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Nino review: Théodore Pellerin exudes leading-man charisma in a gutsy, life-affirming movie
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Time and Water review: An arresting documentary about Iceland’s disappearing glaciers
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The Fall of Sir Douglas Weatherford review: Peter Mullan tremendous in ambitious if uneven satire
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Disclosure Day review: Eve Hewson asks the practical questions in Spielberg’s sprawling sci-fi yarn
Afternoons of Solitude review: The bull seems to sense it’s about to die in the ring
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Erupcja review: Charli XCX has real screen clout in this appealing romantic drama
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Savage House review: Richard E Grant, Claire Foy and much boozing, humping and double dealing
Masters of the Universe review: All solid good fun. All professionally honed. A minor miracle
Tuner review: At 88, Dustin Hoffman still has it opposite Leo Woodall in old-school thriller
Fairyland review: A fond, wise chronicle of parenthood through turbulent decades
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Backrooms review: Kane Parsons’s exquisite direction brings web’s scariest creepypasta to the big screen
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Cannes First Look review: Lola Petticrew shines in I See Buildings Fall Like Lightning’s Irish line-up
By Tara Brady
Cannes First Look review: Minotaur – grim chronicle of a selfish, privileged class willing to look the other way
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Cannes First Look review: Fjord - Nail-biting drama exploring European culture and tolerance
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Cannes First Look review: Paper Tiger – Gangsters and fixers in grimy 1980s New York
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Cannes First Look review: Bitter Christmas - You’ll wonder if Almodóvar is phoning it in
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Tom & Jerry: Forbidden Compass review – Cartoon duo become supporting players in their own film
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Cannes First Look review: Tin Castle paints a touching, confounding portrait of an Irish Traveller family
Cannes First Look review: Jim Queen – This gay-influencer animated comedy is gleefully smutty
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Cannes First Look review: Hope – Na Hong-jin’s sci-fi horror has an astonishing opening hour
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Cannes First Look review: The Unknown – Léa Seydoux stars in Arthur Harari’s body-swap horror
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The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo review: Sexual desire becomes contagion and curse in haunting debut
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First Look review: Barry Keoghan gives a tense, psychologically uneasy performance in Butterfly Jam
Once We Were Punks review: If you’re over a certain age, this is a moving Irish music documentary
Cannes First Look review: The Electric Kiss – Pierre Salvadori’s lovely film has fun untying a romantic knot
The Christophers review: Steven Soderbergh’s film scrapes by thanks to a compelling cast
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The Sheep Detectives review: The farmyard hasn’t been this disarming since Babe
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Billie Eilish (Live in 3D) review: Stunning views show raw power of an incredible artist
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Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition review – Tight pants, greasy leather and a very excited Javier Bardem
Reflection in a Dead Diamond review: Who needs a new Bond film when there’s this to be dazzled by?
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The Devil Wears Prada 2 review: Lovely clothes. Savage quips. And a cameo by a celebrated Irish golfer
Hokum review: Adam Scott excels in this Irish ghost story with a sly sense of fun
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