr 2017

Table 19 starts slowly but pings to life once the diners have been assembled: Craig Robinson and Lisa Kudrow are excellent as the unhappy couple,…

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Review of The Boss Baby (2017)

By Paul Whitington (413) for Irish Independent (461) on 02 Apr 2017

It's Alec Baldwin's wonderful Boss Baby voice-over that almost saves the day…

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Review of Ghost in the Shell (2017)

By Paul Whitington (413) for Irish Independent (461) on 02 Apr 2017

Johansson has reinvented herself as a sci-fi specialist in recent years, and is excellent here as the automaton with a troubled soul…

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Review of Free Fire (2017)

By Paul Whitington (413) for Irish Independent (461) on 02 Apr 2017

Once the shooting starts Free Fire loses its sparkle, and descends into sub-Tarantino territory…

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Review of Life (2017)

By Paul Whitington (413) for Irish Independent (461) on 26 Mar 2017

It's perfectly watchable and not without a sense of humour, though the jokes are sadly lacking late on…

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Review of The Lost City of Z (2017)

By Paul Whitington (413) for Irish Independent (461) on 26 Mar 2017

James Gray's long but very entertaining film reminds us of the derring-do that once drove Britons to overrun the globe…

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