https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/en-ieRTÉ 2024-RTÉ Commercial Enterprises Ltd, Registration No: 155076, Donnybrook, Dublin 4, Ireland.Wed, 17 Jul 2024 11:31:42 +0100https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2024/0716/1460120-glen-powell-goes-down-a-storm-in-twisters/Glen Powell is a tornado-chasing Rhett Butler who oozes southern charm as he takes on Daisy Edgar-Jones' storm chaser in this entertaining blockbuster sequel.Tue, 16 Jul 2024 11:39:32 +0100https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2024/0716/1460120-glen-powell-goes-down-a-storm-in-twisters/Movie Reviewhttps://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2024/0712/1458768-fly-me-to-the-moon-shoots-for-the-stars-but-lacks-spark/Poking fun at the long-held conspiracy theory that the 1969 moon landing was staged, Fly Me to the Moon fuels plenty of laughs, but its rocketing tonal shifts bring it crashing back to earth.Fri, 12 Jul 2024 09:23:41 +0100https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2024/0712/1458768-fly-me-to-the-moon-shoots-for-the-stars-but-lacks-spark/Movie Reviewhttps://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2024/0710/1458959-gru-faces-a-blast-from-the-past-in-despicable-me-4/Steve Carell is back as criminal mastermind turned doting family man Gru for a fourth whirl on this durable franchise - and of course he's got his in no way annoying yellow tic tac Minions with himWed, 10 Jul 2024 13:14:00 +0100https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2024/0710/1458959-gru-faces-a-blast-from-the-past-in-despicable-me-4/Movie Reviewhttps://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2024/0705/1458122-maxxxine-an-80s-set-rager-for-anyone-whose-mvp-was-vhs/If you're in the mood for rolling up your sleeves to the elbows, think slasher horror crossed with LA Confidential crossed with the George C Scott-starring shock-to-the-system Hardcore.Fri, 05 Jul 2024 06:00:00 +0100https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2024/0705/1458122-maxxxine-an-80s-set-rager-for-anyone-whose-mvp-was-vhs/Movie Reviewhttps://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2024/0705/1456018-murphy-makes-fun-return-in-beverly-hills-cop-axel-f/Back as Axel Foley after a gap of 30 years, Eddie Murphy (almost) rolls back the years in a sequel that's short on surprises but packs a comic punch.Fri, 05 Jul 2024 05:50:00 +0100https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2024/0705/1456018-murphy-makes-fun-return-in-beverly-hills-cop-axel-f/Movie Reviewhttps://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2024/0704/1458165-the-sparrow-is-a-study-of-a-terrible-secret/As far from a summer movie as you can find, if that's what you're trying to find.Thu, 04 Jul 2024 12:11:32 +0100https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2024/0704/1458165-the-sparrow-is-a-study-of-a-terrible-secret/Movie Reviewhttps://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2024/0627/1456759-a-quiet-place-day-one-is-a-visceral-gut-punch/A spin-off prequel to John Krasinski's 2018 breakout hit and following in the footsteps of the rapturously received 2021 follow-up A Quiet Place Part II, this movie had big shoes to fill.Thu, 27 Jun 2024 15:38:05 +0100https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2024/0627/1456759-a-quiet-place-day-one-is-a-visceral-gut-punch/Movie Reviewhttps://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2024/0628/1456054-kinds-of-kindness-may-not-be-your-kind-of-movie/In a slippy study of strange people, one mystery here trumps all others: how has this movie landed as part of the summer schedule?Fri, 28 Jun 2024 20:00:00 +0100https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2024/0628/1456054-kinds-of-kindness-may-not-be-your-kind-of-movie/Movie Reviewhttps://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2024/0620/1455292-the-bikeriders-has-a-wheelie-good-cast-worthwhile-trip/Writer-director Jeff Nichols' last outing - 2016's Oscar-nominated Loving - brought viewers on a quietly spellbinding journey. His latest richly developed offering is another well-oiled machine.Thu, 20 Jun 2024 08:48:41 +0100https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2024/0620/1455292-the-bikeriders-has-a-wheelie-good-cast-worthwhile-trip/Movie Reviewhttps://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2024/0620/1455804-federer-twelve-final-days-is-a-quick-90-minutes/As send-offs go, this film is a nice one. Not big on hold-your-breath drama by any stretch but quite the heartstring-puller all the same.Thu, 20 Jun 2024 19:52:10 +0100https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2024/0620/1455804-federer-twelve-final-days-is-a-quick-90-minutes/Movie Reviewhttps://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2024/0613/1454656-lena-dunham-and-stephen-fry-lack-sparkle-in-treasure/A father and daughter get to grips with intergenerational trauma in this long and meandering taleThu, 13 Jun 2024 23:32:50 +0100https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2024/0613/1454656-lena-dunham-and-stephen-fry-lack-sparkle-in-treasure/Movieshttps://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2024/0607/1452758-ireland-the-setting-for-folk-chiller-the-watched/Ishana