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Certificate: 15 Running time: 209 minutes  Starring: Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci, Al Pacino, Harvey Keitel, Anna Paquin. Directed by: Martin Scorsese  The story: Frank Sheeran recalls his life working as a truck driver who became involved in organised crime and union politics.  The verdict: Martin Scorsese’s latest film had a very limited theatrical release, before being dropped on Netflix. It’s always a little bit disappointing when you’re not able to see a film at the cinema (and unfortunately there were no cinemas nearby that were showing The Irishman). However, due to the impressive three and a half hours running time, watching The Irishman on Netflix wasn’t too much of a hardship. At least you can pause it for bathroom breaks! The Irishman arrived on Netflix with high expectations from audiences. Reviews for the film have seen it lavished with praise, with it being called one of Scorsese’s best and being tipped for multiple Oscar nominatio...

Certificate: U Running time: 103 minutes  Starring: Idina Menzel, Kristen Bell, Jonathan Groff and Josh Gad. Directed by: Jennifer Lee and Chris Buck. The story: In the sequel to 2013’s Frozen, Frozen 2 sees sisters Elsa and Anna embark on a perilous journey to save their kingdom of Arendelle after a mysterious voice calls out to Elsa. They are joined on their quest by Kristoff, Sven and Olaf.  The verdict: Sequels are a big business in Hollywood and along with the expectation for these films to perform well financially, there are massive expectations from audiences for a sequel to live up to what they loved so much about the first film. Frozen was a monumental success for Disney, grossing over a billion dollars and capturing the hearts and imaginations of audiences, thus Frozen 2 arrived with big boots to fill. So the all important question is - is Frozen 2 as good as Frozen? The simple answer is no. However, do not despair. This isn’t the bad new...