The Irish Times

Four new films to stream this weekend

Relic, Shirley, The Witches, The Painter and the Thief

Fri Oct 30 2020 - 06:00

Daniel Kokotajlo: ‘In the Jehovah’s Witnesses, family members are forced to shun each other’

Daniel Kokotajlo’s debut feature ‘Apostasy’ details a crisis of faith in the Witnesses. The 37-year-old has first-hand experience of the cult religion

Fri Jul 27 2018 - 06:00

David Bowie and the missing soundtrack for The Man Who Fell to Earth

Star Bowie would have been the obvious choice to soundtrack Nic Roeg’s 1976 sci-fi classic, but unfortunately he was deep into his cocaine and milk phase...

Thu Sept 08 2016 - 14:44

Remainder review: odd and interesting thriller with baffling levels of nuance

Tom Sturridge gets hit in the head, loses his memory, receives millions in compensation – and then things get obtuse

Wed Jun 22 2016 - 16:30

David Bowie, 1947-2016: an extraordinary life at the cutting edge

A restless re-creation of his artistic persona helped David Bowie to makea cultural impact across six decades

Mon Jan 11 2016 - 14:19

Tracks

Thu Apr 24 2014 - 16:14

Under the Skin

Scarlett Johansson is an alienated alien in this stunning avante-garde masterpiece

Fri Mar 14 2014 - 12:52

Wake in Fright

Fri Mar 07 2014 - 11:49

Post-Olympics, Danny Boyle continues his gold run

While crafting his epic Olympic opening ceremony, director Danny Boyle also had a film on the boil. He might be the hardest working man in cinema, but he’s also the nicest

Thu Mar 28 2013 - 06:00