The Irish Times

Nicole Kidman’s new series: As addictive as a Tayto party pack in a detox retreat

TV: In Nine Perfect Strangers the actor gives her wellness guru the full Goop loop-the-loop

Fri Aug 20 2021 - 11:23

Oscars 2022: My predictions for next year’s best-picture nominees

Donald Clarke forecasts how next year’s category may look as the industry creaks back into action

Tue Apr 27 2021 - 11:00

The Irishman review: It’s good, but it’s no GoodFellas

Martin Scorsese’s gangster film will play well on Netflix, but it’s even better in the cinema

Wed Nov 06 2019 - 05:00

The Dude abides: The Big Lebowski 20 years on

The Coens’ 1998 comedy works as a caper but repeat viewings unwrap layers of meaning

Sat Sept 22 2018 - 05:00

Ant Man and the Wasp: unapologetically goofy. That will do nicely

The tiny man serves up summer’s second best superhero-as-househusband movie

Wed Aug 01 2018 - 10:22

Forty-two films to catch in the cinema this summer

Incredibles 2, Ocean’s 8, Jurassic World and Mamma Mia!: Here We Go Again

Sat May 26 2018 - 05:00

‘I, Tonya’: Figure skating was out to get Tonya Harding way before ‘the incident’

Review: Margot Robbie chews up the role for all it’s worth and spits out the sequins

Wed Feb 21 2018 - 06:00

A very belated Jumanji sequel: Family fun let down by kinky boots

Follow-up to 1995 kids’ flick has a ‘big idea’ – but sadly succumbs to crass objectification

Tue Dec 19 2017 - 05:00

Ferdinand review: A children’s classic gets the family-film treatment

Carlos Saldanha embellishes ‘The Story of Ferdinand’ with tried-and-tested subplots

Thu Dec 14 2017 - 05:00

The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature review: Call pest control

Will Arnett, Katherine Heigl and Jackie Chan are wasted in this superfluous sequel

Fri Aug 11 2017 - 05:20

Coming soon: the rock'n'roll TV shows following in the wake of Empire

The success of Lee Daniels and Danny Strong’s soap opera has opened the studio door for other broadcasters. Here are some more music-industry shows coming this year

Fri Jan 29 2016 - 11:15

Ant-Man review: super downsize me

After the bombast of ‘Age of Ultron’, this lo-fi Marvel release is as enjoyably laid-back as its amiable star, Paul Rudd, though the pleasures are decidedly small of scale

Thu Jul 16 2015 - 19:29