Fuss over AI actors is a distraction – Netflix has been making algorithm movies for years
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The Smashing Machine review: Dwayne Johnson rocks in bruising biopic of MMA pioneer
Contemplative, careful performance in ‘anti-sports movie’ could land punch in awards season
At Venice film festival, it can be worth getting soaked to the underwear for a not very good movie
Jay Kelly, starring George Clooney, and After the Hunt, featuring Julia Roberts, were, respectively, pedestrian and dizzyingly incoherent
The ultimate in movie-star glamour: Emma Stone, Julia Roberts and George Clooney get their speedboats ready
Venice International Film Festival 2025 is getting under way – and for Hollywood stars nothing tops arriving on a glossy motor launch
Irish WWE star Lyra Valkyria: ‘At its core, we’re storytellers. Everything comes down to good versus evil’
With its mix of larger-than-life faux rage in the ring and genuine connection with fans, it’s not hard to understand the huge popularity of WWE – and it means big business, too, for Netflix
Katie Taylor: ‘Win borne out of courage, determination, skill and stamina’
President and Taoiseach lead tributes to fighter on biggest night for women’s boxing
Ambulance: Faint praise, but this is easily Michael Bay’s best film in 25 years
Film review: The director delivers a slightly more sophisticated take on his usual mayhem
Paul Rudd is the world’s sexiest not-very-Irish man
People Magazine named him ‘Sexiest Man Alive’. An Irish connection was swiftly unearthed
Cinematographer killed by Alec Baldwin made movie in Ireland during lockdown
Halyna Hutchins stayed in Dublin while filming indie movie at Birr Castle in 2020
New subscriptions at Netflix fall short of expectations
Streaming giant blames ‘pull-forward’ effect from bumper 2020 and production delays
Netflix has spent millions on its films, so why are they so mediocre?
Streaming giant Netflix has spent gazillions making movies, with little of quality to show for it
My Spy review: The best nonsensical family comedy out there
Ex-wrestler Dave Bautista follows Dwayne Johnson out of the ring and into our hearts
Chris Messina: ‘Ireland is extraordinary; I could spend the rest of my life there’
Birds of Prey actor is a genuine nice guy, not of the disingenuous syndrome variety
Childish notions may be away with the fairies – but all the better for it
‘There is no harm in allowing our children occasional magical-thinking coping mechanisms’
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