Alexander Skarsgard: Filming The Northman in Ireland was ‘months in the mud’
The Swedish actor stars in a new Viking epic full of revenge, nudity and Nordic berserkers
The Swedish actor stars in a new Viking epic full of revenge, nudity and Nordic berserkers
She left the Chinese restaurant for Rada to become one of her generation’s best actors
The actor talks about his off-stage shyness and his latest role in This Is Going to Hurt
A career working on Succession, Veep, The Thick of It and other hit TV shows has given Georgia Pritchett a taste for finding the humanity in even the worst characters
Actor talks about Footlights, teaching, sage advice from doctor and new film After Love
Review: This fascinating and invaluable found-footage film is worthy of its title
When confronted by the BBC’s noisy, modern version of The Pursuit of Love, harsh reality clashes with a long-held principle and this viewer finds himself fuming
Film review: Sky makes a complete pig’s ear of a street-hustler take on Oliver Twist
The Dublin Film Critics Circle has announced the results of its annual poll
‘The whole history between the British and the Irish runs through me’, says Coogan
Corn Exchange’s new and final play is a grim look at an alternative 1970s Ireland
Patricia Ryan goes on holiday in election week while knives come out in Meath East
With Dev Patel as David Copperfield, movies have caught up with theatre’s creative approach
TV review: Imagine Veep if the jokes were bunged in an airlock and blasted into the void
Review: This is maybe the best Dickens film adaptation since David Lean
Funniest programmes are of the hand-drawn variety like Rick and Morty
Sophisticated film set in Germany during the second World War deploys its laughter expertly and contains a message for our time
The best biopics, documentaries, cartoons, features and award favourites of the year
Review: Morris has turned fascinating stories into the first out-and-out dud of his career
The actor on Brexit and Irishness, her Derry childhood, being independent and Quentin Tarantino
Donald Clarke runs the rule over the likely winners ahead of this week’s festival trifecta
Donald Clarke predicts next year’s best picture nominees. He used to be good at this...
25 years since Alan Partridge first appeared on screen, his creator explains why a divided nation needs him more than ever
Presenter’s shambling persona is perfect for our political moment, says Steve Coogan
The likes of Trump and Boris Johnson have made it impossible to satirise politics because politics is now satire
The big winner, Cold War, will barely scrape an Academy Award nomination
Nora Twomey’s ‘The Breadwinner’ misses out on animated feature gong in Seville
Jesse Armstrong’s new show targets America’s rich and powerful TV barons
Culture ministry ban comes amid renewed popularity of dictator in Russia
Satire an effort ‘to breed bad blood into social harmony reached in Russian society’ – official
Dunkirk blows away the competition
Swearing is one of life’s most joyous and creative releases – we must teach it early
Given the mortal terror, Armando Iannucci’s latest political satire is weirdly light on its feet
Armando Iannucci, one of the most feared satirist's in the business, takes on Stalin in a comedy of terrors
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Full general election coverage including analysis and results for all 43 constituencies
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices