Donald Clarke: Sing it with me â the musical will outlive its boring detractorsIt has been driven underground at times, but the form remains reassuringly resilientSat Jun 19 2021 - 05:00
The Movie Quiz: Which Oscar winner has been a guest voice on The Simpsons?Plus: Dublin 8âs Hollywood studio icon, a classic 40 years old this monthFri Jun 18 2021 - 06:00
Luca: Pixarâs new film is lively and kind of funny. But itâs no Finding NemoDespite thin characters and loose plotting, this will still fill a gap for younger viewersFri Jun 18 2021 - 05:00
In the Earth: Weird goings-on (again) in rural EnglandReview: Ben Wheatleyâs freak-folk horror makes up in mood what it lacks in coherenceFri Jun 18 2021 - 05:00
Reece Shearsmith: âWe were nerds in that vicious wayâThe League of Gentlemen âwould be a hard sell now because itâs so distinctively its own thingâThu Jun 17 2021 - 05:00
Iftas 2021: Normal People, Smother and Dating Amber top nominationsSally Rooney adaption scoops 15 nominations. Nika McGuigan up for posthumous awardTue Jun 15 2021 - 08:30
Four new films to see this weekA Quiet Place II, The Father and Peter Rabbit 2 in cinemas, Ellie & Abbie on demandSun Jun 13 2021 - 06:00
What fresh vision of hell is this so-called âPortobello Plaza'?It takes self-parodic grandiosity to call this slab of uninviting Dublin pavement a plazaSat Jun 12 2021 - 05:00
The Movie Quiz: Cruella de Vil made her first appearance in which film?Plus: Oscar acting and the Irish and The Quiet Manâs unspoken subjectFri Jun 11 2021 - 06:00
Ellie & Abbie (& Ellieâs Dead Aunt): Sweet teen sweetheartsReview: Charming lesbian rom-com set in and around a sunny Sydney high schoolFri Jun 11 2021 - 05:00
Cannes film festival 2021: Irish-produced movie secures place in prestigious Directorsâ FortnightElement Picturesâ The Souvenir Part II stars Honor Swinton Byrne and Tilda SwintonTue Jun 08 2021 - 11:45
A Quiet Place Part II: Four stars for Cillian Murphyâs ruthless new film â the ingenuity never faltersFilm review: âMore of the sameâ has rarely been carried off with such elan. Roll on Part IIIMon Jun 07 2021 - 05:00
Paul Mescal scoops Bafta award for Normal PeopleâI am so lucky that I got to continue working ... this feels like a nice way to tie it up in a bowâSun Jun 06 2021 - 22:04
Four new films to see this week, including Conjuring 3 in cinemasThe Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It, Dinner in America, Gunda, After LoveSun Jun 06 2021 - 06:00
Deirdre of the sorrows: Fianna FĂĄil election video is excruciating. Is that the point?Deirdre Conroyâs video plea to Dublin Bay South voters has to be seen to be regrettedSat Jun 05 2021 - 05:00
Cillian Murphy: âThe less that people know about me the betterââI didnât see myself as a personality. I see myself as an actor. I think those are two distinct jobsâSat Jun 05 2021 - 05:00
The Movie Quiz: What really went down Psychoâs bloody plughole?Plus: âWho am I? You sure you wanna know?â and the highest for the longestFri Jun 04 2021 - 06:00
Gunda: The uncomfortable truth about how a sausage is madeViktor Kossakovskyâs film raises profound questions about our dominion over animalsFri Jun 04 2021 - 05:00
After Love: compelling and complex tale of betrayalJoanna Scanlan shines in this subtle drama of a widow who learns a shocking secretFri Jun 04 2021 - 05:00
âCinema is not dead.â Cannes film festival makes a promising returnAfter cancelling in 2020, Cannes returns this summer with an extensive programmeThu Jun 03 2021 - 14:45
A âdisgusting movieâ made by âvile creaturesâ? This Irish film is far from that, says its directorLetitia Wright and Josh OâConnor star in Aisha, Frank Berryâs movie about direct provisionTue Jun 01 2021 - 13:00
Four new films to stream this weekCruella, I Used to Be Normal, Earwig and the Witch, Alex Ferguson: Never Give InSun May 30 2021 - 06:00
Forever contemporary Cruella leaves Mary Poppins in âolden timesâBoth films were originally made about 50 years after the period they recreate â and raise a curious question about the past in cultureSat May 29 2021 - 05:00
Joanna Scanlan: âI felt like an embarrassed child running behind the elite packâActor talks about Footlights, teaching, sage advice from doctor and new film After LoveSat May 29 2021 - 05:00
The Movie Quiz: What film links Villanelle and the duchess of Cornwall?Plus: Coned in Shame, the last Oscar winner, celebrating 20, not by Akira KurosawaFri May 28 2021 - 06:00
