Brendan O’Carroll: "Somewhere in the 1980s, comedy began to leave the people behind"A natural raconteur with an enviable ability to stir up empathy, Brendan O’Carroll has little time for critics of his retro brand of comedy and little doubt about the reasons for his phenomenal success. "Comedy became more snarky . . . For a long time, nothing filled that void"Fri Jun 27 2014 - 00:00
Review: Mrs Brown’s Boys D’MovieBrendan O’Carroll’s big-screen debut has clunky gags and a threadbare story. Oh, and it will be one of the biggest hits of d’summerFri Jun 27 2014 - 00:00
O’Carroll’s Mrs Brown is comedy gold even though critics hate itO’Carroll’s character, now a film star, harks back to pre-intellectual 1970s comedyThu Jun 26 2014 - 01:00
How a hashtag hoax offers a sobering counter to romantic optimism about TwitterOpinion: #endfathersday campaign was aimed at discrediting feminismSat Jun 21 2014 - 07:36
Film review: Jersey BoysClint Eastwood’s meandering jukebox biopic won’t inspire Mama Mia!-level devotionFri Jun 20 2014 - 00:00
Vincent Piazza: beyond the boardwalkAlready shinning in TV’s Boardwalk Empire, the Italian-American actor moves to the big screen in Clint Eastwood’s Four Seasons musical, Jersey Boys. ‘I’ve never felt more at home’Fri Jun 20 2014 - 00:00
Plain talking about cigarettesOpinion: As long as people have addictive personalities, people will continue to smokeSun Jun 15 2014 - 12:01
Film review: RoadA documentary about Northern Ireland's road-racing Dunlops fires on all cylindersFri Jun 13 2014 - 00:00
Is Tom Cruise now such a liability that his absence boosts a film’s prospects?Edge of Tomorrow star seems to have lost his box-office mojoFri Jun 13 2014 - 00:00
Audrey Tautou: Vive la différenceSince stumbling into the role of Amélie, Audrey Tautou has forged a singular career, one of the few resolutely Gallic film stars to become a global star. Her secret to success: ‘I always tried to follow my instinctsFri Jun 13 2014 - 00:00
If you don’t approve of the church then don’t take part in its ritualsOpinion: Each spring, thousands of non-believers allow their pre-pubescent daughters to don wedding dresses for their first communionSat Jun 07 2014 - 12:01
Review: Grace of MonacoA woefully misguided project that does nothing for the reputations of anybody listed in the creditsFri Jun 06 2014 - 00:00
Fruitvale StationThis Sundance prize winner is overly schematic, but also hard-hitting in its outrage over a racially charged miscarriage of justiceFri Jun 06 2014 - 00:00
Mass shooting sends us messages on gun control, misogyny and the pick-up cultureOpinion: Supporters of the National Rifle Association were quick to offer the usual useless rebuttalsSat May 31 2014 - 01:01
Film review: Jimmy’s HallLife in the Free State was no jape, according to Ken Loach's affecting, beautifully shot but somewhat underpowered dramaFri May 30 2014 - 00:00
Cannes comes to a close with a Palme d’Or for Winter SleepTimothy Spall and Julianne Moore among award winners from the Cannes JuryWed May 28 2014 - 10:14
Don’t take your cue from the Cannes queueOpinion: How queuing brings out the national stereotype in us allSat May 24 2014 - 01:01
Turkish film tipped for top prize at CannesPalme d’Or ceremony brought forward to avoid clash with Euro election resultsSat May 24 2014 - 01:00
R-Pat and company rule the RivieraPreviously callow youths are acting their age – to great resultsFri May 23 2014 - 00:00
Review: Goodbye to LanguageJean-Luc Godard is back with the most striking use of 3D in film historyWed May 21 2014 - 18:26
Review: Still The WaterLittle else in this year’s Cannes has the lyrical power of this film’s final sequencesWed May 21 2014 - 18:17
Review: Two Days, One NightThe premise of the latest film from the Dardennes is a little trite, but the execution is as assured as everTue May 20 2014 - 17:30
Review: Maps to the StarsDespite the verve, spew, anger and perversity on display, this neo-Jacobean Hollywood tragedy does not break much new groundMon May 19 2014 - 17:15
Review: FoxcatcherAstonishing performances from Steve Carell and Channing Tatum make this a true contenderMon May 19 2014 - 17:10
Jewels to be found amid quiet weekend at Cannes weekend summaryTwo films seem to be battling for the Palme d’Or: Mr Turner and Winter SleepMon May 19 2014 - 01:00
Have airport novels had their day?Opinion: Novel-reading no longer default activity for the waiting travellerSat May 17 2014 - 12:01
Review: The CaptiveAtom Egoyan’s latest is uneven and sometimes tasteless – his return to form remains on iceFri May 16 2014 - 12:39
Cannes you remember your first time on the Croisette? John Boorman canIn town to plug what he says is his last film, ‘Queen and Country’, 25-time Cannes veteran John Boorman goes on a four-decade Riviera reverie, and reveals a few long-kept festival secrets along the wayFri May 16 2014 - 00:00
Review: TimbuktuFor all its terrors, this story about fundamentalism in Mali never drags or seems worthyThu May 15 2014 - 15:52
Review: Mr TurnerMike Leigh’s study of the English painter is particularly distinguished by a stunning performance from Timothy SpallThu May 15 2014 - 15:44
