Laura Delaney
Laura Delaney's reviews only count toward the Tomatometer® when published at the following Tomatometer-approved publication(s):
RTÉ (Ireland)
Movies reviews only
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My Father's Dragon (2022) |
Kilkenny's Cartoon Saloon has produced yet another blazing masterpiece. It really will take your breath away. - RTÉ (Ireland)
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| Posted Nov 11, 2022
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Wuthering Heights (2022) |
Anchored by Emma Mackey’s superb performance as the woman in question, the richly fictionalised tale acquaints viewers with the suffocated identity of a repressed young writer battling to take charge of her own story. - RTÉ (Ireland)
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| Posted Oct 13, 2022
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Blonde (2022) |
The nearly three-hour slog feels like yet another brutal layer of exploitation of the 20th century icon. - RTÉ (Ireland)
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| Posted Sep 30, 2022
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Saint Maud (2019) |
Rose Glass' ambiguous masterpiece will leave you stocking up on rosary beads and bathing in Holy water. - RTÉ (Ireland)
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| Posted Dec 01, 2020
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SCOOB! (2020) |
The Mystery Inc. gang and their beloved talking Great Dane are given the CGI treatment in a reboot of Hanna-Barbera's classic cartoon that's more ruff than fetch. - RTÉ (Ireland)
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| Posted Jul 10, 2020
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The Invisible Man (2020) |
Moss delivers a soul-shattering performance that springs from defensive to vulnerable, from furious to terrified, without being nauseating. - RTÉ (Ireland)
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| Posted Feb 28, 2020
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Like a Boss (2020) |
Like a Boss has all of the trappings for success but what is delivered to audiences is nothing but a collection of knock-off goods. - RTÉ (Ireland)
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| Posted Feb 21, 2020
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The Man Who Killed Don Quixote (2018) |
Terry Gilliam's long-plagued dream project finally hits the big screen after a 25-year wait, but his ambitious tale feels like it's passed its sell by date. - RTÉ (Ireland)
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| Posted Feb 03, 2020
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Just Mercy (2019) |
Just Mercy won't enlighten viewers with groundbreaking insights, but its an inspiring reminder of a deeply flawed and socially unbalanced legal system, while teaching us a powerful lesson about the value of life. - RTÉ (Ireland)
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| Posted Jan 21, 2020
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Bombshell (2019) |
Bombshell fails to dig deep enough to create an explosive piece of cinema, but it ticks along just enough to make an impact. - RTÉ (Ireland)
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| Posted Jan 17, 2020
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Ordinary Love (2019) |
Armed with an incandescent screenplay and unforgettable performances, Ordinary Love is affecting in its own quiet way, as it showcases a deeply moving portrait of a marriage tested under strain after a cancer diagnosis. - RTÉ (Ireland)
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| Posted Dec 05, 2019
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Last Christmas (2019) |
Last Christmas isn't quite a careless whisper but by the time you get to the bonkers twist (you have been warned), you'll need to get someone to wake you up before you go-go. - RTÉ (Ireland)
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| Posted Nov 15, 2019
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Ad Astra (2019) |
The ambitious script reaches far beyond most Hollywood sci-fi movies, striking a balance between a harrowing otherworldly discovery, and a beautifully complex narrative weighing up how much our parents shape our destiny. - RTÉ (Ireland)
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| Posted Sep 17, 2019
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The Angry Birds Movie 2 (2019) |
Kids will no doubt find the birds' amusing hijinks to be im-peck-ably funny. - RTÉ (Ireland)
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| Posted Aug 02, 2019
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Ma (2019) |
Ma doesn't reinvent the wheel when it comes to teen slasher flicks but it derives a decent amount of mileage out of its revenge-horror premise. - RTÉ (Ireland)
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| Posted May 30, 2019
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The Hustle (2019) |
Chris Addison's directorial debut is a gratingly vapid and clunky misfire of seen-it-before set-ups that never settles on whether it's a parody or a homage. - RTÉ (Ireland)
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| Posted May 10, 2019
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Long Shot (2019) |
Jonathan Levine's raunchy political satire is a giddy symphony of outrageously wicked gags and scabrous laughs. - RTÉ (Ireland)
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| Posted May 01, 2019
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Five Feet Apart (2019) |
A nauseatingly shallow look at a life-shortening genetic disorder and never rises above being a banal teen drama.v - RTÉ (Ireland)
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| Posted Apr 08, 2019
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Dumbo (2019) |
Tim Burton's live action take on Disney's 1941 animated classic struggles to get off the ground. In fact, it struggles to find the elephant in the room. - RTÉ (Ireland)
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| Posted Apr 01, 2019
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Ben Is Back (2018) |
Ben is Back injects a good deal of heart, but the half-baked script becomes all style and no substance. - RTÉ (Ireland)
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| Posted Mar 14, 2019
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On the Basis of Sex (2018) |
On the Basis of Sex has buckets of appeal but when it comes to underselling the great RBG's legacy, the movie is guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. - RTÉ (Ireland)
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| Posted Feb 26, 2019
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RBG (2018) |
On the Basis of Sex has buckets of appeal but when it comes to underselling the great RBG's legacy, the movie is guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. - RTÉ (Ireland)
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| Posted Feb 22, 2019
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The Kid Who Would Be King (2019) |
The Kid Who Would Be King is a timely release that will empower kids to make their own Round Table. - RTÉ (Ireland)
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| Posted Feb 13, 2019
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How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019) |
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World is a smartly dispensed gift for your little one's imagination - and for the child in all of us. - RTÉ (Ireland)
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| Posted Jan 31, 2019
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Halloween (2018) |
Halloween is the perfect companion piece to John Carpenter's 1978 classic, with a boundary-pushing script offering fans something truly cutting. - RTÉ (Ireland)
