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Rating
Title/Year
Author
1
3.5/5
Lucky (2017)
2
1.5/5
The King of Thieves (2018)
The film is trading cheaply and knowingly on former glories when it should be concentrating on a story which in truth does not have much comic value in the first place.
Posted Sep 12, 2018
3
5/5
The Rider (2018)
Young Jandreau gives a towering performance, broody, watchful, charismatic.
Posted Sep 12, 2018
4
2/5
The Nun (2018)
The Conjuring franchise should end here - with a wimple and not a bang.
Posted Sep 7, 2018
5
3.5/5
Puzzle (2018)
Puzzle is an unvarnished and humane look at the missing pieces in one woman's life, built around Kelly Macdonald's exceptional central performance.
Posted Sep 7, 2018
6
3.5/5
7
4.5/5
American Animals (2018)
A pure bonkers masterpiece.
Posted Sep 7, 2018
8
2/5
The Seagull (2018)
In sum, not so bad, but somehow fails to scale the heights.
Posted Sep 7, 2018
9
4/5
Black '47 (2018)
10
3.5/5
Upgrade (2018)
A smart and funny cyberpunk gem.
Posted Sep 5, 2018
11
3.5/5
Searching (2018)
Searching never opts for the traditional scene set-up, and, impressively, never feels too gimmicky.
Posted Sep 5, 2018
12
5/5
Older Than Ireland (2016)
13
4/5
BlacKkKlansman (2018)
Most of all though, with its abrupt shifts of tone and mood, BlacKkKlansman is also very, very funny.
Posted Aug 29, 2018
14
3/5
Yardie (2018)
15
4.5/5
I, Dolours (2018)
This is, by some distance, the most disturbing film of the year. It is also one of the best.
Posted Aug 29, 2018
16
2.5/5
The Spy Who Dumped Me (2018)
You can hold off beating a path to The Spy Who Dumped Me as it's no McKinnon must-see - but she's still the best of the fun in this ho-hum action caper.
Posted Aug 23, 2018
17
3.5/5
Alpha (2018)
Oddly enough, this works.
Posted Aug 23, 2018
18
2/5
Luis and The Aliens (2018)
A strangely flat, uninspired animated comedy.
Posted Aug 23, 2018
19
3/5
The Children Act (2018)
It somehow manages to be both elegant and stuffily ponderous. Catharsis never really arrives.
Posted Aug 22, 2018
20
4/5
Elvis: '68 Comeback Special (2018)
The camera only loves the man himself, perhaps a measure of his stardom, or otherwise that was what the Colonel wanted.
Posted Aug 15, 2018
21
4.5/5
Equalizer 2 (2018)
Denzel Washington's in rattling form. But when is he ever not?
Posted Aug 15, 2018
22
3/5
Francis emerges as a charming, gracious figure but after a while, his words all start to blend together.
Posted Aug 9, 2018
23
2/5
The Darkest Minds (2018)
The Darkest Minds is here in all its painfully derivative glory, with little originality or spark and a cast that just aren't given the goods to work with.
Posted Aug 9, 2018
24
4/5
The Meg (2018)
Director Jon Turteltaub... has done the popcorn industry a serious service with this carnivorous charmer.
Posted Aug 9, 2018
25
3.5/5
Under the Tree (Undir trénu) (2018)
Director Sigurðsson turns the screws as far as he can in this blackly absurdist tour de force, with a mostly smart and original screenplay.
Posted Aug 8, 2018
26
4/5
The Image You Missed (2018)
Avoiding the mawkish and sentimental, The Image You Missed is a highly-skilled work of art, with a reflective, uncompromising approach to biography.
Posted Aug 7, 2018
27
2/5
Damascus Cover (2018)
Jonathan Rhys Meyers deserves a better script and so does everybody else.
Posted Aug 3, 2018
28
3.5/5
Lego Movie-esque in its sensibilities, Teen Titans Go! To the Movies is a breath of fresh air and an absolute delight.
Posted Aug 3, 2018
29
5/5
Sicilian Ghost Story (2017)
30
4/5
Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018)
There are times in the cinema when you realise you're in complete agreement with that old Spinal Tap pearl of wisdom - the one about being jealous of yourself.
Posted Aug 1, 2018
31
3/5
The franchise still bubbles with enough colour and silliness to stay afloat for this seaside outing.
Posted Jul 27, 2018
32
3/5
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (2018)
MMHWGA is brilliantly breathless and bonkers, and it elevates pure silliness to an art form.
Posted Jul 25, 2018
33
3/5
Hotel Artemis (2018)
Visually it's a treat, with particular glee to be found in the slick, technologically advanced medical equipment and fully fleshed out world of the hotel.
Posted Jul 25, 2018
34
4.5/5
It's all outrageously enjoyable and so expertly put together, I couldn't be bothered outlining any more of the story. Just go see.
Posted Jul 25, 2018
35
3/5
36
4/5
Incredibles 2 (2018)
This baby has a whole range of superpowers, one of which is stealing Incredibles 2 from the adult cast.
Posted Jul 12, 2018
37
3/5
Marrowbone (2018)
The ending may leave you feeling cheated but this is a classy slow burn of a movie that subverts the genre with a slow twist of the knife.
Posted Jul 12, 2018
38
4.5/5
First Reformed (2018)
First Reformed is not for the faint hearted, but this raw, blistering, bleak and uncompromising drama raises important questions about faith and morality.
Posted Jul 11, 2018
39
3/5
The First Purge (2018)
The First Purge gives viewers food for thought on modern-day politics, but the deliciously disturbing mayhem will leave you hungry for more scares.
Posted Jul 5, 2018
40
4/5
Whitney (2018)
41
3/5
Tag (2018)
Tomsic's hilarious, but sweet, action-comedy will leave you both laughing and teary-eyed with the group's ridiculous stunts and love for each other.
Posted Jul 2, 2018
42
3/5
Patrick (2018)
The search for the canine Chris Pratt is over, and he looks just as good in a waistcoat.
Posted Jun 29, 2018
43
3.5/5
Adrift (2018)
A good film - whatever the weather.
Posted Jun 29, 2018
44
4/5
Leave No Trace (2018)
While the meandering pace, which doesn't create any sense of urgency, may be a bit slow for some viewers, this is a richly drawn and rewarding film that stays with you.
Posted Jun 28, 2018
45
4.5/5
Sicario: Day of the Soldado (2018)
46
3.5/5
Dublin Oldschool (2018)
On a purely visceral level, Dublin Oldschool is easily the most intoxicating movie out there right now, but as a drama, it isn't as effective.
Posted Jun 27, 2018
47
3/5
Kissing Candice (2017)
It's enigmatic, transgressive and full of maverick visual flair but Kissing Candice may leave you looking for answers. Possibly McArdle's intention all along.
Posted Jun 21, 2018
48
4.5/5
In the Fade (Aus dem Nichts) (2017)
In the Fade is a moving, almost flawless - the bombers and defence lawyer are thinly drawn...
Posted Jun 21, 2018
49
3/5
Ocean's 8 (2018)
50
1/5
Super Troopers 2 (2018)