The Irish Times

20 great travel movies to take you around the world while you’re stuck at home

From city breaks to train trips, Rome to the Amazon, these are all on streaming services

Mon Mar 30 2020 - 10:48

Does the auteur theory hold in the era of big television?

The reality of creative control is increasingly muddy in what is a large team sport

Sat Jul 27 2019 - 05:00

11 of the best TV shows to watch this week

Dark crime drama Sharp Objects features Amy Adams, while Picnic at Hanging Rock is given a six-part treatment

Sun Jul 08 2018 - 06:00

Eddie Izzard: I like to think I kicked the trans door open

The actor knows all about standing up for his principles. Can he take that to Westminster?

Fri Sept 15 2017 - 05:00

Bill Bryson’s chequered path into the movie business

So what happens when Bryson's work gets the Hollywood treatment? Whatever the outcome, it’s got nothing to do with him, he says – you can blame Robert Redford

Fri Sept 18 2015 - 13:30

‘Wild’ review: a pretty, well-acted reverie of Cheryl Strayed’s popular book

Reese Witherspoon works hard in Jean-Marc Vallée’s self-help epic

Fri Jan 16 2015 - 06:00

Homophobia in focus: Dallas Buyers Club review

An obnoxious homophobe becomes a most unlikely hero in the fight against Aids in this stirring true-life drama

Fri Feb 07 2014 - 00:00

Matthew McConaughey's hunk evolution

He was once known primarily as a mahogany beefcake, but a series of thrilling performances has seen Matthew McConaughey’s critical star rise to the very top. The Oscar nominee talks reinvention, rom-coms and running the gauntlet of awards season

Fri Jan 31 2014 - 00:00