The Big Sick: A romcom that hits all the right notesFilm follows traditional rhythms while entertaining a most unusual plot turnThu Jul 27 2017 - 13:15
Girls Trip: largely terrible, crazily overlong party comedyReview: The film’s strong cast are wasted in this huge bloated messWed Jul 26 2017 - 14:33
The Farthest: An epic, moving Irish space movieIrish director Emer Reynolds knits together a documentary that informs and movesWed Jul 26 2017 - 11:30
Hey America, give us back International Pi Day, you fascistsWhy should March 14th – or 3/14 as the US would have it – be designated International Pi Day? It’s patently clear that July 22nd – or 22/7 – is its rightful date. You do the mathsSat Jul 22 2017 - 06:00
A bloodless coup: The clean fight in Christopher Nolan’s DunkirkThe auteur’s war film is stunning, but its heroic approach reflects an industry still uncomfortable with the bloody reality of the second World WarSat Jul 22 2017 - 05:00
Donald Clarke’s Movie Quiz: songs, sex scenes and SpielbergWe mark you out of 10 on our Pixar scaleFri Jul 21 2017 - 07:30
Six of the best films to see at the cinema this weekendIt’s hard to look past Christopher Nolan’s epic Dunkirk – but there are a few other gemsFri Jul 21 2017 - 06:00
City of Ghosts review: Life and death in Syria's RaqaaMatthew Heineman follows up ‘Cartel Land’ with a documentary on Islamic State’s atrocities in SyriaThu Jul 20 2017 - 09:06
10 of the best John Coltrane tracksThe great saxophonist died 50 years ago this week. Here are 10 of his finest momentsWed Jul 19 2017 - 14:00
The best films from this year’s Galway Film FleadhMichael Inside, Maze and Song of Granite are among the strong field of new Irish filmMon Jul 17 2017 - 09:59
Director George Romero, inventor of the modern zombie film, diesAn American original, he was best known for Night of the Living DeadMon Jul 17 2017 - 02:16
‘Michael Inside’ wins top prize at Galway Film FleadhGalway event focuses on new Irish talent and trying to increase women in production rolesSun Jul 16 2017 - 23:11
How did smoking on Love Island become a hotter topic than live sex?Astonishingly, cigarettes are Love Island’s biggest turn-offSat Jul 15 2017 - 06:00
The Beguiled: Colin Farrell stirs passions to the very edgeTensions rise in a subtle fashion in Sofia Coppola’s strange but worthwhile dramaFri Jul 14 2017 - 07:12
Six of the best films to see at the cinema this weekendThis week, take your pick between inter-species war and holy-relic adventuresFri Jul 14 2017 - 05:33
Donald Clarke’s Movie Quiz: Yes, we are all individuals! But are you?This week’s quiz features Life of Brians, Bond theme tunes and one ugly gunslingerFri Jul 14 2017 - 05:27
Steve Zahn: ‘People come up to me and say: Do you still act?’Steve Zahn on ‘the most painful six months of my life’ making War for the Planet of the ApesFri Jul 14 2017 - 05:12
‘Stranger Things’ series 2 trailer: your retro-desires satisfiedReagan, ‘Ghostbusters’ and ‘Thriller’ all star in this geekcentric version of the 1980sFri Jul 14 2017 - 00:00
Manic monks go mad in the Irish midlandsPilgrimage review: Zealots, tyrants and opportunists drag themselves across our damp interior.Thu Jul 13 2017 - 15:06
David Lynch: The Art Life - mapping the evolution of a singular cinematic psycheFocusing on Lynch’s early life and work, Jon Nguyen’s documentary is utterly essential viewing for fans of the directorThu Jul 13 2017 - 07:16
Doctor Who should be a woman. Well, an alien in female human formThat it will annoy the ‘Men’s Rights Movement’ is not the reason why – just a bonusSat Jul 08 2017 - 06:00
John Hume restored to his rightful place in Irish historyMaurice Fitzpatrick’s documentary lines up luminaries eager to set the record straightSat Jul 08 2017 - 06:00
Apocalypse forever: how Kurtz became Hollywood’s greatest villainFrom Kong: Skull Island and The Jungle Book to The Planet of the Apes – the influence of Kurtz is everywhereFri Jul 07 2017 - 12:19
Donald Clarke’s Movie Quiz: are you (a) very clever or (b) a dunce?This week’s quiz features double acts, a film equation and one too many exclamation marks!!!Fri Jul 07 2017 - 09:00
A serious comedy about a strangely forbidden loveUntil recently, it was illegal for people with intellectual disabilities to have sex. ‘Sanctuary’ cleverly and playfully manages the issue without being preachyThu Jul 06 2017 - 07:00