Night Shyamalan, the daughter of The Sixth Sense and Unbreakable director M Night, makes her feature debut 'round these parts with The Watched, a supernatural siege movie based on Irish author AM Shine's folk chiller The Watchers.Fri, 07 Jun 2024 00:01:01 +0100https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2024/0607/1452758-ireland-the-setting-for-folk-chiller-the-watched/Movie Reviewhttps://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2024/0524/1451013-charlie-birds-last-story-reaches-cinemas-in-ransom-79/The late Charlie Bird's last story and first film make a fine coda to a remarkable life and career in Ransom '79.Fri, 24 May 2024 13:15:10 +0100https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2024/0524/1451013-charlie-birds-last-story-reaches-cinemas-in-ransom-79/Movie Reviewhttps://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2024/0604/1452870-bad-boys-ride-or-die-lads-old-enough-to-know-better/Recalling the diminishing buddy returns of the Lethal Weapon and Die Hard series before it, Bad Boys: Ride or Die sees Will Smith and Martin Lawrence let down by a stop-start script and so-so set pieces.Tue, 04 Jun 2024 08:29:22 +0100https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2024/0604/1452870-bad-boys-ride-or-die-lads-old-enough-to-know-better/Movie Reviewhttps://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2024/0516/1449511-if-is-a-true-friend-but-not-your-new-bestie/IF is a wildly ambitious and wonderfully weird outing but falls short when it comes to being your new movie bestie.Thu, 16 May 2024 16:43:50 +0100https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2024/0516/1449511-if-is-a-true-friend-but-not-your-new-bestie/Movie Reviewhttps://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2024/0509/1448137-kingdom-of-the-planet-of-the-apes-is-a-gripping-watch/Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes succeeds both as a sequel/reboot and a solid standalone tale, while director Wes Ball, who previously helmed the Maze Runner trilogy, nicely tees up the story for potential further chapters.Thu, 09 May 2024 13:10:13 +0100https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2024/0509/1448137-kingdom-of-the-planet-of-the-apes-is-a-gripping-watch/Movie Reviewhttps://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2024/0502/1446635-how-the-big-yin-made-ireland-laugh-during-the-troubles/Of course it's popcorn snortingly funny but this re-discovered film of Billy Connolly's 1975 Irish tour is also a fascinating time capsule of Ireland North and South.Thu, 02 May 2024 22:33:30 +0100https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2024/0502/1446635-how-the-big-yin-made-ireland-laugh-during-the-troubles/Movie Reviewhttps://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2024/0501/1446827-summer-movie-season-starts-with-the-fall-guy/Ryan Gosling's great run continues as he flexes his franchise muscles with this enjoyable take on the Lee Majors-starring 80s TV favourite.Wed, 01 May 2024 16:12:46 +0100https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2024/0501/1446827-summer-movie-season-starts-with-the-fall-guy/Movie Reviewhttps://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2024/0427/1445203-challengers-is-the-sexiest-and-craftiest-film-of-2024/The best date movie in many a moon.Sat, 27 Apr 2024 11:12:53 +0100https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2024/0427/1445203-challengers-is-the-sexiest-and-craftiest-film-of-2024/Movie Reviewhttps://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2024/0426/1445285-ordinary-angels-review-a-schmaltzy-dose-of-positivity/Hilary Swank's latest film is here – Ordinary Angels is based on a real-life story and contrasts the cruelness of the US healthcare system with the kindness of strangers, and strikes the right balance between uplifting and schmaltzy.Fri, 26 Apr 2024 06:00:00 +0100https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2024/0426/1445285-ordinary-angels-review-a-schmaltzy-dose-of-positivity/Movie Reviewhttps://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2024/0426/1445799-movie-review-quintessentially-irish/"We're great at congratulating ourselves" states Derry Girls' Siobhán McSweeney in Frank Mannion's latest documentary which is definitely not the exception.Fri, 26 Apr 2024 08:02:49 +0100https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2024/0426/1445799-movie-review-quintessentially-irish/Movie Reviewhttps://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2024/0426/1445775-that-they-may-face-the-rising-sun-is-a-gem-of-a-film/Any news? How about that one of the best Irish films has arrived?Fri, 26 Apr 2024 07:36:50 +0100https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2024/0426/1445775-that-they-may-face-the-rising-sun-is-a-gem-of-a-film/Movie Reviewhttps://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2024/0426/1445801-its-meta-mayhem-in-prospect-house/This satire is the story of a ragtag bunch of filmmakers and conservationists staging a last stand in a soon-to-be-demolished country pile.Fri, 26 Apr 2024 08:19:07 +0100https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2024/0426/1445801-its-meta-mayhem-in-prospect-house/Movie