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Death on the Nile Is a Lifeless, Plodding Take on Agatha Christie

Kenneth Branagh's murder mystery lacks glamour.

Reason

‘I just cried’: film stirs memories on Belfast street Branagh left behind

As director’s movie is nominated for seven Oscars, residents of Mountcollyer Street recall when the Troubles started

The Guardian - UK

Irish stars won't have to show proof of Covid vaccination to attend Academy Awards

Belfast director Kenneth Branagh, Jessie Buckley and Van Morrison are all up for an Oscar at next month's ceremony

Irish Mirror

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'Belfast' film gets one-star review after man doesn't realise it's supposed to be in black and white

The reviewer said he went to ask staff if there was a technical issue

Belfast Live

Belfast's Sir Kenneth Branagh on Outlander star Caitriona Balfe's Oscar snub

Sir Kenneth spoke of Caitriona's talent and said it won't be the last we've heard of her on the Oscar stage.

Daily Record

‘Death on the Nile’: Juicy Poirot whodunit, slow-moving but juicy, solves mysteries of a murder and a mustache

Gal Gadot plays an heiress hosting a deadly honeymoon cruise in the ‘Orient Express’ sequel

Chicago Sun-Times

Jessie Buckley’s mum lifts lid on 'lovely' feeling seeing her 'little girl' get first Oscar nod after years of graft

Exclusive: “We all have an understanding of what it has taken for Jessie to get this far and that is a huge help to her.”

Irish Mirror

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‘Power of the Dog’ Tops Oscar Noms with 12; ‘Dune’ Nabs 10

After a pandemic year that hobbled movie theaters and saw streaming services make new inroads into Hollywood, the Academy Awards put its strongest support Tuesday behind two films made with big-screen grandeur that were also streamed into homes: Jane Campion’s gothic western “The Power of the Dog” and Denis Villeneuve’s…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Oscar nominations triumph confirms The Power of the Dog’s classic status

Like Nomadland, Jane Campion’s western speaks to the American heartland, while Kenneth Branagh’s Belfast is suffering from awards season backlash

The Guardian - UK

Kenneth Branagh scores record seventh Oscar nomination in seventh category

Kenneth Branagh seems to be making his way through every Oscar category.

Tribune News Service

Movie review: 'Death on the Nile' a dull riverboat outing

Contemporary blockbuster filmmaking is all about the origin story, so naturally, in “Death on the Nile,” his follow-up to the 2017 Agatha Christie mystery “Murder on the Orient Express,” director/star Kenneth Branagh details the nascence of one of his most fascinating recent screen creations: Hercule Poirot’s mustache. In “Murder on…

Tribune News Service

Irish stars hit out as Oscar presenters 'butcher' Ciaran Hinds' name in live announcement

“It's maddening. Really shoddy work."

Irish Mirror

Kenneth Branagh celebrates as Belfast takes on The Power Of The Dog for Oscars

His film is nominated for seven prizes, while Jane Campion’s western is nominated for 12.

The Independent UK

Oscars 2022: Kenneth Branagh breaks record as Belfast dominates nominations despite disappointment for main stars

Here's the full list of nominations for the 94th Academy Awards

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Belfast Live

Oscars 2022: Kenneth Branagh breaks record as Belfast bags seven nominations in seven categories

An incredible international achievement for a local film

The Guardian - UK

Oscar nominations 2022: The Power of the Dog leads the pack

Jane Campion’s repressed western up for 12 prizes at 94th Academy Awards, with Dune scoring 10 nominations and Belfast and West Side Story both bagging seven

Asharq Al-Awsat

Review: The Long-Delayed ‘Death on the Nile’ Runs Aground

Kenneth Branagh's Agatha Christie adaptation “Death on the Nile” begins with a flashback to the trenches of World War I before shifting to 1930s London two decades later, but that’s nothing compared to the time that's passed since Branagh's preceding 2017 whodunit “Murder on the Orient Express.” That film, which…

Tribune News Service

'Death on the Nile' review: Kenneth Branagh's whodunit sets sail, but is it worth the trip?

These days — let us hope, for not too much longer — a movie has to be something special to lure an audience into a theater; something you just can't wait to see, something that would be diminished if watched on a screen at home. Unfortunately, Kenneth Branagh's "Death on…

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The Independent UK

Death on the Nile review: After years of chaos and delays, Armie Hammer-starring mystery isn’t worth salvaging

Who really has the will to fight for Kenneth Branagh’s Agatha Christie adaptation, or to drag it out from the ashes of its own catastrophic production history?

Los Angeles Times

Review: Amid delays and scandals, a middling 'Death on the Nile' slumps into theaters

There's at least one moment in "Death on the Nile," Kenneth Branagh's latest Agatha Christie adaptation, when what's on-screen brushes up uncomfortably against what's off-screen. Linnet Doyle, an enviably rich socialite taking a honeymoon cruise down the Nile River, has just been found shot to death in her stateroom; her…

Inverse

‘Death on the Nile' review: Gal Gadot’s whodunnit is a surprisingly good time

Better than its predecessor, 'Death on the Nile' succeeds as a focused, confident adult murder mystery.

The Guardian - UK

Death on the Nile review – Kenneth Branagh makes heavy weather of Christie caper

Branagh’s spirited performance as Poirot and a big-name ensemble cast can’t keep this stale and two-dimensional whodunnit afloat

Evening Standard

Death on the Nile review: Poirot as you’ve never seen him (and won’t want to)

Branagh’s changes to what was perfectly good source material mean this lavish production doesn’t even count as dumb fun

The Guardian - UK

Kenneth Branagh and Ciarán Hinds: Belfast boys on growing up across the divide

The actors grew up in the same city on opposite sides of the Troubles. Here, they reflect on revisiting their past in Belfast, Branagh’s highly personal new film

Belfast Live

Nicki Minaj shows off word perfect Northern Irish accent on the Late Late Show with James Corden

Kenneth Branagh was also appearing on Thursday's show

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