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| Posted Oct 26, 2018
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Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween (2018) |
Goosebumps 2 is far from being a Halloween classic, but it's the perfect tween brew. Adults may need a brew of a different kind once the movie is over. - RTÉ (Ireland)
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| Posted Oct 17, 2018
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Puzzle (2018) |
Puzzle is an unvarnished and humane look at the missing pieces in one woman's life, built around Kelly Macdonald's exceptional central performance. - RTÉ (Ireland)
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| Posted Sep 07, 2018
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American Animals (2018) |
A pure bonkers masterpiece. - RTÉ (Ireland)
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| Posted Sep 07, 2018
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Pope Francis -- A Man of His Word (2018) |
Francis emerges as a charming, gracious figure but after a while, his words all start to blend together. - RTÉ (Ireland)
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| Posted Aug 09, 2018
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The Apparition (2018) |
The Apparition is a fantastic piece of craftsmanship, benefiting from excellent performances, but instead of standing on the alter as a powerful examination of religion and faith, it becomes a humdrum whodunnit hiding among the pews. - RTÉ (Ireland)
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| Posted Jul 19, 2018
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The First Purge (2018) |
The First Purge gives viewers food for thought on modern-day politics, but the deliciously disturbing mayhem will leave you hungry for more scares. - RTÉ (Ireland)
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| Posted Jul 05, 2018
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Dublin Oldschool (2018) |
On a purely visceral level, Dublin Oldschool is easily the most intoxicating movie out there right now, but as a drama, it isn't as effective. - RTÉ (Ireland)
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| Posted Jun 27, 2018
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The Breadwinner (2017) |
The Breadwinner has all of the right ingredients to be examined in depth by schools in Ireland, and hopefully, one day, by every child around the world. - RTÉ (Ireland)
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| Posted May 23, 2018
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Sherlock Gnomes (2018) |
While the movie shines at times - it's colourful, beautifully animated and sufficiently fun -the meandering subplots and sporadically funny, pun-fueled dialogue means the mystery quickly wears thin. - RTÉ (Ireland)
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| Posted May 16, 2018
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The Leisure Seeker (2017) |
Director Paolo Virzì struggles to tackle the thorny issue of aging with ease. - RTÉ (Ireland)
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| Posted Apr 19, 2018
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Blumhouse's Truth or Dare (2018) |
Truth: The latest outing from horror masters Blumhouse is devoid of style, scares and suspense. We dare you not to be bored to death. - RTÉ (Ireland)
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| Posted Apr 13, 2018
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Rampage (2018) |
Rampage's recycled plot prevents the action flick from skipping to the next level but its jaw-dropping giant monster sequences press all of the right buttons. - RTÉ (Ireland)
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| Posted Apr 12, 2018
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Wonderstruck (2017) |
It tries to be an intellectual puzzle, but ends up being a self-indulgent humdrum mystery, that forgets to connect the dots. - RTÉ (Ireland)
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| Posted Apr 05, 2018
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Ghost Stories (2017) |
Ghost Stories offers a thought-provoking and disorientating series of unsettling ideas that delivers more goosebumps than gasps. - RTÉ (Ireland)
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| Posted Apr 05, 2018
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The Hurricane Heist (2018) |
Yes, it's a tidal wave of cheesy dialogue, overcooked special effects, preposterous plots, and cardboard cut-out villains, but it's a breeze to watch. - RTÉ (Ireland)
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| Posted Apr 05, 2018
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Midnight Sun (2018) |
Midnight Sun is an overwrought and contrived weepy teen dramedy that becomes cumbersome and clich-ridden within the first ten minutes. - RTÉ (Ireland)
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| Posted Mar 30, 2018
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Walk Like a Panther (2018) |
Walk Like a Panther is The Full Monty meets pro wrestling, but this time with leotards, '80s bangers, and a script that's not hot stuff. - RTÉ (Ireland)
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| Posted Mar 08, 2018
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The Shape of Water (2017) |
Guillermo del Toro's wildly imaginative adult fairytale is an opulently entertaining monster fable that is spectacularly stylised and perversely enchanting. - RTÉ (Ireland)
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| Posted Feb 07, 2018
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Phantom Thread (2017) |
Daniel Day Lewis' swan song is a wonderfully delirious and bewitching masterpiece. - RTÉ (Ireland)
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| Posted Jan 31, 2018
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Molly's Game (2017) |
Aaron Sorkin's directorial debut delivers more flushes than flops, but the mind-boggling true story was always going to draw the right cards. - RTÉ (Ireland)
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| Posted Jan 02, 2018
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Ingrid Goes West (2017) |
Don't worry about having FOMO - there's not much worth seeing here. - RTÉ (Ireland)
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| Posted Nov 16, 2017
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Geostorm (2017) |
Instead of trying to raise the movie barometer, Geostorm becomes a generic by-the-numbers calamity that mirrors many of the clichés from Roland Emmerich's disaster flicks - RTÉ (Ireland)
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| Posted Oct 20, 2017
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It's Not Yet Dark (2016) |
The prose, which is movingly narrated by Colin Farrell, is remarkably powerful and explores the reality of living with a debilitating disease with both candour and hope. - RTÉ (Ireland)
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| Posted Oct 11, 2017
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Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017) |
At over two hours, Valerian will initially have you feeling starry-eyed but it won't be long until you are left spaced out. - RTÉ (Ireland)
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| Posted Aug 02, 2017
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Cars 3 (2017) |
Cars 2 clocked up penalty points from critics after 2011's poorly received outing. Luckily, Pixar's third chapter in the franchise has just enough fuel to stay in the race. - RTÉ (Ireland)
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| Posted Jul 14, 2017
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