Movie Reviews

• Men in Black III

  USA/105mins PG
  

  Will Smith must be one of the most frustrating actors working in modern cinema. I mean, we can take Johnny Depp and his insistence on churning out the same "quirky" character, (in essentially the same film) to a certain degree - and by that, I mean ... more

• Moonrise Kingdom

  US / 94 mins (12A)
  

  How much more Wes Anderson can this be, and the answer is none – none more Wes Anderson. If The Darjeeling Limited was Wes Anderson turned down a notch then Moonrise Kingdom is Wes Anderson turned back up again – he's back and is making up for lost ... more

• Barbaric Genius

  Ireland / 90mins (TBC).
  

   We all like writers who have a bit of moxy about them, don't we? Hemmingway, Hunter Thompson, Burroughs, Bukowski. Rumour has it that when our own Mike Sheridan writes up a review he goes straight down to the docks to pick a fight.John Healy is ano... more

• What To Expect When You're Expecting

  US/109mins 12A
  

   How many different ways can you say the word "vagina" in a couple of hours? Frankly, who hasn't wondered that at some point? This purposely light, easily digested ensemble comedy is more of a distraction than a film; but the cast are likeable and t... more

• She Monkeys

  Sweden / 83mins (12A)
  

   You wait ages for an arthouse gay coming of age drama and two come along at once. And both of them crap. Coming hot on the heels of last week's disappointing Dutch drama North Sea Texas is this Swedish lesbian outing. And before you get all in a di... more

• A Kiss for Jed

  Ireland/US / 86mins (15A).
  

  Now, this could be interesting. Mark O'Halloran can write – no doubt about the talent behind Prosperity, Garage and Adam & Paul – but can he pull off playing the lead in a straight up silly rom-com? Hmmm. Let's see...O'Halloran plays a middle-aged d... more

• The Dictator

  USA/83mins 16
  

  Curtailing the documentary style format that allowed for an interaction with non-actors, Sacha Baron Cohen is somewhat more restrained in this conventionally made, but no less hilarious comedy. Probably his broadest film to date, here he plays a guy... more

• Piranha 3DD

  US/82mins 18
  

  Boasting more gratuitous tit shots than your average episode of Tonight with Vincent Browne, this hastily assembled sequel has come along at warp speed after the enjoyable original surprised us all last year. Essentially that film regurgitated (from... more

• North Sea Texas

  Belgium / 120mins (16)
  

  Sometimes mainstream film can be very predictable. There was always going to be another Transformers sequel. Rocky will defy the odds and will still be standing in the last round. It will be tough going for Jason Statham for a bit but he will ultima... more

• 2 Days In New York

  France/Germany/Belgium / 95mins (15A)
  

  You have to hand it to Delpy. After her charming and funny 2007 romantic comedy 2 Days In Paris, which buzzed off Adam Goldberg's sub-Woody Allen paranoid neurosis, the French writer-director was determined not to just drum up the same plot in a dif... more