Dolly Parton’s Christmas On The Square: One scene alone is worth the Netflix subscriptionReview: She writes the songs and pokes fun at herself in this bright, breezy festive showcaseSun Nov 22 2020 - 06:00
Brandon Cronenberg: ‘I feel like I’m playing a video game about releasing a movie’Director on launching new film, Possessor, mid-pandemic and following his father’s leadSat Nov 21 2020 - 05:00
Collective: A woeful tale and a non-stop thriller documentaryReview: Essential viewing for anyone with an interest in checks and balancesFri Nov 20 2020 - 05:00
The Real Right Stuff: ‘They were like The Beatles before The Beatles came to America’A documentary companion piece to the Disney+ space drama captures the lives of of the lives of the first astronautsMon Nov 16 2020 - 05:00
Jingle Jangle: ‘It’s not just a Christmas movie with black people’Netflix’s spectacular seasonal musical film is inspired by Willy Wonka and HamiltonSat Nov 14 2020 - 05:00
Four new films to stream this weekendThe Life Ahead, Martin Eden, Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey, Two of UsFri Nov 13 2020 - 06:00
Martin Eden: Cleverly captured sweep of cinematic historyReview: Ambitious version of 1909 novel encapsulates between-the-wars uncertaintyFri Nov 13 2020 - 05:00
Two of Us: Elegant story of a love that cannot speak its nameReview: Barbara Sukowa and Martine Chevallier in the plum roles of their careersFri Nov 13 2020 - 05:00
Fred Scott: ‘Roy Andersson felt like a cherished secret’Being a Human Person portrays an enigmatic Swedish director who may be done with filmsMon Nov 09 2020 - 05:00
How to Build a Girl: Beanie Feldstein shines in film of Caitlin Moran’s bookReview: Moran’s trademark zingers and cheerfulness cross over to screenFri Nov 06 2020 - 06:15
Luxor: Aimless drama frustratingly resists Egyptian politicsReview: Andrea Riseborough works under a frozen frame in Zeina Durra’s new filmFri Nov 06 2020 - 06:00
Five new films to stream this weekendAbout Endlessness, How to Build a Girl, Queen of Hearts, Luxor, Nova LituaniaFri Nov 06 2020 - 06:00
About Endlessness: A droll form of despairReview: Roy Andersson’s new film is just his sixth since his explosive debut in 1970Fri Nov 06 2020 - 05:00
Nova Lituania: An elegantly staged geopolitical car crashReview: Director makes no concessions to those with no knowledge of regional politicsFri Nov 06 2020 - 05:00
The Witches are backOctavia Spencer, Anne Hathaway and Stanley Tucci talk about their new version of Roald Dahl’s spooky novelTue Nov 03 2020 - 06:00
Four new films to stream this weekendRelic, Shirley, The Witches, The Painter and the ThiefFri Oct 30 2020 - 06:00
The Painter and the Thief: an unresolved artistic puzzleReview: There may be more than meets the eye in this documentary about stolen artworksFri Oct 30 2020 - 06:00
Shirley: a prickly, intriguing literary psychodramaReview: Elisabeth Moss anchors this eerie biopic of author Shirley Jackson with cutting witFri Oct 30 2020 - 05:00
Relic: The creepiest horror movie of the yearReview: Bella Heathcote is a revelation in this nightmarish descent through dementiaThu Oct 29 2020 - 08:19
The Witches: Ritzy high-jinx Roald Dahl adaptation plays the danger for laughsReview: Fans of 1990 version may fume but film is safer bet for younger HalloweeniesWed Oct 28 2020 - 06:00
Bella Heathcote: ‘It was fun getting to be the Neighbours school b*tch’Australian actor on LA, auditions, shirts in her car boot and her latest film RelicWed Oct 28 2020 - 05:30
Shirley Jackson: ‘It’s thrilling to see a woman who doesn’t care about the niceties’Director Josephine Decker has taken on the life of author Shirley Jackson in a trippy and intoxicating biopicTue Oct 27 2020 - 05:30
Sophia Loren: ‘I never had a relationship with my father’The actor on her impoverished childhood, love for Daniel Day Lewis, and admiration for #metooSat Oct 24 2020 - 05:00
Summer of 85: Hormonal teen drama adds up to a pleasing Ozon doodleReview: French director’s latest flits between puppy love, sunny vistas and deathFri Oct 23 2020 - 05:00
The Secret Garden: An old-fashioned family film bolstered by lovely performancesThe action has moved to 1947 and the British partition of IndiaFri Oct 23 2020 - 05:00
Borat 2: Rudy Giuliani’s trouser-reaching scene is the work of a daring young womanBorat Subsequent Moviefilm review: Maria Bakalova is brilliant as Borat’s daughterThu Oct 22 2020 - 12:07