It Comes at Night: Brutally alone at the end of the worldTrey Shults dark, brilliant film about the suspicion of strangers gets us right inside the mind of the suspiciousThu Jul 06 2017 - 06:12
Souvenir: a bizarre Eurovision comedy, with terrible music to bootIsabelle Huppert struggles gamely with the role and the songs in this perplexing French dramedyWed Jul 05 2017 - 16:12
Spider-Man Homecoming: Marvel’s best superhero film yetReview: Tom Holland swings winningly through a flashy, punchy and heartwarming filmTue Jul 04 2017 - 10:31
Barry Norman obituary: immense knowledge, undeniable passionHis fame saw him feature in ‘Spitting Image’ and he won over audiences with gentle styleSat Jul 01 2017 - 14:28
The less we hear of ‘Lol’, ‘nom’ and ‘amazeballs’ the betterWhat's really of interest in the list of new words in the Oxford English Dictionary are the voguish buzz-termsSat Jul 01 2017 - 06:00
Cars, Dunkirk, Spider-Man and more: the summer movie guideFrom blockbusters to indie flicks, here are the best releases from now until autumnSat Jul 01 2017 - 05:00
The House: A Will Ferrell gamble that fails to pay offThis mirthless comedy feels like the result of terminal creative panicFri Jun 30 2017 - 08:15
Donald Clarke’s movie quiz: so what is Like a Virgin really about?This week’s quiz features pop-fan hoodlums, determined robots and colourful charactersFri Jun 30 2017 - 05:15
A Man Called Ove: A well-told tale of woeA recently widowed man hovers between despair and grumpy outrage in Hannes Holm’s Oscar-nominated dramaThu Jun 29 2017 - 17:00
Ruth Negga, Ciarán Hinds, Domhnall Gleeson get the Academy seal of approvalThe Irish stars are among a raft of Academy inductees, which could diversify the Oscar nominationsThu Jun 29 2017 - 15:50
An Irish comedy about a Muslim abattoir? Pull the other oneHalal Daddy review: This Sligo-set comedy sometimes displays a fearful contrivanceThu Jun 29 2017 - 14:00
‘E stands for Empire. Why would I want an award that says that?’Halal Daddy star Art Malik’s views about what is proper in cinema’s engagement with race have changed over the yearsThu Jun 29 2017 - 05:12
The 10 best films of 2017 so farWe’re halfway through the year – it’s time to take cinematic stockWed Jun 28 2017 - 14:00
Galway Film Fleadh will premiere ‘Dunkirk’ and Maze escape featureThe 29th festival will close with a rare original feature project from Colm ToíbínTue Jun 27 2017 - 19:20
Baby Driver: slick flick, dazzling car chase, killer soundtrackShaun of the Dead director Edgar Wright has made his best film in more than a decadeTue Jun 27 2017 - 15:51
Neil Jordan Riviera controversy: Writers don’t control TVAnalysis: It’s not the writer or director, but the ‘showrunner’, who controls TV drama nowMon Jun 26 2017 - 16:04
Dear England: Here’s who the DUP areYou’ll be seeing a lot more of that little-known species, the lesser-spotted Ulster unionistSat Jun 24 2017 - 06:00
Donald Clarke’s movie quiz: The first rule of multiple choice is...This week’s quiz features Fight Clubbers, Toy Stories and high grossersFri Jun 23 2017 - 08:00
Hampstead: Diane Keaton and Brendan Gleeson climb gamely up nothing hillThis ‘true’ story of Hamstead Heath squatter Harry Hallowes has nice leads, but everything around them is a disasterThu Jun 22 2017 - 11:15
From the Land of the Moon review: Mills & Boon à la françaiseMarion Cotillard is smashing as a lovestruck heroine, but this is ‘cinéma de papa’ territoryWed Jun 21 2017 - 16:00
Transformers The Last Knight: a two-and-a-half-hour flood of raw effluentThe best thing about Michael Bay’s latest affront to cinema is Mark Wahlberg’s ‘Top Gear’ mulletWed Jun 21 2017 - 08:00
Daniel Day-Lewis in surprise retirement from actingDonald Clarke: Oscar-winner will likely honour commitment to silence on the matterTue Jun 20 2017 - 23:36
The most popular film of 2016 in Ireland was . . .We still love the cinema. Last year Ireland had the joint highest attendance in EuropeTue Jun 20 2017 - 11:00
How is the new Taoiseach younger than me?As a medical man Dr Varadkar will know that he is technically of an age to be my sonSat Jun 17 2017 - 06:00
Diane Keaton: ‘Where would I be without Woody? I wouldn’t be here’An Oscar-winning performance in Woody Allen’s ‘Annie Hall’ changed everything for Diane KeatonSat Jun 17 2017 - 05:00
