4.0Taut and exciting Dunkirk DUNKIRK (UK | Netherlands | France | USA/12A/106mins) Directed by Christopher Nolan. Starring Mark Rylance, Tom Hardy, Kenneth Brannagh, Harry Styles, Barry Keoghan. THE PLOT: In 1940, 338, 226 Allied soldi...
2.0Familiar but fun Cars 3 CARS 3 (USA/G/102mins) Directed by Brian Fee. Starring Owen Wilson, Kerry Washington, Cristela Alonzo, Chris Cooper, Nathan Fillion THE PLOT: Still racing in the Piston Cup, but far from being the rookie he o...
4.0Apes together strong! War For the Planet of the Apes WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES (USA/12A/140 mins) Directed by Matt Reeves. Starring Andy Serkis, Woody Harrelson, Steve Zahn, Judy Greer, Amiah Miller, Toby Kebbell. THE PLOT: After militant ape Koba (Toby Ke...
4.0Ambitious and lovely Sanctuary SANCTUARY (Ireland/15A/86mins) Directed by Len Collin. Starring Amy-Joyce Hastins, Tara Breathnach, Christopher Dunne, Kieran Coppinger and Charlene Kelly THE PLOT: Larry (Kieran Coppinger) and Sophie (Char...
3.5Missing some magic Spider-Man: Homecoming SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING (USA/12A/133mins) Directed by Jon Watts. Starring Tom Holland, Marisa Tomei, Robert Downey Jr., Michael Keaton, Zendaya. THE PLOT: Just after the events of 'Captain America: Civil War...
4.0Worth A Gamble The House THE HOUSE (USA/15A/88mins) Directed by Andrew Jay Cohen. Starring Amy Poehler, Will Ferrell, Jason Mantzoukas, Nick Kroll, Rob Huebel. THE PLOT: When their daughter’s college scholarship is cancelled becaus...
4.5Super Cool Baby Driver BABY DRIVER (UK|USA/15A/112 mins) Directed by Edgar Wright. Starring Ansel Elgort, Kevin Spacey, Lily James, Jamie Foxx, Jon Hamm, Eiza Gonzalez, Jon Bernthal. THE PLOT: Atlanta resident Baby (Ansel Elgort) s...
3.5Quietly Powerful Alone in Berlin ALONE IN BERLIN (UK|France|Germany/12/103 mins) Directed by Vincent Perez. Starring Brendan Gleeson, Emma Thompson, Daniel Bruhl, Mikael Persbrandt. THE PLOT: Berlin, 1940. The city is in a jubilant mood, wit...
4.0Sweet & Soulful In This Corner of the World IN THIS CORNER OF THE WORLD (Japan/12A/129 mins) Directed by Sunao Katabuchi. Starring Non, Yoshimasa Hosoya, Megumi Han, Natsuki Inaba, Nanase Iwai. THE PLOT: Beginning in 1933, the film charts the life of a...
4.0Darkly Funny A Man Called Ove A MAN CALLED OVE (Sweden/TBC/116 mins) Directed by Hannes Holm. Starring Rolff Lassgard, Bahar Pars, Filip Berg, Ida Engvoll, Tobias Almborg. THE PLOT: Ove (pronounced oo-vair) is an ill-tempered and cantanke...
2.0Exhausting Transformers: The Last Knight Transformers: The Last Knight (USA, 12A, 149 mins) In short: Exhausting Directed by Michael Bay. Starring Mark Wahlberg, Anthony Hopkins, Laura Haddock, Isabela Moner, Josh Duhamel, Stanley Tucci, Peter C...
4.0Terrific Cardboard Gangsters CARDBOARD GANGSTERS (Ireland/ 18/ 92 mins)Directed by Mark O'Connor. Starring John Connors, Fionn Walton, Kierston Wareing, Jimmy Smallhorne. THE PLOT: 24-year-old DJ Jay (John Connors) is also a small-time dr...
3.0Charming Gifted GIFTED (USA/12A/101 mins) Directed by Marc Webb. Starring Chris Evans, Mckenna Grace, Lindsay Duncan, Jenny Slate, Octavia Spencer. THE PLOT: Freelance boat repairer Frank (Chris Evans) lives with his niece, ...
3.0Doesn't nail it Nails NAILS (Ireland/16/85 mins) Directed by Dennis Bartok. Starring Shauna Macdonald, Steve Wall, Ross Noble, Charlotte Bradley, Leah McNamara. THE PLOT: Dana (Shauna Macdonald) is jogging in Sandymount when she c...
3.5Raw & honest Whitney: Can I Be Me WHITNEY: CAN I BE ME (UK/USA/15A/105 mins) Directed by Nick Broomfield, Rudi Dolezal. Starring Whitney Houston, Robyn Crawford, Bobby Brown, Cissy Houston, Bobbi Kristina Brown. THE PLOT: This documentary cha...
3.0Popcorn horror The Mummy THE MUMMY (USA/15A/110 mins) Directed by Alex Kurtzman. Starring Tom Cruise, Russell Crowe, Sofia Boutella, Annabelle Wallis, Jake Johnson. THE PLOT: In ancient Egypt, Princess Ahmanet (Sofia Boutella) is ang...
4.0Suspenseful Berlin Syndrome BERLIN SYNDROME (Australia/ 16/ 116 mins) Directed by Cate Shortland. Starring Teresa Palmer, Max Riemelt, Emma Bading, Matthias Habich. THE PLOT: Clare (Teresa Palmer) is a photojournalist and backpacker wh...
1.0Wishy-washy The Shack THE SHACK (USA/ 12A/ 132 mins) Directed by Stuart Hazeldine. Starring Sam Worthington, Octavia Spencer, Radha Mitchell, Tim McGraw, Alice Braga. THE PLOT: Mack (Sam Worthington) is a mid-western man who has ...
4.0Top Gere Norman NORMAN (Israel / USA/ 15A/118 mins) Directed by Joseph Cedar. Starring Richard Gere, Lior Ashkenazi, Michael Sheen, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Dan Stevens, Steve Buscemi. THE PLOT: Norman (Richard Gere) is what...
4.0Crazy Love My Cousin Rachel MY COUSIN RACHEL (UK / USA, 12A, 106 mins) Directed by Roger Michell. Starring Rachel Weisz, Sam Claflin, Iain Glen, Holliday Grainger. THE PLOT: Philip (Sam Claflin) has been raised by his cousin and guardi...