movie reviews A HijackingRonan Wright | 22 April 2013 |tags: film reviews, kidnapping, piracyThis extraordinary Danish film about a merchant ship taken by Somali pirates is a masterpiece of tension and characterisation.  White ElephantRonan Wright | 16 April 2013 |tags: Argentina, film reviewsA 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.  Mea Maxima Culpa: an exposé of an exposéSean Murphy | 02 April 2013 |tags: film reviews, media ethics, sexual abuseThe scandal of an abusive priest in Wisconsin was ghastly enough. But a powerful documentary misrepresents how the Catholic Church dealt with it.  The truth of the Magdalene Laundries emergesRonan Wright | 02 April 2013 |tags: abuse crisis, film reviews, IrelandA report by the Irish government fails to back widely-accepted allegations of abuse by Catholic nuns.  Oz the Great and PowerfulLaura Cotta Ramosino | 22 March 2013 |tags: film reviewsThe 3D techniques are beautiful but the plot quite predictable in this prequel to the original Wizard of Oz.  Anna KareninaLaura Cotta Ramosino | 04 March 2013 |tags: film reviews, TolstoyThe latest screen adaptation of Tolstoy's famous novel fails to portray the original's emotional complexity.  The 2013 OscarsBrendan Malone | 27 February 2013 |tags: Academy Awards, OscarsThey got the best picture right and the best actor right. How did they ever choose the best foreign film?  “Wadjda” - a breakthrough for Saudi womenMary O'Neill Le Rumeur | 26 February 2013 |tags: film reviews, Saudi ArabiaThe first feature movie made in Saudi Arabia breaks new ground in other ways also.  A Good Day to Die HardRaffaele Chiarulli | 20 February 2013 |tags: film reviewsEntertaining for action movie lovers, but not a patch on the early films of the Die Hard franchise.  The joys of WeltschmerzMichael Cook | 19 February 2013 |tags: films, melancholy, WeltschmerzFeeling too happy? Need something to remind you that life is a serious business? Here are our suggestions. A smile on the dial: filmsMichael Cook | 14 February 2013 |tags: cheerfulness, filmsWant a film to put a spring in your step? Here are our nominations for films of good cheer. Send us yours.  The Last StandRaffaele Chiarulli | 11 February 2013 |tags: film reviewsArnold Scwartzenegger is back on the big screen, as a real old-time hero - one we have all been missing.
 Zero Dark ThirtyBrendan Malone | 08 February 2013 |tags: film reviewsA film that holds a mirror up to America and confronts it with some tough ethical questions.  Monsieur LazharAndrea Valagussa | 29 January 2013 |tags: film reviewsStudents overwhelmed by the suicide of their teacher learn about the mystery of sufffering through her unlikely substitute.  Film exposes ambiguities of workplace bullyingIzzy Kalman | 28 January 2013 |tags: bullying, workWhy was the media so quick to jump to conclusions after a tragic suicide at the University of Virginia?  Amour: does old age have any honour left?Margaret Somerville | 24 January 2013 |tags: ageing, euthanasia, film reviewsA harrowing film about a French couple’s struggle with dementia is a powerful but inadequate argument for legalized euthanasia.  Playing for KeepsLaura Cotta Ramosino | 23 January 2013 |tags: film reviews, marriage, soccerGeorge is an ex Peter Pan who is looking for both responsibility and maturity, yet unable to conquer either.
 The Master: meditation on a lost soulRaffaele Chiarulli | 15 January 2013 |tags: film reviews, movies, religion, ScientologyOne of America's most pomising directors, Paul Thomas Anderson, turns his attention to the quest for salvation through a modern, Scientology-like religion.  The Hobbit: An Unexpected JourneyRonan Wright | 03 January 2013 |tags: film reviewsTolkien's tale is stretched too thin in this first part of Peter Jackson's new trilogy. .png){kind=icon} Our pick of films for 2012Michael Cook | 02 January 2013 |tags: best of, film reviews, moviesAfter consulting our reviewers, we've settled on our list of the best films of the past year.  Argo (2012)Ronan Wright | 22 November 2012 |tags: film reviews, Iran, revolutionIn a life-threatening crisis you have to go with "the best bad idea" you've got.  SkyfallRonan Wright | 05 November 2012 |tags: 007, film reviews, James BondBond 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. Page 1 of 1 : subscribe donate
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