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REVIEW ROUNDUP: BELFAST, NIGHTMARE ALLEY AND MASS

This week’s new releases at the Irish Film Institute on Friday, January 21st 2022 are Belfast, Nightmare Alley, and Mass. Read on for a selection of reviews or pop in to make up your own mind!

 

BELFAST

“Must-see movie magic.”
5/5 – RTÉ

“Kenneth Branagh […] has made a masterpiece.”
5/5 – The Times (UK)

“Love letters to the past are always addressed to an illusion, yet this is such a seductive piece of myth-making from Branagh.”
5/5 – The Guardian

 

 

NIGHTMARE ALLEY

“Nightmare Alley [boasts] an enveloping atmosphere, compelling characters, and gorgeous filmmaking.”
4/5 – Empire

“Cooper works magic with an unassumingly sensational turn.”
4/4 – Roger Ebert

“Guillermo del Toro hits us with a spectacular noir melodrama boasting gruesomely enjoyable performances and freaky twists.”
4/5 – The Guardian

 

 

MASS

“An urgent and necessary movie.”
Entertainment Weekly

“An out-of-nowhere triumph, Mass is the sort of American drama that you rarely see anymore.”
3.5/4 – Roger Ebert

“It’s a harrowing watch, but a cathartic one, with each of the four superb principal actors delivering scenes of wrenching release.”
The Hollywood Reporter

 

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