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A new week is here, and with it comes a bonanza of movie titles with something to suit everyone.
The Disaster Artist sees James Franco taking on the role of director, producer and lead actor in a tale which digs into the story of how Tommy Wiseau’s 2003 feature The Room was made – often cited as the worst film ever made.
Song of Granite is Irish filmmaker Pat Collins’ narrative follow up to Silence. This work is a unique and sublimely photographed biopic of the legendary sean-nos singer Joe Heaney.
Menashe gives a rare glimpse into Hasidic Jewish community of Brooklyn’s Borough Park area in a warm and emotional drama. Finally Powell and Pressburger’s A Matter of Life and Death returns to screens more than 70 years after it was released in a spectacular new 4K restoration.
Read on for a selection of reviews of these films, and pop in to make up your own mind!
THE DISASTER ARTIST “James Franco is excellent in the real-life story of the worst film in cinema” 4/5 – Irish Times
“Franco is superb in the role of the wannabe and misunderstood visionary” 4/5 – RTE
“a tragicomic tour de force” 4/5 – Guardian
“”The Disaster Artist” is a sweet, emotionally engaging tribute to friendship, the movies and the importance of dreams” Detroit News
“A fabulous, strange and frequently hilarious comedy-drama” Times UK
SONG OF GRANITE “Pat Collin’s Irish-language feature is awkward, original and surprising throughout” 4/5 – Irish Times
“A work of genius” 5/5 – RTE
“Song of Granite is an essential film” 5/5 – Scannain
“At moments like this, Collins’ filmmaking takes on the intensity and intentness of prayer; pure and concentrated in its devotion to far more than one man, “Song of Granite” feels a very full, stirring sermon” Variety
“If Andrei Tarkovsky had grown up in rural Ireland, he might have made a biographical cine-memoir as luminously beautiful as Song of Granite” Hollywood Reporter
MENASHE “Menashe deserves our attention for its oddness and heart alone” 4/5 – Irish Times
“It’s an intensely emotional movie about marriage, bereavement and patriarchal domestic power-politics” 4/5 – Guardian
“”Menashe” is a little slice of life, delivered with a knowing sense of truth” Detroit News
“A gorgeous ode to everyone’s inner screw-up” Roger Ebert.com
A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH “Visually extraordinary and politically topical” 5/5 – Guardian
“Essential viewing” 5/5 – Times UK
“One of the most moving movies ever made” Slant
“One of the most audacious films ever made” 4/4 – Rogerebert.com
“It’s a story with humour and heart, a genuine classic that rewards with repeat viewings” 5/5 – Empire
AN CAILÍN CIÚIN 15.40
BROKER 13.00
CLOSE 18.20
GOD’S CREATURES 13.10, 18.30, 20.40
TÁR 15.20
THE BEASTS 13.00, 18.00
THE FIVE DEVILS 15.50 (OC), 20.40
WOMEN TALKING 20.50
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