https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/reviews/en-ieRTÉ 2025-RTÉ Commercial Enterprises Ltd, Registration No: 155076, Donnybrook, Dublin 4, Ireland.Fri, 20 Jun 2025 20:51:55 +0100https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2025/0619/1519384-glory-and-gory-be-28-years-later-is/Danny Boyle and Alex Garland mix the gory with political allegory and a touching family drama in this riveting zombie thrillerThu, 19 Jun 2025 17:13:44 +0100https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2025/0619/1519384-glory-and-gory-be-28-years-later-is/Movieshttps://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2025/0609/1517248-how-to-train-your-dragon-is-all-fired-up-family-fun/The latest live-action remake of a family favourite is among the genre's best.Mon, 09 Jun 2025 08:14:43 +0100https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2025/0609/1517248-how-to-train-your-dragon-is-all-fired-up-family-fun/Movie Reviewhttps://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2025/0606/1516457-dangerous-animals-a-ripper-of-an-aussie-survival-horror/You're going to need a bigger bucket of popcorn.Fri, 06 Jun 2025 06:00:00 +0100https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2025/0606/1516457-dangerous-animals-a-ripper-of-an-aussie-survival-horror/Movie Reviewhttps://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2025/0530/1515261-review-bono-stories-of-surrender/As the man himself says, welcome to "a whole new level of navel-gazing".Fri, 30 May 2025 01:59:01 +0100https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2025/0530/1515261-review-bono-stories-of-surrender/Movieshttps://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2025/0529/1515074-the-ballad-of-wallis-island-is-a-big-hug-of-a-movie/If there's a more uplifting cinema experience between now and Christmas, 2025 will be one for the books.Thu, 29 May 2025 23:58:29 +0100https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2025/0529/1515074-the-ballad-of-wallis-island-is-a-big-hug-of-a-movie/Movie Reviewhttps://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2025/0523/1514399-fountain-of-youth-is-a-family-adventure-for-a-rainy-day/John Krasinski and Natalie Portman play adventurer Luke and art historian Charlotte, estranged siblings who reunite to find "the most important archaeological discovery in history".Fri, 23 May 2025 11:32:28 +0100https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2025/0523/1514399-fountain-of-youth-is-a-family-adventure-for-a-rainy-day/Movie Reviewhttps://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2025/0521/1512738-tom-cruise-hunts-the-mission-pieces-in-final-reckoning/Picking up where 2023's Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning - Part One left off, the on-the-pulse plot sees agent-errant Ethan Hunt (Cruise) and his team trying to stop "parasitic AI" The Entity as it seeks to end the world as we know it.Wed, 21 May 2025 05:00:48 +0100https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2025/0521/1512738-tom-cruise-hunts-the-mission-pieces-in-final-reckoning/Movie Reviewhttps://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2025/0514/1510556-chloe-sevignys-magic-farm-is-vivid-but-underbaked/Magic Farm, Argentine-Spanish filmmaker Amalia Ulman's second feature after 2021's El Planeta, is a vivid, wacky, convincingly performed but slightly underbaked culture-clash comedy.Wed, 14 May 2025 07:00:30 +0100https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2025/0514/1510556-chloe-sevignys-magic-farm-is-vivid-but-underbaked/Movie Reviewhttps://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2025/0507/1511554-the-wedding-banquet-old-borrowed-yet-still-new/Driven by director Andrew Ahn's desire to honour and modernise Ang Lee's acclaimed 1993 classic, this remake may borrow its premise, but make no mistake, this is far more than a vow renewal.Wed, 07 May 2025 13:37:26 +0100https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2025/0507/1511554-the-wedding-banquet-old-borrowed-yet-still-new/Movie Reviewhttps://www.rte.ie/entertainment/music-reviews/2025/0509/1511887-wide-awake-in-arcadia-as-sleep-token-rouse-jaded-ears/How big are Sleep Token going to become? That's the question that arises with every listen to Even in Arcadia, the most-anticipated stadium-sized metal album of 2025.Fri, 09 May 2025 07:10:35 +0100https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/music-reviews/2025/0509/1511887-wide-awake-in-arcadia-as-sleep-token-rouse-jaded-ears/Album Reviewhttps://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2025/0507/1511631-ego-under-the-sun-nicolas-cage-is-swell-as-the-surfer/In Irish director Lorcan Finnegan (Vivarium), screen legend Nicolas Cage has found another filmmaker who brings out the best in him.Wed, 07 May 2025 21:13:48 +0100https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2025/0507/1511631-ego-under-the-sun-nicolas-cage-is-swell-as-the-surfer/Movie Reviewhttps://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2025/0502/1509958-dublin-gets-a-western-showdown-in-amongst-the-wolves/Made for €16,000 and filmed in 15 days, Amongst the Wolves is a good mix of established talents and up-and-comers.Fri, 02 May 2025 20:47:54 +0100https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2025/0502/1509958-dublin-gets-a-western-showdown-in-amongst-the-wolves/Movie Reviewhttps://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2025/0502/1510160-singer-songwriter-john-murry-makes-big-screen-his-own/John Murry proves to be as beguiling on camera as he is on both vinyl and stage.Fri, 02 May 2025 09:08:51 +0100https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2025/0502/1510160-singer-songwriter-john-murry-makes-big-screen-his-own/Movie Reviewhttps://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2025/0502/1510527-thunderbolts-is-a-fun-return-to-form-for-marvel/Florence Pugh leads the charge in the 36th Marvel movie as a bunch of antiheroes band together to - what else? - save themselves and the world.Fri, 02 May 2025 09:47:55 +0100https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2025/0502/1510527-thunderbolts-is-a-fun-return-to-form-for-marvel/Movie Reviewhttps://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2025/0425/1505677-comfort-movie-the-friend-is-a-must-for-dog-lovers/One of the finest double acts of the year has received little fanfare, and, with all due respect, the pairing of Naomi Watts and a Great Dane wasn't top of anyone's dream combo wish list. But here we are with a smart, grown-up movie.Fri, 25 Apr 2025 05:50:25 +0100https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2025/0425/1505677-comfort-movie-the-friend-is-a-must-for-dog-lovers/Movie Reviewhttps://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2025/0417/1508235-the-penguin-lessons-is-a-real-p-p-p-pick-me-up/The Penguin Lessons is a heartwarming tale set against a quite horrific background. Steve Coogan may head the cast, but the penguin his character befriends is the real star of the film.Thu, 17 Apr 2025 17:09:15 +0100https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2025/0417/1508235-the-penguin-lessons-is-a-real-p-p-p-pick-me-up/Movie Reviewhttps://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2025/0417/1508246-warfare-is-one-of-the-standout-films-of-the-year/Two must-sees in 12 months - it's been a remarkable 2024-25 for writer-director Alex Garland. First came a warning from the near future in the searing road movie Civil War, and now we have a harrowing depiction of America's recent past in Warfare.Thu, 17 Apr 2025 16:14:10 +0100https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2025/0417/1508246-warfare-is-one-of-the-standout-films-of-the-year/Movie Reviewhttps://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2025/0410/1505457-review-one-to-one-john-yoko/A new documentary catches the world's most famous dropouts at work and play and provides new revelations about The Beatles afterlife of John Lennon. It also does a very good job of rehabilitating the unfairly maligned Yoko OnoThu, 10 Apr 2025 23:08:56 +0100https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2025/0410/1505457-review-one-to-one-john-yoko/Movie Reviewhttps://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2025/0410/1507204-fran-the-man-needed-more-lol-for-everyone-who-loves-loi/Thu, 10 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0100https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2025/0410/1507204-fran-the-man-needed-more-lol-for-everyone-who-loves-loi/Movie Reviewhttps://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2025/0409/1506773-drop-first-date-from-hell-ratchets-up-the-tension/Filmed in Dublin and Wicklow, this neat little thriller will keep you guessingWed, 09 Apr 2025 21:40:00 +0100https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2025/0409/1506773-drop-first-date-from-hell-ratchets-up-the-tension/Movie Reviewhttps://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2025/0405/1505238-jack-black-and-jason-momoa-delight-in-a-minecraft-movie/A Minecraft Movie, director Jared Hess's live-action adaptation of the hugely popular video game, is a laugh-a-minute riot that is sure to appeal to young and old fans of the game.Sat, 05 Apr 2025 10:09:51 +0100https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2025/0405/1505238-jack-black-and-jason-momoa-delight-in-a-minecraft-movie/Movie Reviewhttps://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2025/0402/1505402-neighbour-from-hell-terror-hits-home-in-restless/The petri dish of second-guessing and sublimated rage is dusted off for this gritty little thriller from first-timer Jed Hart, a writer-director who knows his way around a crawlspace.Wed, 02 Apr 2025 13:34:53 +0100https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2025/0402/1505402-neighbour-from-hell-terror-hits-home-in-restless/Movie Reviewhttps://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2025/0320/1502715-movie-review-rachel-zegler-dazzles-as-snow-white/This family-friendly musical is a mostly decent and entertaining reimagining of the classic story that brings it up to date for a modern audience.Thu, 20 Mar 2025 06:00:00 +0000https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2025/0320/1502715-movie-review-rachel-zegler-dazzles-as-snow-white/Movie Reviewhttps://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2025/0403/1505654-mammy-vise-carer-comedy-four-mothers-an-irish-charmer/The new film from A Date for Mad Mary director Darren Thornton, co-written with his brother Colin, is sweet, salty, and sure to resonate with anyone who has ended up doing a role they never envisioned for themselves.Thu, 03 Apr 2025 12:13:13 +0100https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2025/0403/1505654-mammy-vise-carer-comedy-four-mothers-an-irish-charmer/Movie Reviewhttps://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2025/0314/1501194-black-bag-is-a-sleek-and-stylish-spy-thriller/Black Bag, Steven Soderbergh's slick, stylish and endlessly entertaining new film, is equal parts spy thriller and marriage drama distilled into a taut 90-minuter.Fri, 14 Mar 2025 08:53:10 +0000https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2025/0314/1501194-black-bag-is-a-sleek-and-stylish-spy-thriller/Movie Reviewhttps://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2025/0307/1500502-danny-dyer-is-at-the-end-of-the-line-in-marching-powder/If you loved Dyer having it large(r) in 2004's The Football Factory, then Marching Powder will be right up your before-and-after-the-game backstreet.Fri, 07 Mar 2025 16:35:47 +0000https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2025/0307/1500502-danny-dyer-is-at-the-end-of-the-line-in-marching-powder/Movie Reviewhttps://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2025/0227/1499366-pamela-anderson-makes-a-comeback-in-the-last-showgirl/A 57-year-old Las Vegas showgirl clings to her past in this charming comeback vehicle for 90s icon, Pamela AndersonThu, 27 Feb 2025 19:00:06 +0000https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2025/0227/1499366-pamela-anderson-makes-a-comeback-in-the-last-showgirl/Movie Reviewhttps://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2025/0220/1496715-brazils-1970s-dictatorship-hits-home-in-im-still-here/I'm Still Here chronicles harrowing real-life events in the 1970s, focusing on civil engineer and former politician Rubens Paiva, his wife Eunice, and their five children during Brazil's military dictatorship.Thu, 20 Feb 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2025/0220/1496715-brazils-1970s-dictatorship-hits-home-in-im-still-here/Movie Reviewhttps://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2025/0213/1496062-review-bridget-jones-from-romcom-to-sob-com/The fourth Bridget Jones movie manages to deliver a greatest hits package as well as bittersweet lessons in love and lifeThu, 13 Feb 2025 23:17:36 +0000https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2025/0213/1496062-review-bridget-jones-from-romcom-to-sob-com/Movie Reviewhttps://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2025/0207/1495303-dog-man-is-the-hero-we-all-need-right-now/Dav Pilkey's massively popular Dog Man graphic novels get the DreamWorks treatment in a fun tale where he encounters a criminal cat and aFri, 07 Feb 2025 11:40:04 +0000https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2025/0207/1495303-dog-man-is-the-hero-we-all-need-right-now/Movie Reviewhttps://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2025/0206/1494893-september-5-how-munich-olympics-terror-changed-tv-news/We don't realise how much of the world that we now experience can be traced back to September 5, 1972 - the date of the Munich Olympics massacre that saw 11 members of the Israeli team killed.Thu, 06 Feb 2025 07:19:31 +0000https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2025/0206/1494893-september-5-how-munich-olympics-terror-changed-tv-news/Movie Reviewhttps://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movies/2025/0206/1495189-review-barry-keoghan-is-chilling-in-bring-them-down/A disturbingly dark and gripping tale of rivalry and vengeance between neighbouring shepherds in this strong directorial debutThu, 06 Feb 2025 19:45:20 +0000https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movies/2025/0206/1495189-review-barry-keoghan-is-chilling-in-bring-them-down/Movie Reviewhttps://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2025/0206/1495151-love-hurts-is-like-a-date-movie-for-mma-fans/Oscar winners Ke Huy Quan and Ariana Debose are scar-crossed lovers in this mob-tastically violent tale of unrequited love, relentless revenge - and real estate.Thu, 06 Feb 2025 16:43:07 +0000https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2025/0206/1495151-love-hurts-is-like-a-date-movie-for-mma-fans/Movie Reviewhttps://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2025/0130/1493384-saturday-night-is-a-treat-to-see-on-one-of-your-own/Saturday Night, a behind-the-scenes story of the 90-minute build-up to the very first episode of Saturday Night Live, is a loving and entertaining tribute to an American TV institution.Thu, 30 Jan 2025 08:13:11 +0000https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2025/0130/1493384-saturday-night-is-a-treat-to-see-on-one-of-your-own/Movie