The self-effacing film-maker has never been an obvious fit for the Hollywood mould. What’s it like at the helm of one of the summer’s biggest titles?
Radio: Newstalk and RTÉ cover unrest in Ballymena and Los Angeles
The cult Australian director’s latest movie pits the oceans’ apex predators against human savagery
Crowd-pleasing tale of Spielberg movie mixes heartfelt details with top-notch film buffery and broad physical comedy
Most sensible people might be anti-war, but just as many are in favour of certain wars. And pacifism just doesn’t make for good cinema
The actor, who recently starred in the Oscar-winning Conclave, arrives to Uberto Pasolini’s The Return as a known property – but is still also a bit of a mystery
The brothers try to deliver some Spielberg-style wide-eyed magic but serve up a sorry action flick
‘I always want to be involved with people who are ambitious,’ says veteran actor
The lack of geopolitical context is questionable, but the film-making is sound
The September 5 star broke through with films such as Boys Don’t Cry. His new movie is a taut account of the attack on the 1972 Munich Olympics
Australian creator of the Saw horror series talks about rebooting a werewolf classic and why he never thought Hollywood was his destiny
In Nightbitch, Marielle Heller’s new film, the star plays a woman crushed by childrearing. It’s not the only pressure women are under, she says
Curracloe is one of many beaches in the southeast being altered dramatically by climate change
Richard Robert Madden was employed by British government to ensure Caribbean slave trade came to an end
Hugh Linehan: With his Kubrick-derived film AI Artificial Intelligence, the director created a surprisingly convincing version of where technology is leading us
Television: The Dublin actor fits comfortably into the vast canvas of the show helping to keep airborne what will surely go down as one of the most epic projects to soar across the small screen this year
This too often feels like a retread of the Spielberg film with occasional song interruptions
The Thursday Murder Club author on the latest novel in the series, The Last Devil to Die, and his never-ending love of games
Rediscovering the intensity of childhood through my old western novels and cinema adventures
The 80-year-old star returns as Indiana Jones and he seems to be enjoying himself while reflecting on the state of the world
Unbeatable film festival kicks off next week with new Indiana Jones film and others by Wes Anderson, Todd Haynes and Alice Rohrwacher
Donald Clarke: Too soon? We are approaching the point where the remake happens before the original is released
The first Irish-born best-actor winner, the first baroness to receive an Oscar... Much new ground could be broken when the gongs are given out on Sunday
David James, one of the few people Steven Spielberg turns to for input on camera angles, has captured some of Hollywood’s most celebrated still images
Sixty-year-old actor nominated this year as a producer of popular best picture contender Top Gun: Maverick
There’s no better time to rediscover the joy of travelling by train
Donald Clarke forecasts how the category will shape up at the next Academy Awards
Ireland has its biggest haul of nominations since 2016, but has won few awards so far
Fifty years later, the actor looks back on his breakthrough role as Michael Corleone
Kenneth Branagh’s film takes just one prize as Joanna Scanlan is ‘surprise’ best actress
Mark Rylance on his unlikely road to Hollywood stardom, and why Brits love an underdog
Enlightening account of a life in laughter’s vanguard may test patience of Breaking Bad fans
'Now I feel I’m finally part of the family': Troy Kotsur, first deaf actor to win award
Belfast up for best picture and Van Morrison nominated for best original song
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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