Ben Wheatley: ‘Films can’t all be about people being bludgeoned to death’The British director’s film of du Maurier’s Rebecca for Netflix is ‘romantic and glamorous. It’s a big entertainment’Thu Oct 22 2020 - 05:00
Joe Dante: You have to give a movie time to age, like wineGremlins director talks Spielberg, low-budget horror and ‘bizarre’ film marketTue Oct 20 2020 - 05:00
Margaret Cho: ‘Comedy is still the best decision I ever made in my life’Comedian and actor on surviving a difficult lockdown and US culture warsMon Oct 19 2020 - 05:00
Time: Righteously angry indictment of US justice systemReview: Documentary follows a family’s efforts to free their dad from a 60-year jail sentenceFri Oct 16 2020 - 05:00
Clouds review: squeaky-clean story of real-life teen’s battle with cancerThis tale of musician and internet star Zach Sobiech is too sanitised for real adolescentsFri Oct 16 2020 - 05:00
The Climb: An indie, buddy comedy that is a love letter to French cinemaKyle Marvin's A funny, clever comedy concerns road racing, male friendship, and fluctuating weightWed Oct 14 2020 - 05:00
Netflix: The best 50 films to watch right nowThere’s been another major turnover but catch the classics while you canSat Oct 10 2020 - 06:00
The 40-Year-Old Version: A wildly entertaining movie, in a big week for NetflixReview: Make way for triple threat Radha Blank – the writer, director and star of new filmFri Oct 09 2020 - 05:00
Olivia Cooke: ‘Colm Meaney does everything with a wink and it’s so delicious’The Manchester actor on making the leap to Hollywood, and starring in new Irish-set film PixieThu Oct 08 2020 - 05:00
My Zoe: Julie Delpy the movie star just about carries the silliest scenesThe preposterous plotline is offset by great acting and a meringue-soft sci-fi settingWed Oct 07 2020 - 05:00
Accomplished actor Jennifer Ehle goes to bat for ‘Saint Maud’Latest film has won many admirers since premiere at Toronto International Film FestivalSat Oct 03 2020 - 05:00
Eternal Beauty: Nuanced portrait of paranoid schizophreniaReview: Writer-director Craig Roberts reunites with Sally Hawkins for this darkly comic pieceFri Oct 02 2020 - 05:00
The Boys in the Band is theatrical, dated and utterly fabulousReview: A terrific ensemble cast spit out one-liners in this high-camp period dramaWed Sept 30 2020 - 08:19
Mark O’Halloran: 'I think I’ve gone as dark as I’m going to go’The writer has adapted his own Irish Times Theatre Award-winning play for the screen, and it wasn’t easyTue Sept 29 2020 - 05:30
Bill & Ted in middle age: ‘We felt if we did it with heart, it would work’Alex Winter on friendship with Keanu Reeves, the risky new film and the fun side of fameSat Sept 26 2020 - 05:00
Enola Holmes is here to to steal some of her older brother Sherlock’s thunderReview: With a thrillingly charismatic Millie Bobby Brown, this crowd-pleaser is warm, witty and heaps of good funFri Sept 25 2020 - 06:00
Bill & Ted Face the Music review: It’s an absolute delightKeanu Reeves and Alex Winter return almost 30 years on from the sequel, this third instalment is most excellentThu Sept 24 2020 - 15:59
Hong Khaou: ‘Vietnam is always seen as a victim. I wanted to show it as it is’The director’s new film, Monsoon, explores the wartime legacy of his childhood homeTue Sept 22 2020 - 05:00
Nocturnal: An impressive piece of work, if a little slightReview: Friendless Lauren attracts the attention of rudderless odd-job man PeteFri Sept 18 2020 - 05:00
Rocks: A lippy, funny, electrifying teen dramaReview: Created by a mostly female crew, starring the most charismatic cast of the yearThu Sept 17 2020 - 05:00
Cosmo Jarvis: ‘I think Ireland tends to produce good actors’Musician, actor and filmmaker believes it is a good time to be in the acting gameTue Sept 15 2020 - 05:00
Max Richter on creating his deliberately soporific masterpieceRichter and partner Yulia Mahr’s Sleep is intended to sustain and soothe the sleeping brainSat Sept 12 2020 - 05:00
Four new films to see this weekendThe Painted Bird, Koko-di Koko-da, Max Richter’s Sleep, SavageFri Sept 11 2020 - 06:00
Savage: New Zealand’s racist history and underclass laid bareNZ is not all Lord of the Rings scenery, as this powerful , violent gangland story illustratesFri Sept 11 2020 - 05:00
