Emma Thompson

The Irish Times what-to-see guide to the movies now in cinemas across Ireland

Review: The movie’s only purpose is to reassure you of its own unnecessary existence

Weblog: You get three free books a month, but you don’t get to pick them or keep them

His appearances on Whose Line Is It Anyway? in the 1990s made the son of Irish immigrants a comedy star. Then his life fell apart

Chris Johns: No policy maker has been able to implement the changes eco-warriors want

Extinction Rebellion protesters occupy London landmarks to call for climate action

Over 680 arrested as the Extinction Rebellion campaign group stages blockades

Campaign group Extinction Rebellion demands government declare climate emergecy

‘Centuries of entitlement’ is not going to change overnight, says the actor in an open letter

The actor and director talks Shakespeare ‘trutherism’ and his working-class upbringing

Good for you if you have your 12-page plan laminated, but best laid plans often end up on the floor like a queasy partner

Claire Foy among actors signing letter urging decriminalisation of abortion in NI

Review: Thommo just about rescues this silly adaptation of Ian McEwan’s novel

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

Anthony Hopkins plays Lear, Gay Byrne takes a trip down memory lane and Can’t Cope, Won’t Cope comes to a friendship-wrecking close

Incredibles 2, Ocean’s 8, Jurassic World and Mamma Mia!: Here We Go Again

‘The Leisure Seeker’ is the latest undemanding, patronising film aimed at oldies

Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson, Emma Thompson among 190 signatories of letter demanding end to abuse and inequality

The lines between flirting and harassment are not as blurry as some people seem to be suggesting

At just 23, Dakota Fanning is a Hollywood veteran - just don't expect her to go all Lindsay Lohan anytime soon