Border review: Propulsive allegory is a Nordic tale for the agesAli Abbasi’s latest work invites allegorical interpretation on a number of themesWed Mar 06 2019 - 06:00
The Office: It wasn’t a plan, here’s how we get famous. It was never thatEnglish writer Stephen Merchant on helming Fight With My Family, trying to move away from satire and revisiting The OfficeWed Mar 06 2019 - 05:00
Jessie Buckley and Hugh O’Conor scoop Dublin film festival prizesCritics’ circle awards wrap up Dublin International Film Festival 2019Mon Mar 04 2019 - 10:57
A farewell to Dublin’s Screen and the rest of the old-school arthouse cinemasWhatever name the building was known by in its lifetime, it was always a city landmarkSat Mar 02 2019 - 06:00
Latest movies reviewed: All films in cinemas this week ratedThe Irish Times what-to-see guide to the movies now in cinemas across IrelandFri Mar 01 2019 - 06:00
Six of the best films to see at the cinema this weekendNew this weekend: The Hole in the Ground, Foxtrot, Fighting with My Family and SauvageFri Mar 01 2019 - 05:30
The movie quiz: Which of The Magnificent Seven died last?And, if you're feeling clever, what is the working title of the next James Bond film?Fri Mar 01 2019 - 05:00
Ringu: The most influential film of the late 1990s?The Japanese horror did more to revitalise a genre than any other release of its eraThu Feb 28 2019 - 15:13
An Engineer Imagines review: A fascinating study of an Irish pioneerDocumentary on Peter Rice offers a faultless account of ‘the Joyce of structural engineering’Thu Feb 28 2019 - 06:00
The Aftermath: Keira Knightley and co look gorgeous. That’s about itReview: This is knitting-pattern cinema, completely lacking in emotional chargeThu Feb 28 2019 - 06:00
As KLF they burned £1m. Now they’re firing bricks of human ashesDublin International Film Festival: Paul Duane’s What Time Is Death? charts Bill Drummond and Jimmy Cauty’s latest singular projectWed Feb 27 2019 - 17:00
The Hole in the Ground: It’s a scary, starey Irish horrorReview: Seána Kerslake fires on all emotions in a film that could flatten a lesser actorWed Feb 27 2019 - 05:00
An awful dump: The Ireland that banned Monty Python’s Life of BrianAs 40th-anniversary screenings arrive, it’s worth asking why we were so accepting of censorshipTue Feb 26 2019 - 17:57
What will win the 2020 best picture Oscar? Probably one of theseDonald Clarke predicts next year’s best picture nominees. He used to be good at this...Tue Feb 26 2019 - 11:54
They fixed the Oscars! Or did they just get harder to predict?Analysis: How did Green Book, an indifferent film with lazy racial politics, win best picture?Mon Feb 25 2019 - 15:49
Oscars 2019: Olivia Colman and Green Book triumph in a night of shocksGreen Book is best film, Bohemian Rhapsody wins most. Glenn Close overlooked for 7th timeMon Feb 25 2019 - 06:28
When Hitchcock met O’Casey: a forgotten strange colloboration unpickedDublin International Film Festival: Composer David Shire on his life in the moviesSat Feb 23 2019 - 12:30
Oscars 2019: Everything you need to know about the Academy AwardsWhere can you watch the ceremony? When does it start and end? Who are the favourites?Sat Feb 23 2019 - 11:59
Never heard of Ariana Grande or Ryan Adams? Keep it to yourselfWhy are people obsessed with sharing their ignorance?Sat Feb 23 2019 - 06:00
Oscars 2019: Donald Clarke’s guide – Who will win? And who should?The Favourite may be overlooked for the big prizes with Roma likely to steal the showSat Feb 23 2019 - 05:00
Glenn Close, Aiden Gillen, Chris O’Dowd receive Oscar Wilde awards at Irish event in LAThe Oscar Wilde awards – like our football team – take a flexible approach to IrishnessFri Feb 22 2019 - 10:05
Latest movies reviewed: All films in cinemas this week ratedThe Irish Times what-to-see guide to the movies now in cinemas across IrelandFri Feb 22 2019 - 06:00
Six of the best films to see at the cinema this weekendNew this weekend: Cold Pursuit, Capernaum, The Passenger, On the Basis of SexFri Feb 22 2019 - 05:30
Capernaum: Engaging, humane hunk of urban melodramaReview: Nadine Labaki’s ruthlessly moving new film deserves its Oscar nominationFri Feb 22 2019 - 05:00
Cold Pursuit: Liam Neeson’s best film in years but no one’s talking about thatReview: This revenge thriller will be renowned for its star's racially charged commentsThu Feb 21 2019 - 05:32
