Mark Cousins

Dear Orson Welles & Other Essays by Mark Cousins: A generous, playful and unpretentious collection

The self-confessed ‘altar boy in the church of cinema’ propels the reader comfortably from one argument to the next

Sat Dec 14 2024 - 00:00

A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things review: A lovingly curated chronicle of the artist Wilhelmina Barns-Graham

Director Mark Cousins mostly lets the painting do the talking, lingering admiringly over the Scottish artist’s canvases

Wed Oct 23 2024 - 05:00

My Name Is Alfred Hitchcock: A rigorous commentary for Hitch enthusiasts and a useful primer for newcomers

An unseen Alistair McGowan impersonates the great man as he talks us through themes in his work

Fri Jul 21 2023 - 05:00

Whodunit? In search of the lesser presented Alfred Hitchcock

Mark Cousins discusses his exploration of the great film-maker’s thoughts on life and work

Mon Jul 17 2023 - 05:00

Tilda Swinton: ‘I lived through my 20s in a whole queer environment’

The actor talks about her years with Derek Jarman and reveals plans for a career change

Fri Jan 07 2022 - 13:36

The Story of Film: A New Generation – there’s hope for cinema yet

Mark Cousins offers an optimistic view of the contemporary cinema landscape

Fri Dec 17 2021 - 05:00

The Story of Looking: Mark Cousins takes us on an eye-opening journey

Idiosyncratic documentary explores the meaning of sight and imagery

Fri Sept 17 2021 - 05:00

Galway Film Fleadh 2021: Stacey Gregg’s thriller Here Before wins best Irish film

From best first film to short film winners, here’s everything you need to know

Mon Jul 26 2021 - 14:10

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

Sat Nov 21 2020 - 05:00

Four new films to stream this weekend

We rate Women Make Film, Take Me Somewhere Nice, True Fiction and The County

Fri May 22 2020 - 00:00

Women Make Film: A history of women directors, directed by a man – but in a good way

Review: Mark Cousins’s epic documentary is a lengthy journey worth making more than once

Thu May 21 2020 - 05:00

Donald Clarke: The joys of watching it again... and again... and again

There’s enough novelty to last a lifetime, but repeated viewing brings its own comforts

Sat Apr 04 2020 - 05:00

10 great films directed by women

International Women's Day: Why is the film industry still resistant to female directors?

Sun Mar 08 2020 - 06:00

Dublin International Film Festival 2020: Memorable matriarchal themes

Writer, actor and activist John Connors has two directorial efforts in the festival

Mon Mar 02 2020 - 00:00

Gig of the Week: Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival

Irish-made films Sea Fever, Vivarium, Arracht and Herself head the line-up this year

Sat Feb 15 2020 - 05:00

Grainne Humphreys: On My Culture Radar

The Dublin International Film Festival director on photographer Fan Ho, Mark Cousins’s new documentary and actorTrine Dyrholm

Sat Feb 15 2020 - 05:00

Dublin International Film Festival: A guide to the best movies

Women filmmakers are the thematic plank of this year’s DIFF programme

Wed Jan 22 2020 - 05:00

Dublin International Film Festival 2020 to celebrate women film-makers

Women Make Film, Rose Plays Julie, and Charlie Kaufman unveiled as highlights

Wed Dec 18 2019 - 11:20

The Troubles on film: ‘Hollywood has done everywhere and it’s always wrong’

Critic Mark Cousins takes a personal look at North’s relationship with cinema for Channel 4

Sat Aug 31 2019 - 05:00

The Eyes of Orson Welles: A love letter from Mark Cousins

Review: Those who engage with the Cousinian vowels will find much to savour

Fri Aug 17 2018 - 05:00

Cannes 2018: There’s only one contender for picture of the year

Cannes daily: A shot of Kristen Stewart glancing admiringly at Cate Blanchett is causing a stir

Thu May 10 2018 - 13:22

Cannes film festival: the class acts of 2018

Despite a dispute with Netflix and films not being ready in time, the competition is one of the funkiest, least creaky in years

Mon May 07 2018 - 06:30

Neneh Cherry tries to escape her past in Stockholm

Film review: It’s oppressive but this is a Swedish captor I came to love just a little

Thu Jun 15 2017 - 08:00

Mark Cousins: ‘I’ve always believed Belfast is a very female place’

I Am Belfast, a film by Cousins with a score by David Holmes, tells the story of the city as embodied by a 10,000-year-old woman. It feels, fittingly, like a long, strange dream

Tue Apr 21 2015 - 01:00

Jack Reynor back on home turf for Dublin film festival launch

Kenneth Branagh, Julie Andrews and Russell Crowe lined up as part of festival bill

Wed Feb 25 2015 - 20:09

A Story of Children and Film

Fri Apr 04 2014 - 00:00

Review: A Story of Children and Film

Wed Feb 19 2014 - 17:50

Telluride Film Festival: no cigar-chewing moguls allowed

Cannes it ain’t: the purist Colorado festival is the kind of place where you might spill Salman Rushdie’s cocktail, startle Michael Fassbender and Brad Pitt, or get your film praised by the screenwriter of ‘The Graduate’

Thu Oct 31 2013 - 01:00