The weekend is close, and that implies that you might have a chilled weekend, and also new films for you to see.
However, which is a perfect requirement watch, and are there any you ought to maintain a strategic distance from?
Let’s investigate.
Hardcore Henry
YouTube / STX Entertainment – via Iframely
Ratings:
- imdb – 6.9/10
- rottentomatoes – 77%
Critics review:
- “You could go see “Hardcore Henry” — or you could gulp down a pint of vodka, load in “Grand Theft Auto,” then strap the TV to your face and throw yourself down the stairs.” – nydailynews.
- “Billed as the first-ever action movie filmed entirely from the hero’s first-person viewpoint, Hardcore blasts along like a supercharged computer-game shoot-em-up, bursting with sick humor and splatterpunk violence.” – Hollywood Reporter.
#HardcoreHenry is a movie you watch when you’re too lazy to play POV video games… I didn’t say that was a bad thing.
— John Flickinger (@JohnFlickster) April 7, 2016
Midnight Special
YouTube / Movieclips Trailers – via Iframely
Ratings:
- imdb – 7.3/10
- rottontomatoes – 84%
Critic Review:
- “It all sounds terribly murky, but few filmmakers are as gifted at making you want to peer through the murk.” – Boston Globe.
- “What started with a gripping premise slackens and goes limp.” – Globe and Mail.
Is #MidnightSpecial out in Ireland tomorrow? I’ve high,high hopes for this film
— Sarah Baxter (@sarahabaxter) April 7, 2016
Dheepan
YouTube / StudiocanalUK – via Iframely
Ratings:
- imdb: 7.2/10
- rottontomatoes: 100%
Critics reviews:
- “A sympathetic, inquisitive portrait of the immigrant experience in Europe.” – Time Out.
- “Though it takes a jarring left turn at the end, this bears the same immaculate plot construction and tonal consistency of Audiard’s previous films, augmented by sensitive, superlative performances from Jesuthasan and Srinivasan.” – Chicago Reader.
There’s a new French/Sri-Lankan film coming out called Dheepan, and the title just makes me think of pizza. 🍕
— Paddington Berry (@howardberry) April 6, 2016
My name is Emily
YouTube / EclipsePicturesIE – via Iframely
Ratings:
- imdb: 8/10
- irishtimes: 4/5
Critics reviews:
- “There’s a poetry to My Name is Emily. Not just in the words – it permeates the imagery and music as well. That should come as no surprise to anyone familiar with Simon Fitzmaurice’s work – his short films won all around them, lauded as lyrical and beautiful. His stream-of-consciousness film-making evokes a response on myriad levels.” – JayConnors.
Just after coming from My Name Is Emily screens in #ADIFF16. WHOA – What a movie. Coming out in April I believe. Go see it.
— Cian Mac Mahon (@Cianmm) February 24, 2016
