The Life of Chuck review: Stephen King adaptation starts strongly and goes backwardsThe fans Mike Flanagan’s film has acquired seem moved to near-religious ecstasy. Beware of the evangelistsWed Aug 20 2025 - 05:09
Brendan Canty on his film Christy: ‘The Brits loved that it was from Cork. They thought there was an exotic flavour to that’The director, who made a name for himself with the video for Hozier’s mega-hit Take Me to Church in 2013, on joining forces with the BBC for his feature film debutTue Aug 19 2025 - 05:15
Terence Stamp, a kid from London’s East End, appeared in all the right films for all the right directorsStamp, who has died aged 87, and Julie Christie were the 1960s signature couple: suave, casual, staggeringly good-lookingMon Aug 18 2025 - 09:08
Emma Raducanu and the crying child: it’s clear who’s to blameThe tennis star’s complaints to the umpire about this disruptive audience highlight an age-old problemSun Aug 17 2025 - 05:00
Four new films to see this week: Materialists, Together, Night Always Comes and Oslo Stories: LoveDave Franco, Alison Brie, Pedro Pascal, Dakota Johnson and Vanessa Kirby star in a quartet of movies released in the week of July 15th, 2025Sun Aug 17 2025 - 05:00
Mel Gibson: ‘I’ve still got the Irish passport... I think I understand the quirky nature of the Irish mind’Veteran filmmaker is in Trim, Co Meath, for the 30th anniversary of Braveheart, which he directed and starred inSat Aug 16 2025 - 05:31
The Movie Quiz: Which Saturday Night Fever song is a recommended guide to the rhythm for manual CPR?Plus: Who, in 1999, soundtracked the apparent end of the world?Fri Aug 15 2025 - 05:00
The Weir review: A kingly Brendan Gleeson, a magnificent Tom Vaughan-LawlorConor McPherson directs his own drama, now almost 30 years old, with a cast that also includes Seán McGinley, Kate Phillips and Owen McDonnellThu Aug 14 2025 - 06:01
Together review: Alison Brie and Dave Franco star in stomach-churning masterclass in eughThis twisty, shameless entertainment starring the real-life marrieds has tremendous fun playing with how the sexes are perceivedThu Aug 14 2025 - 05:00
Materialists review: This non-romcom has the welcome oddness of a future classicDon’t mind the baffled American critics: Celine Song’s follow-up to her Oscar-nominated Past Lives is gorgeous and intelligentWed Aug 13 2025 - 09:10
Film-maker Dag Johan Haugerud: From laid-off librarian to Golden Bear-winning director of the Oslo Stories trilogyThe Norwegian director on writing a convincing teenage girl, how the camera embellishes beauty, and achieving international success at the age of 60Mon Aug 11 2025 - 05:00
Four new films to see this week: Weapons, Freakier Friday, The Kingdom and Conor Walsh: Selected Piano WorksA quartet of movies released in the week of August 8th, 2025Sun Aug 10 2025 - 05:00
Are Liam Neeson and Pamela Anderson really an item? What’s not to celebrate?The apparently happy couple look like the sort of neighbours you’d trust to feed your cat while you’re in MarbellaFri Aug 08 2025 - 14:57
The Movie Quiz: What was that feckin’ Mrs Brown’s Boys film called?Plus: The chap behind which series is about to embark on Bond 26?Fri Aug 08 2025 - 05:00
Conor Walsh: Selected Piano Works review – Quietly persuasive, impressively original of the late Mayo musicianKeith Walsh has fashioned a touching study of a fascinating, if allusive, personality who died suddenly aged 36Thu Aug 07 2025 - 05:00
Weapons review: The best Stephen King adaptation to not be adapted from a Stephen King storyJulia Garner and Josh Brolin star in Zach Cregger’s film about a weird disturbance in a small townWed Aug 06 2025 - 05:00
