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Here you will find every film review we've written. These include: festival films, new releases, and older films.

A black and white still from C'mon C'mon, in which the middle-aged Joaquin Phoenix sits down next to an excited looking young boy. The text on the images reads, 'Review'.

Orla Smith / December 3, 2021

C’mon C’mon: Mike Mills’s tender drama is sweet if a little unsatisfying

Mike Mills’s latest, C’mon C’mon, is a touching, low-key drama about parenting, featuring a stellar Gaby Hoffman.

A still from The Humans, in which an aging heterosexual couple sits at a dinner table, the woman looking pointedly at her husband while her looks down at the food in front of him. The text on the image reads, 'Review'.

Orla Smith / December 2, 2021

The Humans Review: More than just filmed theatre

Stephen Karam adapts his own play with The Humans, a family drama that echoes the joys of theatre while still making ample use of the tools of cinema.

A still from Spencer in which Kirsten Stewart, playing Diana, stands at the end of a shadowy hallway, lit up by the light streaming through the window behind her. The text on the image reads, 'Review'.

Orla Smith / November 26, 2021

Spencer: A visceral but flimsy portrait of Princess Diana

Spencer, Pablo Larraín’s impressionistic portrait of Princess Diana (Kristen Stewart), takes big swings that rarely hit.

Alex Heeney / November 23, 2021

Young Plato Review: great teaching means more than just academics

With Young Plato, Neasa Ní Chianáin continues her cinematic exploration of exceptional Irish teachers and the lives they change.

Alex Heeney / November 12, 2021

Small pleasures in What do we see when we look at the sky?

Writer-director-editor Aleksandre Koberidze’s Berlinale film, What do we see when we look at the sky?, chronicles small pleasures in the life of a city. The film is now playing in US theatres and will arrive on Mubi in North America later this year. This review was originally published on March 7, 2021 as part of […]

Alex Heeney / November 10, 2021

Zero Fucks Given (Rien à foutre) is a character study about the grind of life under capitalism

Julie Lecoustre and Emmanuel Marre’s Zero Fucks Given (Rien à foutre) is a character study about a flight attendant struggling under the indifference and sexism of working for a big corporation.

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