FIRST REFORMED
Available to rent from November 5th on Virgin Movies from €4.99
Writer and director Paul Schrader is nothing less than film royalty – so it makes sense that his latest displays a touch Midas would covet! The engrossing story of a pastor confronting his past is relentlessly raw and unfailingly powerful, while a winning performance from Ethan Hawke has won massive praise from critics too…
JURASSIC WORLD: FALLEN KINGDOM
Available to rent from November 5th on Virgin Movies from €4.99
The newest instalment of the epic franchise sees the prehistoric creatures threatened by a volcanic eruption – so when we say this one’s incendiary, we’re really not joking! Chris Pratt rolls up his sleeves and leads an all-action dino-drama that’s got plenty of art and atmosphere alongside the action and adventure.
THE KING
Available to rent from November 5th on Virgin Movies from €4.99
Documentary maker Eugene Jarecki turns his attention to one of the most covered humans in history – and yet still manages to make his homage to Elvis Presley completely unique! Exactly 40 years after the singer’s death, Jarecki drives the King’s own Rolls-Royce across the USA tracing the ups and downs of his career, calling on some famous faces to tell the tale…
DUBLIN OLDSCHOOL
Available to rent from November 9th on Virgin Movies from €4.99
Having collected a shelf-troubling number of awards with the stage version, Emmet Kirwan brings his creation to the big-screen in a movie that’s sure to go down in the annals of Irish film. A high-octane story, a banging soundtrack and a tender heart beneath it all make this a film that everyone in the country can get behind – and should!
INCREDIBLES 2
Available to rent from November 12th on Virgin Movies from €4.99
Fourteen long years after they first won our hearts, the Parr family are back with a sequel that more than lives up to its name! It’s smart and heartfelt, yes, but mainly it’s furiously fun and extraordinarily entertaining, bursting out of the trap with speed that Dash would be pleased with – and never slowing down!
LEAVE NO TRACE
Available to rent from November 12th on Virgin Movies from €4.99
Showing that subtle is no barrier to spectacular, this story of a father and daughter whose off-grid existence is destroyed in an instant is one of the most acclaimed releases of the year. Ben Foster and young newcomer Thomasin McKenzie are magnetic, and the delicately structured story is emotional and affecting; truly, a movie to savour…
HEARTS BEAT LOUD
Available to rent from November 26th on Virgin Movies from €4.99 A dramedy about a father-daughter musical duo who find accidental success at just the wrong time, the balance of sentimental and side-splitting is achieved quite wonderfully. Nick Offerman is pitch-perfect as the patriarch, with his connection to his daughter tangible; the fact that the tunes aren’t half bad doesn’t hurt, either!
MAMMA MIA! HERE WE GO AGAIN
Available to rent from November 26th on Virgin Movies from €4.99
How could we resist it?! Ten years after the first ABBA love affair hit the silver screen, it’s an all-singing all-dancing return for the super troupers of the Sheridan-Carmichael clan. Songs, smooches and, er, Cher, it’s all present and correct once more, and the laudable self-awareness stops it from ever grating; so, voulez vous?!
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