The 50 best films of 2025: Top 10 movies of the year
Our critics have selected the standout movies released in Ireland this year
Eva Victor
Film-maker
Two films about sexual assault. One a small masterpiece. The other a clattering disgrace
You’ve probably heard of After the Hunt, with Ayo Edebiri and Julia Roberts. Make time instead for Sorry, Baby
Seón Simpson’s on a Tangent, at Dublin Fringe, is a touching, hilarious monologue
Dublin Fringe Festival 2025: An audacious navigation of the intersection of form, comic provocation and mental health
Four new films to see this week: Sorry, Baby, The Life of Chuck, Eddington and Oslo Stories: Sex
Eva Victor, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Karen Gillan, Joaquin Phoenix and Pedro Pascal star in a quartet of movies released in the week of August 23rd, 2025
Eva Victor on pitching their debut film, Sorry, Baby: ‘It felt so personal I thought rejection might kill me’
Odd as it might sound, Victor’s note-perfect script, drawn from personal experience of sexual assault, is a trauma comedy
Sorry, Baby review: Eva Victor’s near-perfect debut is clever, warm and original
This rare optimistic film from the independent sector likes almost all of its characters
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