Film & TV John Maguire: Pixar fails to find its old magic spark as Inside Out 2 hits screensThe follow-up to the 2015 hit film is a return to form of sorts for Pixar, but something is still missing from one of the most exciting film-making studios of our era
Film & Television John Maguire on film: Spectacular Dune Part Two ‘has all the intensity of a hallucination’The next installment of Denis Villeneuve’s epic picks up precisely where the 2021’s multi-Oscar nominated movie left off
Film Film and television: Jacob Elordi’s Elvis casts a darker hue on a tale of true romancePriscilla paints a darker picture of the rock legend than the hip-swivelling superstar in last year’s Baz Luhrmann biopic
Film & Television John Maguire on film: Exploration of toxic masculinity in Australia backs itself into a cornerTension created by rising threat of sexual violence against young bar workers descends into claustrophobic melodrama
Film & TV John Maguire: Hitman movie nails action, tension and humour in its crosshairs Michael Fassbender is impressive as an impassive assassin in this slick, clever thriller
Film & Television John Maguire: Scorsese shines again with masterpiece Killers of the Flower Moon The true story of injustice, murder and intolerance towards America’s native people is skilfully captured in this powerful, subversive and unmistakably angry movie
Film & Television John Maguire on film: Hilarious, touching and scarcely credible story of BlackBerry’s boom and bustBlackBerry, the story of the device that reigned before the iPhone, is very funny while being a sobering cautionary tale
Film John Maguire: The Creator’s futuristic AI thrills deliver the sci-fi film of the yearGareth Edwards’ film is a cross between Blade Runner and Apocalypse Now in its wonderfully rendered, believable future
Film John Maguire on film: That boy Patrick Kielty can act, as Ballywalter proves The almost romantic, almost comedy of isolation and reconnection showcases the considerable acting chops of The Late Late’s new presenter
Film John Maguire on film: Kenneth Branagh’s latest flick fails to conjure spirit of PoirotA Haunting In Venice doesn’t generate a thrill, a shiver or even curiosity about whodunnit
Film & Television John Maguire on Film: Celine Song’s debut Past Lives allows complex truth of love to shine throughPast lives explores the intertwined history of three romantically linked characters from Korea and North America
Film & Television John Maguire: Poetic documentary The Future Tense walks a tightrope between two nations in fluxDocumentary makers Joe Lawlor and Christine Molloy examine complexities of belonging in both Ireland and England, while on Netflix Painkillers exposes excoriating greed that hooked the American nation on a narcotic 100 times more powerful than heroin
Film & Television John Maguire on film: Car racing promo Gran Turismo gets nowhere very fastA motor sports movie based on a video game was never going to be stellar, but Gran Turismo is little more than a special effects spectacle
Film & Television John Maguire: Paris Memories is a harrowing tale of survivor’s guilt and trauma after terror attacksInvolving drama is a very personal look at the trauma experienced by those who survived a series of devastating terrorist attacks on France in 2015 in which over 130 people were murdered and hundreds more injured
Film & Television John Maguire on film: a sci-fi take on Groundhog Day, plus two flavours of Jon Hamm The Business Post reviews this week’s screen entertainment
Film & Television John Maguire: Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning brings action back to lifeChristopher McQuarrie’s latest outing in the franchise replaces the empty shell of CGI with a physical, kinetic cinema that feels grounded in time and space
Film & Television John Maguire: Indy’s latest adventure is well-crafted and shows the value of relics like our heroOctogenarian Harrison Ford makes his final appearance as the death-defying Indiana Jones in this entertaining adventure
Film & Television John Maguire on film: Wes Anderson brings colour and charm to a dusty Arizona town in Asteroid City There’s a lot going on in the quirky director’s sci-fi comedy that features a stellar cast and a breakneck plot
Film & Television John Maguire on film & TV: Superhero’s overdue outing is all Flash and no substance Andy Muschietti’s movie about venerable comic book character the Flash is a confusing and carelessly rendered multiverse of other people’s ideas
Film & Television John Maguire on film: Clichéd biopic fails to live up to amazing story of talented black musicianChevalier still manages to tell an important story set in the time of Mozart about one man’s defiance against a racist society while throwing light on his mostly forgotten achievements