Róisín Ingle: I’m enjoying fantastic TV that features middle-aged women. It feels a bit revolutionary
Middle-aged women are killing it, sometimes literally, on the streamers
Claire Danes
Death By Lightning and The Beast In Me: Compelling stories with deeply flawed characters at their core
Matthew Macfadyen plays the future assassin of US president James Garfield as an insipid, writhing worm, with an anti-magnetism that is both compellingly awful and awfully compelling
The Beast in Me review: Claire Danes thriller is hokier than Fair City but viewers will be hooked
Television: This supersized serving of cornball escapism starring Matthew Rhys opposite Daines is a perplexing watch
Claire Danes has made a career out of relatable anxieties, from teen angst to midlife crisis
In The Beast in Me, Claire Danes embodies the stress of being a late fortysomething who wonders if they will ever make anything worthwhile again
TV guide: The best new shows to watch, starting tonight
November 9th-14th: Trespasses, Hidden Assets, 10 Things to Know About, Futureville Ireland and Palm Royale
Long Island Compromise by Taffy Brodesser-Akner: Following up Fleishman Is in Trouble was never going to be easy
This is an enjoyable read in the same vein as the author’s best-selling debut, but there is a lingering sense that she is playing it safe
Fleishman Is in Trouble: A dose of fuel-injected narcissism starring Jesse Eisenberg and Lizzy Caplan
Television: This superficially charming series will entertain those eager to breathe deep of life in chattering-class Manhattan
Claire Danes, Naomi Watts... Billy Crudup could set some records straight. But he’d rather not
The Morning Show and, now, Hello Tomorrow star has always resisted selling himself, skipping the talkshow circuit and keeping his personal life private
Why are all these useless films now being declared classics?
I cannot pretend that Hocus Pocus is any more deserving of affection now than it was in 1993
Patrick Freyne: Homeland is a tool for teaching Americans geography
Claire Danes in Homeland is basically Dora the Geopolitical Agitator
Saoirse Ronan: ‘I can go anywhere. I have a lovely place to come back to’
The 24-year-old Irish actor on Little Women, awards season and her sense of home
How much does it cost to make a television show?
Here are more ‘differentials’ for the Public Accounts Committee to consider
‘Homeland’ returns: who will provide the craziness now?
As season seven begins, Carrie is back willfully endangering the people in her life
Derry Girls: ‘I’m not enjoying this bomb. I’ve an appointment at Tropicana at 12’
Creator, writer and producer Lisa McGee explains what’s made ‘Derry Girls’ a success, the influence of Dolores O’Riordan, and what she has in store for series two
Tom Hanks: The most famous man we know nothing about
The actor has written a book of short stories. Do they contain any clues to the real man?
Homeland returns: here’s the story so far
The show returns to our TV screens and season five was its best yet. Here’s how the last episode left things
Pedro Almodóvar: Writing for men is a ‘kind of torture’
The Spanish director on the making of his latest movie Julieta, his ‘unity with women’, and the lack of authenticity in modern cinema
‘It was a groundbreaker’: how The X-Files changed television
The 1990s show - which returns to TV this week - was often dismissed as fodder for teenagers and conspiracy theorists, but its legacy is evident in today’s best television
TV preview: Six shows to watch this week
Homeland is back, a look at the physical toll rugby takes, and Maia Dunphy on childbirth are this week’s television highlights
The Gigli Concert: ‘What’s an Englishman doing directing a revered Irish classic?
Tom Murphy’s great play, currently at the Gate, subverts Irish and English stereotypes. How did director David Grindley rise to the challenge?
‘Homeland’ star hangs with Cookie Monster
What have Claire Danes, Ian McKellen and Christina Hendricks in common? They all know how to get to ‘Sesame Street’
Television: Carrie is back with a bang, but for Nidge it’s something of a whimper
Review: The long-awaited return of two of RTÉ’s most popular dramas makes comparisons inevitable
Television: Tommy Tiernan serves up a dog’s dinner
Review: The comedian was in meltdown mode in ‘Tommy: To Tell You the Truth’
The big bucks theory
The actors in the Big Bang Theory comedy show are about to become the highest paid in TV history, as shooting begins on an eighth series. But has the world’s most watched comedy programme lost its edge?
Television: A spoiler alert for ‘Homeland’, and a crafty way of idealising Christmas
The spy thriller starring Claire Danes and Damian Lewis went out with a whammy, but the glut of festive craft and cookery programmes is sickening
Hailee regarded
Only 16, Hailee Steinfeld’s CV already boasts an Oscar nod and roles alongside the likes of Bridges, Ford Streep and Kingsley. How did she find herself in such illustrious company? “I never really found something that I loved as much as I love acting,” she tells Tara Brady
Television: Carrie on crying in ‘Homeland’, and a visit to the house with wombs to rent
The third series of the spy thriller starring Claire Danes and Damian Lewis is a touch humdrum, but the documentary ‘House of Surrogates’ hits its target
Oscars lite? Surprises on Emmy night
Wise-cracking host Neil Patrick Harris’s tap-dancing and arch quips felt familiar, but the roster of winners on the night raised some eyebrows
Breaking Bad wins top Emmy award for drama in Los Angeles
Show’s creators credit binge-watching, video on demand, and social buzz for its success
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Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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