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Netflix: 10 of the best new TV shows to watch in March

Bridgerton returns for a much-anticipated second season and a Big Mouth spin-off arrives

Mon Feb 28 2022 - 06:00

Gabriel Byrne: ‘Dublin prepared me for Hollywood. I was ready for the bulls**t’

The actor on his struggle with fame, the sexual abuse he endured, and the new Ireland

Sat Nov 14 2020 - 05:00

Netflix: The best 50 films to watch right now

There’s been another major turnover but catch the classics while you can

Sat Oct 10 2020 - 06:00

Four new films to see this weekend

I’m Thinking of Ending Things, Mulan, Socrates streaming, Les Misérables in cinemas

Fri Sept 04 2020 - 06:00

I’m Thinking of Ending Things review: Netflix’s brilliant, frustrating, daring Charlie Kaufman film

While there are typically bleak comic diversions, there's an atmosphere of surreal gloom that is very much Kaufman’s own

Thu Sept 03 2020 - 05:30

Netflix: 10 of the best new shows and films to watch in September

Including Hilary Swank in space drama Away and Jessie Buckley in Charlie Kaufman’s I’m Thinking of Ending Things

Tue Sept 01 2020 - 06:00

Are you a bad guy? Then no iPhone for you, says Apple

Star Wars director says tech giant does not let villains 'use iPhones on camera'

Thu Feb 27 2020 - 10:21

Screen Actors Guild awards: have Saoirse Ronan’s Oscar hopes been dented?

No nomination for Irish star of Little Women but Andrew Scott gets nod for Fleabag

Wed Dec 11 2019 - 16:58

What’s up and what’s down at the Toronto International Film Festival

Knives Out, Joker, Jojo Rabbit, The Goldfinch and The Report among the contenders

Fri Sept 13 2019 - 06:00

Netflix: The 10 best new shows and films to watch in September

The Spy, Evelyn, and Unbelievable debut; Elite and Explained return for second seasons

Mon Sept 02 2019 - 06:00

M Night Shyamalan: The unbreakable spirit of ‘the twist guy’

Despite critical maulings, you can’t keep Shyamalan down, as he returns with ‘Glass’

Sat Jan 19 2019 - 06:00

Lady Gaga leaves Critics’ Choice awards to say goodbye to dying horse

Gaga won the best actress prize, a joint win with Glenn Close for her role in ‘The Wife’

Mon Jan 14 2019 - 09:43

The 50 best films of 2018

Year in Culture Review: From Lady Bird to A Star is Born, here are our films of the year

Mon Dec 10 2018 - 06:00

‘Ready?’ he asks, before penetration. ‘As I’ll ever be,’ she replies

Review: Sex is awkward in ‘Wanderlust’, a BBC TV comedy about passion and honesty

Wed Sept 05 2018 - 12:08

The 10 best films of the first half of 2018

Donald Clarke: Only two Oscar nominees for best picture make our six-month review list

Wed Jun 27 2018 - 06:05

‘Hereditary’ is a critical success, a box office smash. But do people actually like it?

Cinema-goers are flocking to the art-horror film ... then giving out about it afterwards

Thu Jun 14 2018 - 19:20

On TV this weekend: Ethan Hawke, Gino D’Acampo and Tracey Ullman

Frankie Boyle goes to Russia ahead of the World Cup, plus the final of Britain’s Got Talent

Fri Jun 01 2018 - 06:30

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

‘Playing for Ennio Morricone in LA has been the highlight of my career’

Finding the right environment for your creativity is what makes a great musician

Fri Nov 17 2017 - 08:34

Ifta 2015 film and drama nominees announced

‘Frank’ with Michael Fassbender and ‘Patrick’s Day’ with Moe Dunford top nominations

Wed Apr 29 2015 - 16:02

Select: food for the flicks

As the Jameson Dublin Film Festival begins its thirteenth season, Rachel Collins picks the best food to follow your film

Thu Mar 19 2015 - 05:30

Jack Reynor wins Sundance prize for Gerard Barrett’s Glassland

Reynor first attracted attention as the star of Lenny Abrahamson’s What Richard Did

Mon Feb 02 2015 - 01:00

Irish Film Board shines spotlight on new productions

Chairman Bill O’Herlihy says sector ‘can do better’ if it secures higher Government funding

Wed Jan 14 2015 - 18:15

Glassland listed for Sundance Film Festival competition

Kerryman Gerard Barrett’s work among 12 films for World Cinema Dramatic Competition

Wed Dec 03 2014 - 23:34

Will Poulter: ‘Acting was a release from what I found to be a very tough period of my life’

Even at 21, Will Poulter works hard at being the best thing in every picture he makes, writes Donald Clarke

Fri Oct 10 2014 - 00:00

The Boxtrolls review: an awesome family film about moral determinism

Fri Sept 12 2014 - 00:00

Hector and the Search for Happiness review: A first world solution to a first world problem

Fri Aug 15 2014 - 00:00

The glory and the gloom of the Galway Film Fleadh

There are at least half a dozen Irish films worthy of hearty praise this year, so why are Irish film-makers so dark of mood?

Tue Jul 15 2014 - 01:00

Tammy review: much of it is best passed over with a firmly held nose

Fri Jul 04 2014 - 00:00

Television: Thrills in Washington DC, a bellyful of pills in Mumbai

‘Hostages’, Channel 4’s new political thriller, could struggle to keep viewers. For really involving TV, try ‘Her Body, Our Babies’

Sat Jan 18 2014 - 01:00

Television: Culinary egos clash in blind taste test, passion fuses strangers on a train

Nigella’s battles moved to the kitchen, in ‘The Taste’, while infidelity between commuters made for charming drama in ‘The 7.39’

Sat Jan 11 2014 - 01:00

Irish film industry achieves record revenues of €168m

Irish Film Board says overseas investors ensure industry is more vibrant than ever

Thu Dec 19 2013 - 01:00

Irish film and television generates record €168 million

Ripper Street, Vikings and Penny Dreadful among the big productions of 2013

Wed Dec 18 2013 - 13:18

Enough Said

Fri Oct 18 2013 - 00:00