Here are the best films playing in Dublin this weekend – April 19th-21st
Mike Finnerty 18 Apr 2024The weather is threatening to improve, but that won’t stop the power of cinema.
Dublin has no shortage of great cinemas, and thankfully cinemas also have the sense to show good films too.
We take a look at films new and old that are playing in Dublin’s cinemas this weekend, and where they are on.
This week’s big new release is Abigail, directed by the Radio Silence crew of Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett.
The pair are best known for their recent Scream films, and have stayed in the horror genre for their new flick.
Dublin native Alisha Weir stars as the titular Abigail, the daughter of a crime overlord who is kidnapped by bumbling criminals.
What the criminals don’t know is that Abigail is a vampire child, and she flips the script on her captors.
Filmed around Dublin last summer, Abigail is a chance to see blood splattered over our emerald isle – hurray!
Look out for Abigail across all mainstream cinemas.
The other big horror release this week comes from Dublin director Paul Duane.
All You Need Is Death is the latest in a long line of Irish creatives looking to use our folklore to scare the hell out of people.
Last April, fellow Dublin horror director Lee Cronin set the box office alight with Evil Dead Rise, and now Duane is getting his day in the sun with his first feature film.
Duane’s past in documentary filmmaking should make this an intriguing watch; Penelope Sphreeis went from documentary to comedy when she made Wayne’s World, so someone going from documentary to horror is a very fun prospect indeed.
Look out for the film at the Irish Film Institute and the Lighthouse.