Melissa McCarthy

The Kitchen: Shallow comedy with nonsensical plot

Review: Film starring Melissa McCarthy in 1970s Manhattan splutters to weak ending

Wed Sept 18 2019 - 05:00

The 10 best films of 2019 so far

The Favourite was savage, Eighth Grade gave us hope, Apollo 11 was cool and magical

Mon Jun 24 2019 - 11:05

‘Mr Lacroix sent me to see an astrologist who said I should move to America. So I did’

From photography to dress design, here’s some of the Irish making it in New York’s fast-paced fashion industry

Sat Mar 16 2019 - 06:00

‘The Irish stick out like a sore thumb in LA, but that’s no bad thing’

Composer Ailbhe Fitzpatrick on ‘singing like a zombie, or meowing like a cat’ for TV ads

Thu Mar 07 2019 - 10:00

Oscars 2019: Olivia Colman and Green Book triumph in a night of shocks

Green Book is best film, Bohemian Rhapsody wins most. Glenn Close overlooked for 7th time

Mon Feb 25 2019 - 06:28

Oscars 2019: Donald Clarke’s guide – Who will win? And who should?

The Favourite may be overlooked for the big prizes with Roma likely to steal the show

Sat Feb 23 2019 - 05:00

Oscars 2019: Nominated films play fast and loose with history

Most factual liberties are dramatically justifiable. But some seriously mislead viewers

Mon Feb 04 2019 - 09:53

Can You Ever Forgive Me? Boozy, belligerent Melissa McCarthy shows she can act

Review: McCarthy and Richard E Grant excel in Marielle Heller’s decadent drama

Thu Jan 31 2019 - 05:30

‘I’d like to offer you a holiday’: Richard E Grant’s childhood letter to Barbra Streisand

Singer responds after actor and superfan shared letter and posed outside her house

Wed Jan 30 2019 - 09:50

Richard E Grant: ‘Every day I thank God for Withnail and I’

Richard E Grant is playing another starry-eyed drunk and this time he's Oscar nominated

Sat Jan 26 2019 - 06:00

Oscars 2019: the complete list of nominations

Irish-produced film The Favourite and Netflix’s Roma lead the way with 10 nominations each

Tue Jan 22 2019 - 14:13

Oscars 2019: Here’s who I predict will be nominated today

Donald Clarke: If I get fewer than 80% of these correct I’ll be disappointed

Mon Jan 21 2019 - 10:11

Lady Gaga leaves Critics’ Choice awards to say goodbye to dying horse

Gaga won the best actress prize, a joint win with Glenn Close for her role in ‘The Wife’

Mon Jan 14 2019 - 09:43

Golden Globes 2019: full list of winners

‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ beats runaway favourite ‘A Star Is Born’ to best drama film

Mon Jan 07 2019 - 06:50

Coming soon... 50 films to look out for in 2019

From Ad Adstra to Frozen 2 and Martin Scorsese's latest, there's plenty to look forward to in the new year

Sat Dec 29 2018 - 05:00

What’s that stench? It’s the 10 worst films of 2018

From Fifty Shades Freed to sleazy Muppets in The Happytime Murders, the cinematic lowlights of the year

Wed Dec 19 2018 - 05:45

Travellers and council clash over grazing land for horses

Stand-off shows ‘lack of understanding’ between Travellers and settled community

Mon Oct 15 2018 - 01:00

Everyone’s talking about ‘Saturday Night Live’, but who’s laughing?

Saoirse Ronan’s Aer Lingus sketch shows SNL’s humour is trapped in a liberal-elite bubble

Fri Sept 28 2018 - 05:00

The Happytime Murders: steer well clear of this Melissa McCarthy film

Review: These 90 minutes are among the longest you’ll endure in the cinema this year

Tue Aug 28 2018 - 10:20

The Happytime Murders: the Muppets get soaked in sleaze

Director Brian Henson on the puppet sex workers, drugs and ejaculation

Sat Aug 25 2018 - 05:00