Cruella: Pleased to meet you, hope you guess my nameUnconvincing origin story reimagines puppy-killer as tween-friendly feministFri May 28 2021 - 05:00
I Used to Be Normal: Why must I be a teenager in love?Perceptive and empathetic study of the psycological dynamics of boyband obsessionFri May 28 2021 - 05:00
Four new films to stream this weekThe 8th, Army of the Dead, State Funeral, My New York YearSun May 23 2021 - 06:00
Are superhero films and remakes the only career promotion left in Hollywood?The opportunity to play with the noisiest toys in the biggest sandpit must be hard to resistSat May 22 2021 - 05:00
The Movie Quiz: Who holds the record for the most James Bonds?Plus: Martin Scorseseâs lengthiest, directing Indiana Jones, a Palme dâOr by the monthFri May 21 2021 - 06:00
Army of the Dead: Inventive pulp on a massive scaleReview: Zack Snyder has a ball proving trash can triumph in this zombie horror heist flickFri May 21 2021 - 05:00
The 8th: How Ireland went through a âcollective national moment of catharsisâThis tightly told film charts the 2018 referendum campaign to legalise abortionFri May 21 2021 - 05:00
House of Cardsâ Robin Wright: âI think the crack in the glass ceiling is getting biggerââWe need to keep putting the pressure on to have more diversity,â says the actor and directorWed May 19 2021 - 05:00
Four new films to stream this week, including an Oscar contenderThe Auschwitz Escape and Servants from Slovakia, Be Good or Be Gone and The SwordsmanSun May 16 2021 - 06:00
If the film's great, who cares if it's faithful to the book?When confronted by the BBCâs noisy, modern version of The Pursuit of Love, harsh reality clashes with a long-held principle and this viewer finds himself fumingSat May 15 2021 - 05:00
The Movie Quiz: Which Muppets film did The Irish Times make a cameo in?Plus: a soft porn skeleton in the closet, the first Mrs Brown(e), 2020âs actual film festFri May 14 2021 - 06:00
The Auschwitz Escape: Taut retelling of horror exposedSlovakian drama teases out the dynamics of terror in its economical 93 minutesFri May 14 2021 - 05:00
Be Good or Be Gone: A promising low-budget crime caperShadows of previous Dublin dramas hang over Cathal Nallyâs feature debutFri May 14 2021 - 05:00
Tom Cruise hands back his awards. NBC pulls out. Is it all over for the Golden Globes?A Los Angeles Times exposé has left the Hollywood Foreign Press Association reelingTue May 11 2021 - 17:15
Four new films to stream this weekOxygen on Netflix, Some Kind of Heaven, Cowboys and Apples on demandSun May 09 2021 - 06:00
If we canât agree on a name, does Northern Ireland even exist?Region? Statelet? The difficulty is separating an Ulster identity from a Northern Irish oneSat May 08 2021 - 05:00
The Movie Quiz: Pick out the non-Sergio Leone film title â in ItalianPlus: Nomadlandâs Oscar haul, Harry Potterâs Irish actors, Hitchcockâs title charactersFri May 07 2021 - 06:00
Apples: A memorably weird Greek fable about amnesiaBleak, deceptively rich comedy about what happens when identity is stripped awayFri May 07 2021 - 05:00
Cowboys: Questions of identity in macho AmericaFilm review: Strong performances carry this good-hearted road movieFri May 07 2021 - 05:00
Four new films to stream this week, including Nomadland and Wild Mountain ThymeNomadland, Mitchells vs the Machines, Truman & Tennessee, Wild Mountain ThymeSun May 02 2021 - 06:00
Paddington 2 the âGreatest Film Everâ? Giving any film that tag is not worth the effortDonald Clarke: Rating what movie is best is fun, but a waste of intellectual energySat May 01 2021 - 05:00
âItâs a sort of family businessâ: Danny Huston on being part of a Hollywood dynastyAmerican actor reflects on growing up with famous dinner guests in Ireland and RomeSat May 01 2021 - 05:00
The Movie Quiz: Who earned Oscar and Razzie nominations for the same role?Plus: Chris Nolan guy Cillian Murphy, legendary Marlene Dietrichâs legendary costarFri Apr 30 2021 - 06:00
Wild Mountain Thyme: Bejapers, isnât it only after arrivinâ at last?The accents are the only thing that arenât terrible in this woeful Micksploitation flickFri Apr 30 2021 - 05:00
Oscars 2022: My predictions for next yearâs best-picture nomineesDonald Clarke forecasts how next yearâs category may look as the industry creaks back into actionTue Apr 27 2021 - 11:00