South Park isn’t letting go of Donald Trump’s hambone any time soonMatt Stone and Trey Parker’s Comedy Central satire wrongfoots attempts to nail down its politics. That’s as it should beSun Aug 03 2025 - 05:20
Four new films to see this week: The Naked Gun, Bring Her Back, Late Shift and Oslo Stories: Dreams (Sex Love)A quartet of movies released in the week of August 1st, 2025Sun Aug 03 2025 - 05:00
Bring Her Back director Danny Philippou: ‘I love the psycho-biddy genre. It allows actors to really play’Grown adults have been covering their eyes and hyperventilating at the RackaRacka brothers’ new film. It also has important things to say about griefSat Aug 02 2025 - 05:14
The Movie Quiz: Where in Dublin was Checkpoint Charlie situated back in 1965?Plus: Who was (jointly) the first actor Oscar-nominated for a Stephen King film?Fri Aug 01 2025 - 05:00
Late Shift review: A nursing meltdown opens us up to unseen and underappreciated livesLeonie Benesch plays a surgical nurse doing vital midnight duty in a hospital strained by understaffingThu Jul 31 2025 - 05:08
The Naked Gun review: Liam Neeson a bit of a puzzle amid big dumb fun It doesn’t matter what it’s parodying, the film delivers lots of good jokesWed Jul 30 2025 - 14:00
‘I am thrilled’: Cillian Murphy’s new film to have its European premiere in CorkThe Oscar winner’s new film Steve, a Netflix production, is adapted Max Porter’s best-selling novel ShyMon Jul 28 2025 - 16:22
Four new films to see this week: The Fantastic Four: First Steps, Gazer, Dying/Sterben and The Bad Guys 2A quartet of movies released in the week of July 25th, 2025Sun Jul 27 2025 - 05:00
Liam Neeson: From Paisley-loving Catholic boy to actor, then action man, now comedy star The Irish actor has spent a decade leaping from helicopters, evading grenades and putting his foot in it. Now for The Naked GunFri Jul 25 2025 - 16:00
The Bad Guys 2 review: Tolerable sequel is dragged down by an overcomplicated plotThis sits between the ballet of Looney Tunes and the less sophisticated Scooby DooFri Jul 25 2025 - 05:08
The Movie Quiz: Which Hitchcock film features a future crew member of the Nostromo?Plus: Who has been declared the highest-grossing movie star of all time?Fri Jul 25 2025 - 05:00
Donald Clarke: Why do Irish people love to get annoyed about ‘Oirish’ films?Yes, Americans keep stereotyping us in ‘Oirish’ films – but why do we remain so eager to get annoyed about it?Thu Jul 24 2025 - 14:40
The Fantastic Four: First Steps review - Good, clean, retro funNo homework is required. This MCU film can be enjoyed or loathed on its own uncomplicated termsTue Jul 22 2025 - 17:00
US right-wingers fear Superman’s woke ideology. Trust me, guys, you’ll be grandFormer Trump advisor Kellyanne Conway has decried the new movie and even an ex-Superman has implied the man of steel could go broke by going wokeSun Jul 20 2025 - 05:20
Barry Lyndon turns 50: Is Kubrick’s epic, filmed in Ireland, a folly or a masterpiece?The lavish take on Thackeray’s novel received mixed reviews on its first release, but has secured its place among the greatsSat Jul 19 2025 - 05:16
The Movie Quiz: Who has never played Kevin Costner’s wife?Plus: Which studio’s films were, from 1924-1928, introduced by a Dublin-born legend?Fri Jul 18 2025 - 06:00
Four Letters of Love review: Every interior in this preposterous film suggests an Irish theme pub in 1990s Basingstoke Pierce Brosnan, Helena Bonham Carter and Gabriel Byrne team up with antique spinning-wheels, nuns and vowels from all 32 countiesFri Jul 18 2025 - 05:10
Friendship review: This twisted buddy-buddy movie is funny but not much fun Comedian Tim Robinson brings the cringe factor – and suppressed fury – to Andrew DeYoung’s writing and directing debut Fri Jul 18 2025 - 05:08
