WHICH NEW MOVIE release is worth the price of a cinema ticket this weekend?
We’re here to help you decide just that, with these trailers.
Calvary
For fans of: The Gleeson family
Avoid if: You hated confession
Acting behemoth Brendan Gleeson stars as a priest (Fr James Lavelle) who’s told – in the confession box, no less – that someone is out to murder him. A plethora of Irish actors feature in this John Michael McDonagh dark comedy, which looks like a real treat.
- RottenTomatoes.com critics’ rating: 94 per cent. Audience rating: 95 per cent want to see
Half of a Yellow Sun
For fans of: Chimamanda Adichie
Avoid if: You wanted a rom-com
Based on the Chimamanda Adichie novel, Half of a Yellow Sun tells the story of the Biafran War during the battle to establish an independent republic in Nigeria in the sixties. She tells the tale of five people caught up in the struggle, including a pair of twins and a university professor.
- RottenTomatoes.com critics’ rating: 56 per cent. Audience rating: 80 per cent want to see
The Raid 2
For fans of: Action
Avoid if: You don’t like craic
Just watch the trailer, like
- RottenTomatoes.com critics’ rating: 77 per cent. Audience rating: 95 per cent
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