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This week’s titles at the Irish Film Institute from Friday, 21st July 2023 include Barbie, My Name is Alfred Hitchcock & Oppenheimer. Read on for a selection of reviews or pop in to make up your own mind!
“Inventive, immaculately crafted and surprising” 5/5 — Independent.co.uk
Margot Robbie is “explosive throughout” 4/5 — The Irish Times
“A funny, self-satirising and moving story” 4/5 — The Irish Examiner
“A dazzling achievement” 3.5/4 — Roger Ebert
“A thrill to see Robbie and Gosling effortlessly riding the film’s comedy highs and existential lows” 4/5 — Empire
“Gerwig loads plenty of food for thought into a hot pink pop fantasia” — Variety
“A rigorous commentary for Hitch enthusiasts and a useful primer for newcomers” 4/5 — The Irish Times
“So much to learn and enjoy” 4/5 — The Guardian
“A deep dive full of deep cuts” 4/5 — Empire
“What movie documentaries should be” — IndieWire
“Cousins’ reliably formidable insights remain invigorating” — ScreenDaily
“At the film’s pulsing nucleus is Murphy as Oppenheimer, and he is compelling throughout.” 5/5 — Empire
“Like witnessing history itself being split open” 5/5 — The Telegraph
“A remarkable feat of engineering and propulsion.” 4/5 — The Irish Times
“Murphy gives us a tragic protagonist of Shakespearean proportion” 4/5 — Independent.ie
“Extroardinary” 4/5 — The Guardian
“Nolan’s best and most revealing work.” 4/5 — Independent.co.uk
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