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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!
“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 [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
“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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BEAT THE LOTTO 13:45
FROM HILDE, WITH LOVE 15:50
HEARTS OF DARKNESS: A FILMMAKER’S APOCALYPSE 4K RE-RELEASE 13:30
HOT MILK 18:00
NINE QUEENS 25TH ANNIVERSARY 20:50
PAVEMENTS + RECORDED Q&A 20.05
THE SHROUDS 15:40
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