Reviewhttps://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2024/0419/1444336-fangs-a-million-alisha-weir-bites-into-horror-abigail/Dublin teenager Alisha Weir's great big-screen run continues. First Matilda the Musical, then turn-the-air-blue comedy Wicked Little Letters, and now staking her claim to horror in this night of the vampire.Fri, 19 Apr 2024 11:31:11 +0100https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2024/0419/1444336-fangs-a-million-alisha-weir-bites-into-horror-abigail/Movie Reviewhttps://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2024/0419/1444527-the-sweet-east-the-maddest-film-youll-see-in-2024/If you're in the mood (and then some) for a wander off the beaten path, then look no further than The Sweet East. In this road movie, you never know what's going to happen next.Fri, 19 Apr 2024 14:09:59 +0100https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2024/0419/1444527-the-sweet-east-the-maddest-film-youll-see-in-2024/Movie Reviewhttps://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2024/0412/1443080-back-to-black-is-this-the-real-amy-winehouse-at-last/A near pitch perfect performance from Marisa Abela raises this warm and affectionate biopic of tragic retro torch singer Amy Winehouse above the usual standard of recent rock star flicks.Fri, 12 Apr 2024 06:00:00 +0100https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2024/0412/1443080-back-to-black-is-this-the-real-amy-winehouse-at-last/Movie Reviewhttps://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2024/0412/1443271-civil-war-is-a-superb-political-action-thriller/This teeth-clenching thriller is superbly paced, feels mercilessly realistic, and sees Kirsten Dunst and her co-stars doing some of the best work of their careers when an America of the near future takes its last gasp.Fri, 12 Apr 2024 20:58:59 +0100https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2024/0412/1443271-civil-war-is-a-superb-political-action-thriller/Movie Reviewhttps://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2024/0405/1441873-one-night-in-millstreet-is-a-ding-dong-documentary/This winner of a documentary mixes canvas, chutzpah, and comedy as it takes you back to the Ireland of 1995 - yesterday and a lifetime ago.Fri, 05 Apr 2024 20:51:37 +0100https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2024/0405/1441873-one-night-in-millstreet-is-a-ding-dong-documentary/Movie Reviewhttps://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2024/0405/1439208-movie-review-monkey-man-will-dazzle-and-repulse/Fri, 05 Apr 2024 07:00:00 +0100https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2024/0405/1439208-movie-review-monkey-man-will-dazzle-and-repulse/Movie Reviewhttps://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2024/0328/1440489-lifes-a-pitch-for-bill-nighy-in-the-beautiful-game/Bill Nighy and Tom Vaughan-Lawlor star in an uplifting drama about a homeless football team heading to Rome to represent England in the Homeless World Cup.Thu, 28 Mar 2024 12:18:29 +0000https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2024/0328/1440489-lifes-a-pitch-for-bill-nighy-in-the-beautiful-game/Featureshttps://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2024/0328/1439240-review-kung-fu-panda-4/The fourth installment of the charming Kung Fu Panda hits screens this week and begs the question, "Is there really need for a quartet of Kung Fu Panda films!?" The answer is probably no, but it'd be hard not to enjoy this colourful caper.Thu, 28 Mar 2024 06:00:02 +0000https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2024/0328/1439240-review-kung-fu-panda-4/Movie Reviewhttps://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2024/0328/1440524-the-origin-of-evil-is-a-deliciously-sordid-tale/There's skulduggery afoot in this fun and twist-filled French psychodrama.Thu, 28 Mar 2024 21:41:19 +0000https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2024/0328/1440524-the-origin-of-evil-is-a-deliciously-sordid-tale/Movie Reviewhttps://www.rte.ie/entertainment/reviews/2024/0323/1438793-new-ghost-busters-is-scary-for-all-the-wrong-reasons/Anyone haunted, nay, scared witless by Hollywood's risk averse dependence on sequels, franchises and spin-offs will turn white at this latest soulless manifestation of the once proud Ghostbusters.Sat, 23 Mar 2024 07:10:01 +0000https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/reviews/2024/0323/1438793-new-ghost-busters-is-scary-for-all-the-wrong-reasons/Movie Reviewhttps://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2024/0323/1438944-nuns-the-word-for-sydney-sweeney-in-horror-immaculate/Sydney Sweeney's wide-eyed Cecilia arrives at an Italian order's countryside HQ to take her vows. But no sooner have the gates closed than all hell breaks loose for The Hot Nun.Sat, 23 Mar 2024 00:05:00 +0000https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2024/0323/1438944-nuns-the-word-for-sydney-sweeney-in-horror-immaculate/Movie Reviewhttps://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2024/0322/1438979-late-night-with-the-devil-looks-like-the-horror-of-2024/A found-footage rager that's made to be seen in a packed cinema.Fri, 22 Mar 2024 23:59:36 +0000https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2024/0322/1438979-late-night-with-the-devil-looks-like-the-horror-of-2024/Movie