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This week’s titles at the Irish Film Institute from Friday, 27th January 2023 include All the Beauty and the Bloodshed and The Fabelmans. Read on for a selection of reviews or pop in to make up your own mind!
“Poitras’s biopic of Goldin is powered along by righteous fury: an engaging portrait of both the artist and her activism.” 4/5 – The Irish Times
“Unmissable film on Nan Goldin vs the Sacklers.” – The Financial Times
“Poitras shows that these protests were really Goldin’s great artwork: her entire life had been leading to this moment of passionate expression, this inspired situationist gesture which fused the personal and the political.” 4/5 – The Guardian
“This is essential viewing – an unequivocal use of the documentary form as a means of urgent protest.” – Little White Lies
“More than a glimpse into a photographer’s work, All The Beauty cuts to the bone with its incandescent celebration of life and condemnation of those who threaten it. Art and activism are one and the same.” 5/5 – Empire
“Steven Spielberg’s latest is a masterpiece of cinema and memoir.” – The Independent
“Spielberg’s beguiling ode to a life made by movies will leave you on a high.” 5/5 – The Guardian
“The Fabelmans offers a gloriously tender origin story for Spielberg’s life and work, led by a wildly charming Gabriel LaBelle.” 5/5 – The Telegraph
“The freshly Oscar-nominated director crafts an impressive, thinly disguised autobiographical exploration of familiar Spielbergian themes.” 4/5 – The Irish Times
“If you’re after a dewy-eyed, heart-is-full trip to the cinema, then this is just the ticket.A celebration of family, films and finding your own way, The Fabelmans is the most personal story of Steven Spielberg’s 53-year career. It is also among his best.” 5/5 – RTÉ
“Spielberg has realised that fables come in all shapes and sizes. In this hilarious and heart-breaking gem, small really is beautiful.” 5/5 – The Evening Standard
“That enormous generosity of heart is what makes The Fabelmans so stirring” 5/5 – BBC Culture
“Quintessential Spielberg.” 4/4 – Roger Ebert
BALTIMORE 16.40
CLOSE YOUR EYES 13.00
IO CAPITANO 14.00
OPPONENT 15.40, 18.10
PERFECT DAYS 20:40
THE DAYS OF TREES 16.20, 20.30
THE TEACHERS’ LOUNGE 13.30, 20.50
THE ZONE OF INTEREST 18:25 18.25
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