John Lithgow

Actor

Conclave: Ralph Fiennes is flawless in Robert Harris’s preposterously gripping drama of papal electioneering

This heavily plotted adaptation moves at a dizzying clatter as revelation upends revelation

Thu Nov 28 2024 - 05:00

Emmys: The Crown, Ted Lasso and The Mandalorian lead nominations

Streaming services take most nominations, with 130 for HBO+ and 129 for Netflix

Wed Jul 14 2021 - 09:42

The Crown, season 4: Gillian Anderson takes up the Margaret Thatcher challenge

She is the latest of many actors to wrestle with the blue suit and tortured vowels

Sat Nov 14 2020 - 05:00

This lavish remake is Perry Mason, but not as we know him

TV review: HBO private-eye series is hard to warm to when it’s as bleak as the day is long

Tue Jun 23 2020 - 11:51

Mubi: online repertory cinema for a handful of change

Fancy a rotating visual feast of 30 arthouse movies monthly and all neatly curated?

Sat Mar 28 2020 - 05:00

Bombshell review: This film doesn’t have an idea in its pretty little head

Despite its three Oscar nominations, Bombshell isn’t as smart as the women it depicts

Tue Jan 14 2020 - 12:01

Charlize Theron: Harvey Weinstein said Renée Zellweger and I slept with him to get jobs

Charlize Theron talks about the challenges of making Bombshell, a movie about sexual harassment at Fox News

Tue Dec 10 2019 - 06:00

Donald Clarke: Why The Crown won’t make Olivia Colman’s brown eyes blue

Neither Claire Foy nor Colman look much like the queen, so does ocular continuity matter?

Sat Sept 14 2019 - 05:00

Bombshell: First trailer for star-studded Fox News sex scandal drama released

Charlize Theron, Nicole Kidman and Margot Robbie aim for Oscars in portrayal of Roger Ailes debacle

Thu Aug 22 2019 - 08:37

Latest movies reviewed: All films in cinemas this week rated

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

Fri Jun 14 2019 - 06:00

Gillian Anderson: Be wary, playing Thatcher is a poisoned chalice

There’s a double standard to objections about the casting. But dangers do loom

Sat Jan 26 2019 - 05:45

Gillian Anderson ‘to play Margaret Thatcher in The Crown’

X-Files actor reportedly to take on role in fourth series of award-winning Netflix blockbuster

Mon Jan 21 2019 - 06:00

‘You meet certain actors and it’s just... no’

Brad’s Status director Mike White on the blurred lines between comedy and drama

Thu Jan 04 2018 - 05:00

Pitch Perfect 3: Perfectly in tune with its own mad formula

Forget about plot: this is the most uncomplicated fun you will have this Christmas

Tue Dec 19 2017 - 13:04

Daddy’s Home 2 review: Mel Gibson edges us into inappropriate territory

‘Slap her on the caboose’: the advice an 11-year-old boy is given on how to treat girls

Thu Nov 23 2017 - 05:00

Emmys 2017: The Handmaid’s Tale makes history for Hulu

Series adapted from 1985 Margaret Atwood novel wins 8 awards including best drama

Mon Sept 18 2017 - 06:25

Churchill review: Winston at his most shambolic

Brian Cox does excellent work in the title role – unfortunately, often against the script

Thu Jun 15 2017 - 12:30

‘Snakes vs Iguana’ named TV moment of the year at Baftas

Watch the thrilling sequence that brought David Attenborough one of two TV 2016 Baftas

Mon May 15 2017 - 09:00

Miss Sloane review: And the award for liberal self-congratulation goes to...

Jessica Chastain's latest is absurd and intellectually dishonest but also hard to resist

Thu May 11 2017 - 14:00

McCaul tells cyber security conference of Russian role in US election

‘These were Americans in the crosshairs of the Kremlin’ US congressman tells RSA

Thu Feb 16 2017 - 05:26

Cyber security experts warned of a hacked world

RSA conference told of threats to democracy posed by hackers

Wed Feb 15 2017 - 11:33

‘No doubt’ Russians tried to undermine US election

US homeland security committee chair tells cybersecurity event that democracy is at risk

Tue Feb 14 2017 - 22:10

Noel Whelan: A political junkie’s guide to surviving Christmas

The books, movies, podcasts and programmes to get you through the downtime

Fri Dec 23 2016 - 05:00

John Lithgow as Churchill: ‘I didn’t want it to be an actorish, hokey performance’

In Netflix hit ‘The Crown’, the very American star takes on Britain’s iconic wartime leader

Thu Dec 01 2016 - 05:00

Television: Same of Thrones as Netflix shows its royal flush

Review: As RTÉ 2 broadcasts a necessary documentary on rape culture, Netflix looks at the British monarchy

Fri Nov 04 2016 - 13:00

Ricky Gervais on Netflix's plans: 'The return of the auteur'

A replica set of Freddy’s barbecue joint; star turns from Gervais, Kevin Spacey and Kate Mulgrew; and talks about algorithms and the ratings black-out – here's what happened at Netflix's annual show of strength in Paris

Tue May 10 2016 - 06:00

Leap year proposals: ladies pop the question

February 29th is the day women can ask men to marry them, but can leap year love last?

Sat Feb 27 2016 - 14:30

Best of Enemies review: Buckley v Vidal

The animosity between a pair of US political pundits makes for a diverting documentary

Fri Jul 24 2015 - 02:00

Alfred Molina on playing a wonderfully crusty old gay man

The actor plays one half of an ageing gay couple in his new film. It’s great if it contributes to the Irish referendum debate, he says – but unintended

Mon Feb 16 2015 - 06:00