Dublin International Film Festival: Don't miss these moviesThe festival is back with a sponsor and boasts new world cinema, fresh Irish releases and a host of famous guestsMon Feb 18 2019 - 06:00
Bruno Ganz, actor who played Hitler in ‘Downfall’, dies aged 77Actor, who was diagnosed with cancer, was a key figure in German cinemaSat Feb 16 2019 - 16:39
Without cinematography and editing, there’s no such thing as a filmDonald Clarke: This week’s Oscars news reflects the common, idiotic view that cinema is little more than a type of flat theatre that you can now watch on your telephoneSat Feb 16 2019 - 15:12
Seána Kerslake: ‘The red carpet is not my favourite place’The Tallaght actor might have to get used to it, as her star quality shines in The Hole in the GroundSat Feb 16 2019 - 05:00
Latest movies reviewed: All films in cinemas this week ratedThe Irish Times what-to-see guide to the movies now in cinemas across IrelandFri Feb 15 2019 - 06:00
Six of the best films to see at the cinema this weekendNew this weekend: The Lady Eve rereleased, A Private War, Happy Death Day 2UFri Feb 15 2019 - 05:30
The Kid Who Would Be King: Camelot meets Grange HillReview: Joe Cornish’s retelling of the King Arthur myth in London is zippy enoughFri Feb 15 2019 - 05:00
The movie quiz: Whose wife has Nicole Kidman not played?Also: Who is Brie Larson about to become in a Marvel Comics adaptation?Fri Feb 15 2019 - 05:00
A Private War: Marie Colvin lived the war correspondent clicheReview: The honkingly unsubtle dialogue is not worthy of Rosamund Pike’s steely focusThu Feb 14 2019 - 05:00
Brie Larson is sick of being interviewed by ‘white dudes’The ‘Captain Marvel’ star is campaigning for more diversity in the press pool. Will it work?Wed Feb 13 2019 - 15:20
The 10 most romantic films on Netflix for Valentine’s DayWe’ve done the digging, the weeping, the retching. Here’s something for almost everyoneTue Feb 12 2019 - 10:45
Baftas 2019: ‘We’re going to get so pi**ed later!’ Irish production wins seven awards‘The Favourite’ wins seven awards. ‘Roma’ now likely to take best picture OscarSun Feb 10 2019 - 21:59
Only maniacs and journalists stay up to watch the OscarsDonald Clarke: The academy has been tying itself in knots trying to reverse a decline in ratingsSat Feb 09 2019 - 06:00
This is not a Liam Neeson obituary. It just reads like oneThe actor has long blurted out dangerous opinions. Has he done it for the last time?Sat Feb 09 2019 - 06:00
The James Bulger film: ‘It challenges my own opinion. So you know it’s the truth’Detainment’s Irish director, Vincent Lambe, on outrage at his Oscar-nominated shortSat Feb 09 2019 - 05:00
Albert Finney obituary: Charismatic actor who never gave in to the establishmentFinney, who married gruff charisma with technical precision, turned down a knighthoodFri Feb 08 2019 - 17:01
Albert Finney, who helped change face of British film, dies aged 82The five-time Oscar nominee, who played the definitive Poirot, died after a short illnessFri Feb 08 2019 - 14:41
Can you guess what the biggest film in Irish cinemas was last year?Ireland had the highest cinema attendance in Europe in 2018, with 3.3 visits per personFri Feb 08 2019 - 06:00
Kenneth Branagh: ‘The life of an actor? Strange men phone and offer you money’The actor and director talks Shakespeare ‘trutherism’ and his working-class upbringingFri Feb 08 2019 - 06:00
Latest movies reviewed: All films in cinemas this week ratedThe Irish Times what-to-see guide to the movies now in cinemas across IrelandFri Feb 08 2019 - 06:00
Six of the best films to see at the cinema this weekendNew this weekend: If Beale Street Could Talk, All Is True, Boy Erased, 1985Fri Feb 08 2019 - 05:45
The movie quiz: Where did Chief Brody in Jaws work?Also: Oscar nominees who are also winners, Pulp Fiction soundtrack and who is the real Michael Douglas?Fri Feb 08 2019 - 05:30
Alita Battle Angel: A childish film that wastes its huge budgetReview: For no good reason, Jennifer Connelly does a whole scene in her exotic undiesFri Feb 08 2019 - 05:00
All is True: Kenneth Branagh’s salty take on ShakespeareReview: An odd but charming film about the ageing playwright’s twilight yearsThu Feb 07 2019 - 10:55
If Beale Street Could Talk: A seductive, exemplary movieReview: Barry Jenkins’s third film is least as good as his Oscar-winning MoonlightWed Feb 06 2019 - 11:30
