Talent Brendan Gleeson

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Reviews

Joker: Folie à Deux review – a grim karaoke session

Todd Phillips recruits Lady Gaga to his circus act as Joaquin Phoenix reprises his role as the crime-committing clown about town in this shockingly amateur musical effort.

2
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2
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2
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The Banshees of Inisherin

Martin McDonagh deploys his signature acerbic wit to an affectionate folktale as he reunites with Brendan Gleeson and Colin Farrell.

4
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
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Frankie

Writer/director Ira Sachs misses a trick with this ambling family drama set in a picturesque Portuguese town.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
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Alone in Berlin

A grieving couple decide to take on the Nazis in this drab wartime thriller that’s noticeably short on thrills.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
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Trespass Against Us

Michael Fassbender and Brendan Gleeson are terrific in this sturdy traveller drama from first-time director Adam Smith.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Song of the Sea

Do Ghibli and Pixar have a new rival in Irish director Tomm Moore? This stunning film would suggest they do.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Calvary

The Guard’s Brendan Gleeson and director John Michael McDonagh reunite to deliver one of the year’s best films.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
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The Smurfs 2

More of the same (literally) as this time the Smurfs storm Paris, discuss racial politics and explore their sexuality.

2
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1
Enjoyment
2
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The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists

There’s adventure all right, and science in spades, but someone buried the piracy in Aardman’s latest stop-motion treasure.

5
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
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The Guard

American cop show meets the Emerald Isle equals Lethal Weapon gone Gaelic.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
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The Secret of Kells

Nora Twomey and Tomm Moore’s animation fable is a feast for the eyes that manages to be both whimsical and sinister.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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In Bruges

Playwright-turned-director Martin McDonagh's debut is darker than your average hitmen-in-peril comedy.

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4
Enjoyment
4
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