Ronan Wright

Ronan Wright is a graduate in Film Studies from The Queen’s University of Belfast. As well as contributing to MercatorNet as a film critic since March 2011 he has run Filmplicity, a Belfast-based film blog, since 2010 and is the resident film critic for the Catholic monthly magazine Position Papers. Ronan is excited about editing MercatorNet’s film blog Popcorn and is looking forward to some lively debates!

Star Trek: Into Darkness

20 May 2013 |

tags: film reviews

The familiar characters face very contemporary issues of terrorism and militarism in this nicely characterised film.

A Hijacking

22 Apr 2013 |

tags: film reviews, kidnapping, piracy

This extraordinary Danish film about a merchant ship taken by Somali pirates is a masterpiece of tension and characterisation.

White Elephant

16 Apr 2013 |

tags: Argentina, film reviews

A gut-wrenching Argentinian drama about life in the sprawling slums of Buenos Aires gives English-speaking viewers an insight into the background of the new Pope.

The truth of the Magdalene Laundries emerges

2 Apr 2013 |

tags: abuse crisis, film reviews, Ireland

A report by the Irish government fails to back widely-accepted allegations of abuse by Catholic nuns.

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

3 Jan 2013 |

tags: film reviews

Tolkien's tale is stretched too thin in this first part of Peter Jackson's new trilogy.

Argo (2012)

22 Nov 2012 |

tags: film reviews, Iran, revolution

In a life-threatening crisis you have to go with "the best bad idea" you've got.

Skyfall

5 Nov 2012 |

tags: 007, film reviews, James Bond

Bond is back in this tribute to 50 years of 007. He's older now, a bit more human, a bit less agile. But he has lost none of his flair.

Prometheus

18 Jun 2012 |

tags: film reviews

Ridley Scott's latest sci-fi thriller delves into deep themes. Does it succeed?

Carnage

20 Feb 2012 |

tags: film reviews, parenting

Roman Polanki's latest film mercilessly skewers the superficial values of America's snobbish elite.

Ronan Wright

Star Trek: Into Darkness

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tags: film reviews

The familiar characters face very contemporary issues of terrorism and militarism in this nicely characterised film.

A Hijacking

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tags: film reviews, kidnapping, piracy

This extraordinary Danish film about a merchant ship taken by Somali pirates is a masterpiece of tension and characterisation.

White Elephant

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tags: Argentina, film reviews

A gut-wrenching Argentinian drama about life in the sprawling slums of Buenos Aires gives English-speaking viewers an insight into the background of the new Pope.

The truth of the Magdalene Laundries emerges

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tags: abuse crisis, film reviews, Ireland

A report by the Irish government fails to back widely-accepted allegations of abuse by Catholic nuns.

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

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tags: film reviews

Tolkien's tale is stretched too thin in this first part of Peter Jackson's new trilogy.

Argo (2012)

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tags: film reviews, Iran, revolution

In a life-threatening crisis you have to go with "the best bad idea" you've got.

Skyfall

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tags: 007, film reviews, James Bond

Bond is back in this tribute to 50 years of 007. He's older now, a bit more human, a bit less agile. But he has lost none of his flair.

Prometheus

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tags: film reviews

Ridley Scott's latest sci-fi thriller delves into deep themes. Does it succeed?

Carnage

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tags: film reviews, parenting

Roman Polanki's latest film mercilessly skewers the superficial values of America's snobbish elite.

War Horse

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tags: film reviews, Steven Spielberg

Powerful battle scenes but the ending takes too long to arrive.

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