Movie reviews: Gods of Egypt, The Conjuring 2, Bang Gang

A  look at this week’s new films in Irish cinemas.

The less you know about Egyptian mythology, the more you’re likely to enjoy Gods of Egypt (12A). Alex Proyas’ movie opens with Set (Gerald Butler), the god of darkness, murdering his brother Osiris (Bryan Brown) and blinding his nephew and heir to the throne Horus (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau).

Having enslaved the Egyptian people, Set has plans to rule for eternity, but he reckons without the mortal Bek (Brenton Thwaites), whose love for the dead Zaya (Courtney Eaton) ensures that he will go to any length — including challenging the gods and death itself — in order to be reunited with her.