Galway Film Fleadh 2025: The big winners at the hottest festival in memory, including Gerry Adams basking in adulatory sunshineGerry Adams’ film and Trevor Birney’s The Negotiator show subjects in sympathetic lightMon Jul 14 2025 - 09:49
Pierce Brosnan’s 11 most memorable movie roles – in reverse orderThe common reduction of Brosnan to ‘Bond actor’ distracts from a busier and better CV than the casual observer might guessMon Jul 14 2025 - 05:20
Scarlett Johansson has set a box office record. But could the movie star be out of a job?The Jurassic World and Black Widow star is now the highest-grossing lead actor of all time. She can count herself lucky we remember her nameSun Jul 13 2025 - 05:00
Four new films to see this week: Pavements, Armand, Superman and Modigliani – Three Days on the Wing of MadnessJohnny Depp directs, and Al Pacino, David Corenswet, Rachel Brosnahan and Pavement appear in a quartet of movies released in the week of July 11th, 2025Sun Jul 13 2025 - 05:00
The Movie Quiz: How many times has Steven Spielberg directed Richard Dreyfuss in a feature?Plus: What does Lady share with Tramp?Fri Jul 11 2025 - 05:00
The Pillowman review: Anthracite-black comedy. The most appalling crimesMartin McDonagh’s play, in a disciplined if occasionally muted Gate production, makes discomfort the pointThu Jul 10 2025 - 08:31
Modigliani: Three Days on the Wing of Madness review – Is Johnny Depp’s film a dud or a masterpiece? Prepare for disappointing newsDepp no doubt admires Modigliani’s work, but his real passion here is for the eternally intoxicating fantasy of Parisian bohemiaThu Jul 10 2025 - 05:03
Superman review: Utterly charmless. And as funny as toothacheHow is David Corenswet as Superman in James Gunn’s reboot? He essentially features so little it’s hard to tellTue Jul 08 2025 - 20:00
Bestselling Salt Path authors under fire amid allegations of untruths and unpaid debtsRecently adapted for the cinema and featuring Gillian Anderson, the couple’s origin story of pilgrimage may have employed excessive creative licence Tue Jul 08 2025 - 06:05
Four new films to see this week: Jurassic World Rebirth, The Shrouds, Beat the Lotto and Sudan, Remember Us Mahershala Ali, Scarlett Johansson, Vincent Cassel, Diane Kruger and Stefan Klincewicz feature in these movies released in the week of July 4th, 2025Sun Jul 06 2025 - 05:00
Jaws: As Steven Spielberg’s film turns 50, we’re still living in the shadow of the shark Jaws is accused of destroying US cinema, but it was popcorn entertainment of the kind the studios would always shift back toSun Jul 06 2025 - 05:00
‘As Johnny Depp says, if Pacino comes to you and says do something it’s better you do it’Riccardo Scamarcio, star of Modigliani: Three Days on the Wing of Madness, on its unusual genesisSat Jul 05 2025 - 05:15
The Movie Quiz: What was the last film made in the truncated Chronicles of Narnia series?Plus: Which film director is currently favourite to become mum to the next mayor of New York?Fri Jul 04 2025 - 05:00
Michael Madsen will be remembered for one of the defining cinematic moments of the 1990s A charismatic heavy for the ages, Madsen found stardom under Quentin Tarantino, but great roles in important films kept eluding himFri Jul 04 2025 - 00:03
The Shrouds review: David Cronenberg’s mordant, personal conspiracy thriller is one of director’s best filmsThere is an eerie stillness to the film that says as much about loss as does the disturbing premise at its centreThu Jul 03 2025 - 05:00
Jurassic World: Rebirth review – the plot is mid-level dumb but ‘good film’ belongs among its keywordsIt’s no masterpiece. The plot is mid-level dumb but ‘good film’ belongs among its keywordsWed Jul 02 2025 - 06:00