Reviewhttps://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2024/0323/1439335-baltimore-sees-rose-dugdales-story-come-to-cinemas/This is a decent dramatisation of a chapter in Irish history and a worthwhile companion piece to the RTÉ documentary series The Heiress and The Heist.Sat, 23 Mar 2024 06:00:00 +0000https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2024/0323/1439335-baltimore-sees-rose-dugdales-story-come-to-cinemas/Movie Reviewhttps://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2024/0323/1439028-the-new-road-house-is-no-match-for-the-original/Jake Gyllenhaal's star quality is undone by crazy tonal swings, workaday allies and adversaries, OTT set pieces, and a showdown that's just ok.Sat, 23 Mar 2024 00:03:05 +0000https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2024/0323/1439028-the-new-road-house-is-no-match-for-the-original/Movie Reviewhttps://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2024/0228/1434132-reviewsinister-and-sombre-dune-2-is-like-spacespeare/The new Dune reaches a fever pitch of seductive strangeness and operatic dramaWed, 28 Feb 2024 13:29:48 +0000https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2024/0228/1434132-reviewsinister-and-sombre-dune-2-is-like-spacespeare/Movie Reviewhttps://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2024/0222/1433671-colman-buckley-shine-in-sweary-wicked-little-letters/Amusing and delightfully sweary, Wicked Little Letters sees a most welcome on-screen reunion of The Lost Daughter stars Olivia Colman and Jessie Buckley in a comedy mystery that's considerable charm outweighs its predictability.Thu, 22 Feb 2024 13:24:00 +0000https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2024/0222/1433671-colman-buckley-shine-in-sweary-wicked-little-letters/Movie Reviewhttps://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2024/0229/1432139-movie-review-lisa-frankenstein/Comedy meets horror in the latest feature by writer Diablo Cody, best known for acclaimed 2007 coming-of-age story Juno, 2018's strong exploration of parenthood Tully, and the memorable and divisive Jennifer's Body.Thu, 29 Feb 2024 06:00:00 +0000https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2024/0229/1432139-movie-review-lisa-frankenstein/Entertainment Headlineshttps://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2024/0214/1432036-bob-marley-biopic-is-watchable-but-doesnt-stir-it-up/Wed, 14 Feb 2024 12:58:43 +0000https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2024/0214/1432036-bob-marley-biopic-is-watchable-but-doesnt-stir-it-up/Movie Reviewhttps://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2024/0201/1429378-the-zone-of-interest-is-a-landmark-film/Unforgettably written and directed by Jonathan Glazer (Under the Skin, Sexy Beast), and loosely based on the Martin Amis book of the same name, this is the story of Nazis Rudolf and Hedwig Höss - the Auschwitz commandant and his wife.Thu, 01 Feb 2024 20:27:06 +0000https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2024/0201/1429378-the-zone-of-interest-is-a-landmark-film/Movie Reviewhttps://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2024/0131/1429690-argylles-meta-mayhem-misses-movie-bullseye/Fast on the heels of Jason Statham's The Beekeeper and Reacher season two comes the much-hyped, big-budget A-listers-assemble action of Argylle.Wed, 31 Jan 2024 20:12:44 +0000https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2024/0131/1429690-argylles-meta-mayhem-misses-movie-bullseye/Movie Reviewhttps://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2024/0131/1428160-review-migration-prepare-to-be-quacked-up/There's plenty of laughs and some rather lovely animation in this anarchic adventure about a paddling of ducks who leave their homely New England pond to migrate to southern climes for the winter.Wed, 31 Jan 2024 15:36:00 +0000https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2024/0131/1428160-review-migration-prepare-to-be-quacked-up/Movieshttps://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2024/0125/1428417-all-of-us-strangers-a-moving-deep-dive-into-grief/The universal theme of grief, particularly that around losing your parents, is dealt with delicately yet powerfully in All Of Us Strangers, the deeply moving latest project of British filmmaker Andrew Haigh.Thu, 25 Jan 2024 01:00:00 +0000https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2024/0125/1428417-all-of-us-strangers-a-moving-deep-dive-into-grief/Movie Reviewhttps://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2024/0119/1424487-the-holdovers-as-special-a-film-as-youll-see-in-2024/Set in 1970, this bittersweet story deserves a place among the best movies from that decade - it's that special.Fri, 19 Jan 2024 12:08:56 +0000https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2024/0119/1424487-the-holdovers-as-special-a-film-as-youll-see-in-2024/Movie Reviewhttps://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2024/0117/1427023-mean-girls-musical-remake-retains-some-of-films-magic/Wed, 17 Jan 2024 15:05:44 +0000https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2024/0117/1427023-mean-girls-musical-remake-retains-some-of-films-magic/Movie Review