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Review of Everest (2015)

By Paul Whitington (413) for Irish Independent (461) on 31 Oct 2016

Everest is nice to watch, and pretty impressive technically…

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Review of Doctor Strange (2016)

By Ed Power (38) for Irish Independent (461) on 27 Oct 2016

Cumberbatch is magnetic as egotistical neurosurgeon Stephen Strange, who, seeking to reverse the disastrous effects of a car accident, is plunged…

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Review of The Girl on the Train (2016)

By Paul Whitington (413) for Irish Independent (461) on 09 Oct 2016

Things get pretty hammy towards the end, too, but perhaps that's to be expected in this kind of movie, which reminded me a bit of Gone Girl…

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Review of The Babadook (2014)

By Paul Whitington (413) for Irish Independent (461) on 04 Oct 2016

Jennifer Kent's feature is beautifully made and cleverly filmed and paced…

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Review of Little Men (2016)

By Paul Whitington (413) for Irish Independent (461) on 26 Sep 2016

There's a lot more to Ira Sachs' indie drama Little Men than initially meets the eye…

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Review of The Magnificent Seven (2016)

By Paul Whitington (413) for Irish Independent (461) on 26 Sep 2016

Denzel Washington, as we've come to expect from this masterful and unfussy screen actor, carries the entire film by sheer force of personality…

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Review of Bridget Jones's Baby (2016)

By Paul Whitington (413) for Irish Independent (461) on 18 Sep 2016

It's a lot better than the second film, almost as likeable as the first, and features an ensemble cast of excellent comic actors who are led…

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Review of The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years (2016)

By Paul Whitington (413) for Irish Independent (461) on 18 Sep 2016

Howard's film unearths startling footage of them performing, and fades out the awful screaming so you can actually hear them play…

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Review of Blair Witch (2016)

By Paul Whitington (413) for Irish Independent (461) on 18 Sep 2016

Blair Witch adds nothing to the original idea, and managed to make me feel simultaneously anxious, and bored…

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Review of The Young Offenders (2016)

By Paul Whitington (413) for Irish Independent (461) on 18 Sep 2016

A salty but warm-hearted comedy from Peter Foott…

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Review of The Infiltrator (2016)

By Paul Whitington (413) for Irish Independent (461) on 18 Sep 2016

It's well-crafted, its air of menace is palpable, and Mr Cranston brings depth and detail to a tricky role…

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Review of War Dogs (2016)

By Paul Whitington (413) for Irish Independent (461) on 28 Aug 2016

It treats arms dealing as a heady adventure, ignores its consequences, and Hill and Teller manage to make their characters even more dislikeable…

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Review of The Shallows (2016)

By Paul Whitington (413) for Irish Independent (461) on 11 Aug 2016

The Shallows looks pretty good and rattles along at a lively pace. It is, however, profoundly silly…

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Review of Pete's Dragon (2016)

By Paul Whitington (413) for Irish Independent (461) on 11 Aug 2016

This tale is very well told, nicely paced and perfectly pitched in a movie that doesn't make the mistake of outstaying its welcome…

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Review of Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates (2016)

By Paul Whitington (413) for Irish Independent (461) on 11 Aug 2016

Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates is a brisk and frantic comedy that tries hard to be hilarious…

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Review of Valley of Love (2015)

By Paul Whitington (413) for Irish Independent (461) on 11 Aug 2016

Guillaume Nicloux's drama Valley of Love is no masterpiece, but worth watching for anyone with an interest in high-quality screen acting…

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Review of Finding Dory (2016)

By Paul Whitington (413) for Irish Independent (461) on 31 Jul 2016

I'm not sure this film has the emotional resonance of the original, and nothing much is done to develop the characters of Marlin and Nemo…

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Review of Jason Bourne (2016)

By Paul Whitington (413) for Irish Independent (461) on 31 Jul 2016

It takes a special kind of film actor to make a performance like this work, and Mr Damon certainly fits that bill…

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Review of Author: The JT LeRoy Story (2016)

By Paul Whitington (413) for Irish Independent (461) on 31 Jul 2016

Ms Albert emerges as a quicksilver talent whose obfuscations enraged many, but harmed absolutely no one…

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Review of Ghostbusters (2016)

By Paul Whitington (413) for Irish Independent (461) on 18 Jul 2016

It's the fine script that runs out of steam, though by the time it does, Wiig and co have won you over and left you thinking that a sequel…

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