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Review of Logan (2017)

By Paul Whitington (413) for Irish Independent (461) on 07 Mar 2018

One has taken Jackman for granted in this role, but there's something grandly Shakespearean too about the Wolverine's rage against the dying…

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Review of Game Night (2018)

By Paul Whitington (413) for Irish Independent (461) on 04 Mar 2018

Studio comedies have been so bad for so long that when a halfway decent one comes along, we critics tend to get overexcited…

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Review of Red Sparrow (2018)

By Paul Whitington (413) for Irish Independent (461) on 04 Mar 2018

Francis Lawrence's film is hammy and grandiose, and has delusions of geopolitical relevance, but is considerably less awful than I thought…

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Review of A Fantastic Woman (2017)

By Paul Whitington (413) for Irish Independent (461) on 04 Mar 2018

Emotional, poetic, intensely moving, A Fantastic Woman is beautifully directed and photographed, has Hitchcockian undertones and finds memorable…

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Review of I, Tonya (2017)

By Paul Whitington (413) for Irish Independent (461) on 25 Feb 2018

Robbie is superb as Harding, a raw, determined young woman whose chippiness makes her hard to like…

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Review of The Shape of Water (2017)

By Paul Whitington (413) for Irish Independent (461) on 18 Feb 2018

A film about films, and a lush Cold War melodrama involving an interspecies romance that should be creepy but isn't, Guillermo del Toro's Shape…

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Review of Black Panther (2018)

By Paul Whitington (413) for Irish Independent (461) on 11 Feb 2018

Black Panther is worthy, no question, but it's also a little dull…

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Review of The 15:17 to Paris (2018)

By Paul Whitington (413) for Irish Independent (461) on 11 Feb 2018

After an hour or so of aimless waffle, the incident itself is thrown away in 10 minutes, accompanied by a predictable dose of jingoism…

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Review of Journey's End (2017)

By Paul Whitington (413) for Irish Independent (461) on 02 Feb 2018

A fine ensemble cast display various shades of bravery and suffering…

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Review of Phantom Thread (2017)

By Paul Whitington (413) for Irish Independent (461) on 02 Feb 2018

Indeed, the oppressive style and sublimated Hitchcockian tensions might not be for everyone either, but I loved this film, omelette and all,…

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Review of Roman J. Israel, Esq. (2017)

By Paul Whitington (413) for Irish Independent (461) on 02 Feb 2018

A fine film could have been built around [Denzel Washington], but Dan Gilroy's screenplay veers off in 10 directions at once after a promising…

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Review of Den of Thieves (2018)

By Paul Whitington (413) for Irish Independent (461) on 02 Feb 2018

It's competent enough, but depressingly familiar stuff…

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Review of Maze Runner: The Death Cure (2018)

By Paul Whitington (413) for Irish Independent (461) on 26 Jan 2018

Clocking in at a staggering 142 minutes, The Death Cure makes the massive mistake of taking itself too seriously…

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Review of Early Man (2018)

By Paul Whitington (413) for Irish Independent (461) on 26 Jan 2018

The match itself is great fun, and a fine voice cast includes Timothy Spall, Tom Hiddleston and Maisie Williams…

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Review of The Commuter (2018)

By Paul Whitington (413) for Irish Independent (461) on 19 Jan 2018

This clumsily orchestrated and preposterously plotted film judders to a standstill long before that speeding train does…

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Review of The Final Year (2018)

By Paul Whitington (413) for Irish Independent (461) on 19 Jan 2018

Sometimes their ethical band-standing sounds a little pompous, but they all seem genuinely motivated more by idealism than ego…

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Review of Coco (2017)

By Paul Whitington (413) for Irish Independent (461) on 19 Jan 2018

The necropolis Miguel explores is a magnificent creation, a heaving, neon-lit, labyrinth...Coco has heart as well as jokes, and there are probably…

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Review of The Post (2017)

By Paul Whitington (413) for Irish Independent (461) on 19 Jan 2018

In his sleek and entertaining performance, Hanks makes nodding references to Jason Robards' portrayal of Bradlee in All the President's Men,…

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Review of Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017)

By Paul Whitington (413) for Irish Independent (461) on 14 Jan 2018

After a while, the jokes get desperate, but for a long time McDonagh's robust and emotional drama works, and McDormand is superb as the embattled…

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Review of Darkest Hour (2017)

By Paul Whitington (413) for Irish Independent (461) on 14 Jan 2018

A film that is watchable and entertaining, but rather stilted dramatically, unimaginative in its storytelling and a little too in thrall with…

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