Irish Film Institute -REVIEW ROUND UP: GOD’S CREATURES, THE BEASTS, THE FIVE DEVILS

REVIEW ROUND UP: GOD’S CREATURES, THE BEASTS, THE FIVE DEVILS

This week’s titles at the Irish Film Institute from Friday, 24th  March 2023 include God’s Creatures, The Beasts and The Five Devils. Read on for a selection of reviews or pop in to make up your own mind!

GOD’S CREATURES

“The acting and atmosphere are strong throughout.” 4/5 – The Irish Times

“Mescal and Watson turn up the intensity and the interplay is fascinating to watch. High praise must also go to their co-star Aisling Franciosi for her unnerving work here.” 4/5  – RTÉ

“Watson’s meatiest, most compelling showcase in an age.” – Variety

THE BEASTS

“A terrific, gripping drama that will cross cultural borders with ease. Every nation has such stories.” 5/5 – The Irish Times

“The Beasts is certainly skilful, and filled with deft performances.” 5/5 – The Financial Times

“A fierce, bitter tale with a flinty sharpness: partly a social-realist drama of class and xenophobia, and partly a rural noir horror, a Euro-arthouse twist on Straw Dogs or Deliverance.” 4/5 – The Guardian

“A dash of Straw Dogs in Galicia.” 4/5 – The Times

“Gnarly, barbarous thriller that keeps its audiences’ nerves in a perpetual state of fervour.” 4/5 – Why Now

THE FIVE DEVILS

“Léa Mysius’s accomplished second feature is the time-travelling, olfactory-driven LGBTQ romance and family melodrama you couldn’t possibly have seen coming.” 5/5 – The Irish Times

 


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