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Chaos Walking (M) - 109 minutes
Chaos Walking is a science fiction action adventure set on a distant planet known as New World in the year 2257 AD. The male settlers are...
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Mar 4, 20212 min read


Raya and the Last Dragon (PG) - 114 minutes
Trust is in short supply in the Disney animated feature Raya and the Last Dragon. That is because 500 years ago sinister monsters known...
Alex First
Mar 4, 20213 min read


About Endlessness (M) - 76 minutes
Faith and loss are but two subjects tackled in an artistic look at life, struggle, turmoil and joy from Swedish auteur Roy Andersson. A...
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Mar 4, 20213 min read


Boss Level (MA) - 101 minutes
Ex-military man Roy Pulver (Frank Grillo) is caught in a time warp that, try as he does, he can’t get out of. Every day – hundreds of...
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Feb 26, 20212 min read


The People Upstairs (M) - 82 minutes
Ana (Griselda Siciliani) and Julio (Javier Cámara) have been together for more than 15 years. They are a middle-aged couple in trouble....
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Feb 25, 20212 min read


Blackbird (M) - 98 minutes
Euthanasia comes under the microscope in the drama Blackbird. The last days of a terminally ill woman Lily (Susan Sarandon), in her late...
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Feb 25, 20212 min read


Days of the Bagnold Summer (M) - 86 minutes
52-year-old English librarian Sue Bagnold’s (Monica Doland) husband Bob her left and her then young son Daniel eight years ago. He now...
Alex First
Feb 20, 20212 min read


The Little Things (M) - 128 minutes
The names are big, the action is slow and the outcome is always in doubt in the crime drama The Little Things. It is October 1990. A case...
Alex First
Feb 20, 20212 min read


The Truffle Hunters (M) - 84 minutes
A reverential portrait of a group of ageing super sleuths and their beloved dogs, The Truffle Hunters is delightfully quirky. All the...
Alex First
Feb 20, 20212 min read


Minari (PG) - 115 minutes
A slow burn drama with comedic elements about a young Korean family having a hard time of things, Minari weaves its magic over time....
Alex First
Feb 19, 20213 min read


Birth Time: The Documentary (M) - 104 minutes
Freedom of choice and more say are at the heart of a forthright new birthing documentary that condemns the hands off, “baby factory”...
Alex First
Feb 15, 20212 min read


Assassins (M) - 104 minutes
Who was responsible for the assassination of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un’s half-brother, who at one time was destined to lead the...
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Feb 14, 20212 min read


Another Round (M) - 117 minutes
Dutch courage is a term used to describe strength or confidence gained from drinking alcohol. History teacher, husband and father Martin...
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Feb 13, 20213 min read


News of the World (M) - 120 minutes
In a nation ravaged by war, a former printer travels through Texas – going from town to town on horseback – to read the news to eager...
Alex First
Feb 7, 20212 min read


Malcolm & Marie (MA) - 106 minutes
Fight for what you believe in. Fight for decency. Fight for being acknowledged for who you are and what you represent. In fact, bugger...
Alex First
Feb 7, 20212 min read


Pixie (MA) - 93 minutes
A cheeky gangster flick with attitude, set in the west of Ireland, Pixie is a bloody delight ... and I do mean that literally. As the...
Alex First
Feb 5, 20213 min read


Wrong Turn (MA) - 110 minutes
Talk about the consequences of taking a wrong turn. This movie amps that up and then some. The horror thriller keeps on coming at you...
Alex First
Feb 5, 20212 min read


Wild Mountain Thyme (PG) - 102 minutes
Irish lyricism, bluster and blarney combine in this romantic drama, which has the sole purpose of joining together a lovelorn woman and...
Alex First
Feb 4, 20212 min read


Earwig and the Witch (PG) - 83 minutes
Earwig and the Witch continues Studio Ghibli’s well-deserved reputation for excellence for its vivid and creative animated features....
Alex First
Feb 2, 20212 min read


The Food Club (M) - 99 minutes
Underpinning this Danish comedic drama is a story about growing old with fun, notwithstanding some challenges, but I am afraid I found...
Alex First
Feb 2, 20212 min read
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