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Trailer Watch: Which movie should you go see this weekend?

What’s a must-watch, and what’s a miss? We tell you.

PLANNING ON HEADING to the cinema this weekend?

There are a few new movies out, but which is a must-watch, and are there any you should avoid?

We take a look.

Dark Waters

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What we know

Todd Haynes directs this true story about corruption in a small town. Mark Ruffalo stars as corporate lawyer Rob Bilott who’s trying to get justice. 

What the critics say

  • “here’s a simple pleasure in watching Bilott do his job and do it well, despite the odds that were stacked against him and Ruffalo avoids turning him into a showman, quietly and diligently finding a way to bring DuPont to task within the framework of the legal system.” – The Guardian
  • “ It’s exceedingly well executed and technically impeccable, with precisely shot (by Edward Lachman), near-abstract, dehumanized cityscapes washed in gray set against darkly shaded country landscapes that seem permanently untouched by sun.” – The New York Times

What’s it rated?

The Personal History of David Copperfield

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What we know

Armando Iannucci takes on the Charles Dickens classic, with the great Dev Patel in the title role. 

What the critics say

  • “Iannucci’s affectionate adaptation still feels in keeping with his career thus far: part of that deeply British tradition (as also practised by Dickens) that holds a mirror up to British society and says, “This is kind of ridiculous, isn’t it?””- Empire
  • “Though really it is Dev Patel’s film and he does strike the perfect balance of knowing when to lead a scene and when to follow, an essential skill when you have so much talent on show.” – Entertainment.ie

What’s it rated?

The Turning

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What we know

In this new version of The Turning of the Screw, mostly filmed at Kilruddery Estate in Co Wicklow, Mackenzie Davis plays a young woman who moves to a mansion to care for two children. Bumps in the night and eerie moments ensue.

What the critics say

  • “Sixty years ago, Clayton risked a genuinely erotic frisson between young Martin Stephens and Deborah Kerr. Here we get no more than an unthreatening peck on the cheek.” – The Irish Times
  • “Concerning two young orphans who psychologically torment their caretaker in a spooky, sprawling mansion, it comes across as a fuzzy, frayed adaptation courtesy of a gimmicky, ambiguous climax that undermines the journey.” – Variety 

What’s it rated?

Which one would you go see first?


Poll Results:

None of them (1343)
Dark Waters (828)
The Personal History of David Copperfield  (633)
The Turning (124)

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    Mar 10th 2021, 9:06 AM

    Sounds like a good initiative. Hopefully it’ll go to plan and do what it aims to.

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    Mar 10th 2021, 11:22 AM

    There are so many single view articles on the Journal that it is hard to believe the Good Information Project. Who will be responsible for deciding what information is “good”? We only have to look at the headline the Journal put out this-morning about Sinn Fein putting ads in US papers, but it wasn’t actually Sinn Fein. Where’s the “good Information” there? Practice what you preach.

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    Mar 10th 2021, 11:28 AM

    @Alan Wright: ah come on Alan, that is not fair. The journal is a beacon of independent academic truth finding. You accuse them of being biased??? Well well well, what makes you think that?!

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    Mar 10th 2021, 11:30 AM

    @Alan Wright: Oh and the Politburo decides what is “good”, in conjunction with the Reichskulturkammer.

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    Mar 10th 2021, 10:19 AM

    The good information project should maybe look at the previous article and it’s headline. Sinn Fein did NOT runs ads in America, an amalgamatIon of Irish groups there ran them.

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    Mar 10th 2021, 10:53 AM

    @M Bowe: maybe its the good to someone information project. Or an excuse of a name to pass disinformation lol

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    Mar 10th 2021, 9:16 AM

    Good luck with it, it could be very good….

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    Mar 10th 2021, 9:20 AM

    Can Ireland be carbon-emission free by 2050? – We’re destined to shovel water from this sinking raft forever. Maybe in a decade the second hand electric car market will open up the idea to 90% of the population and there’s already barely any public transport so yea, maybe.

    What should the working week look like after the Covid-19 crisis? – Get money however you can, the idea that we’re building for the ‘future’ through progress is laughable at this stage.

    What could a new Constitution look like? – Words on a piece of paper.

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    Mar 10th 2021, 9:38 AM

    @thesaltyurchin: Maybe you are right about our situation at the moment but maybe not. The pandemic, as well as having been a bloody awful nightmare has also had some unforseen positive effects – for example, the way Zoom and other platforms like it have opened up the possibilities of rearranging how people work, as well as allowing people who would not have previously have done so to engage in all sorts of classes, webinars, etc, thus broadening their knowledge base.

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    Mar 10th 2021, 10:40 AM

    Whos uncle gave ypu the job to delete comments? I just wanna talk Fintan

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    Mar 10th 2021, 9:52 AM

    The Good Information Project

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    Mar 10th 2021, 10:55 AM

    @Young Politican: am doing FOI to get clear what EU funding pays for the project. And based on what criteria of the organization executing it. Like being in former DDR with all this deleting posts the do.

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