Reviewhttps://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2025/0130/1493420-edna-obrien-gets-her-big-screen-due-in-new-documentary/A celebration of the independent spirit, a fascinating study of hard-learned (and earned) creativity, and a reminder that we are all mired in the utter messiness of life, Blue Road... gives the late Edna O'Brien her big-screen due and then some.Thu, 30 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2025/0130/1493420-edna-obrien-gets-her-big-screen-due-in-new-documentary/Movie Reviewhttps://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2025/0130/1493409-family-misfortunes-hard-truths-brings-it-all-back-home/Mike Leigh is reunited after almost three (gulp) decades with his Secrets & Lies star Marianne Jean-Baptiste, and the results are as satisfyingly funny, bittersweet, and sad as fans could want.Thu, 30 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2025/0130/1493409-family-misfortunes-hard-truths-brings-it-all-back-home/Movie Reviewhttps://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2025/0123/1491817-the-brutalist-is-epic-but-room-to-improve-the-ending/The bona fide event movie - the one you queue for, implore others to go to see, and then pay to watch again - are now the rarest of breeds. In 2023, we had two, Oppenheimer and Barbie. This year, it's The Brutalist.Thu, 23 Jan 2025 16:31:39 +0000https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2025/0123/1491817-the-brutalist-is-epic-but-room-to-improve-the-ending/Movie Reviewhttps://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2025/0117/1490804-timothee-chalamet-is-electrifying-in-a-complete-unknown/Timothée Chalamet plays the young Bob Dylan in this entertaining look through his back pagesFri, 17 Jan 2025 02:35:00 +0000https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2025/0117/1490804-timothee-chalamet-is-electrifying-in-a-complete-unknown/Movie Reviewhttps://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2025/0109/1489851-maria-marches-to-its-own-beat-jolie-deserves-ovation/Angelina Jolie's first leading role in over a decade saw her score her ninth Golden Globe nomination for playing opera diva Maria Callas – but that was just a warm-up. All eyes are now on Jolie to hit the right notes during this year's Oscars race.Thu, 09 Jan 2025 14:26:13 +0000https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2025/0109/1489851-maria-marches-to-its-own-beat-jolie-deserves-ovation/Movie Reviewhttps://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2025/0113/1490521-kieran-culkin-is-unforgettable-in-a-real-pain/Jesse Eisnberg's tale of two greiving cousins on a Holcaust tour shows off his skills in front of and behind the camera - but ultimately puts Kieran Culkin in the Oscar spotlight.Mon, 13 Jan 2025 13:43:05 +0000https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2025/0113/1490521-kieran-culkin-is-unforgettable-in-a-real-pain/Movie Reviewhttps://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2025/0110/1489660-babygirl/Babygirl is a raw, sexy and surprising examination of an illicit affair between a high-powered CEO and her much younger intern.Fri, 10 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2025/0110/1489660-babygirl/Movie Reviewhttps://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2024/1231/1485626-lily-rose-depp-has-a-star-making-turn-in-nosferatu/Director Robert Eggers has brought his exacting attention to detail, faithfulness to historical accuracy and sumptuous, all-enveloping sets and costumes to another level on Nosferatu, an intense, bleakly beautiful gothic horror.Tue, 31 Dec 2024 00:46:04 +0000https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2024/1231/1485626-lily-rose-depp-has-a-star-making-turn-in-nosferatu/Movie Reviewhttps://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2025/0101/1488152-brooklyns-director-returns-with-we-live-in-time/As if there weren't enough feels from the arrival of the new year, Brooklyn director John Crowley rocks up to cinemas with this two-hander about the magic and messiness of our numbered days.Wed, 01 Jan 2025 06:07:46 +0000https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2025/0101/1488152-brooklyns-director-returns-with-we-live-in-time/Movie Reviewhttps://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2024/1223/1486193-ape-that-robbie-williams-monkeys-about-in-biopic/Robbie Williams is both the hero and the villain in bizarre and bananas biopic Better ManMon, 23 Dec 2024 16:45:22 +0000https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2024/1223/1486193-ape-that-robbie-williams-monkeys-about-in-biopic/Movie Reviewhttps://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2024/1226/1488126-the-order-is-one-of-the-best-thrillers-of-recent-years/If you want to close out 2024 or start 2025 with a thriller that's as troubling as it is tense, then The Order is for you.Thu, 26 Dec 2024 09:27:35 +0000https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/movie-reviews/2024/1226/1488126-the-order-is-one-of-the-best-thrillers-of-recent-years/Movie Review