Michael Haneke

50 scary films to watch at Halloween

Scare yourself silly with this list of everything from classic films to modern hits

Sun Oct 18 2020 - 06:00

Koko-di Koko-da: The singing villain will haunt your dreams

Review: Johannes Nyholm’s unforgettable woodland reverie is grotesque and glorious

Fri Sept 11 2020 - 05:00

Life through a screen: Cinematic space and social distancing

Can films inspire us as we navigate the limits of confinement via computers and phones?

Wed Apr 22 2020 - 05:00

Curzon Home Cinema: vivid selection of films to rent online

Art house classics rub shoulders with Palme d’Or winners and critically acclaimed works

Sat Apr 04 2020 - 05:00

The Invisible Man review: Tenser than Christmas at the in-laws’

The Invisible Man is an absolute cracker: economic, disciplined and ingenious

Wed Feb 26 2020 - 05:00

‘I like the idea of the Invasion of the Bodysnatchers’

Austrian auteur Jessica Hausner on her fifth feature, Little Joe, which she describes as a crossover between sci-fi and arthouse

Tue Feb 18 2020 - 06:00

Call me a snob, but Marvel’s Black Panther is ‘less than’ Scorsese’s Raging Bull

Donald Clarke: Kids’ movies are becoming the only cinema many punters will pay to see

Sat Oct 26 2019 - 05:00

Some Like it Hot, A Star is Born, The Wizard of Oz ... and other great remakes

Great directors like Hitchcock and DeMille weren’t above having a second go at their own films

Thu Jun 06 2019 - 20:18

Vox Lux: A monstrous star turn from Natalie Portman

Review: Portman is the pop star from hell in this unrestrained fun ride

Fri May 03 2019 - 06:30

Violent femme: Why Isabelle Huppert isn’t afraid of being scary

Some think she’s ‘a bit frightening’, including in Neil Jordan’s Greta, but the star couldn’t be nicer

Sat Apr 20 2019 - 05:00

Oscars 2019: Everything you need to know about the Academy Awards

Where can you watch the ceremony? When does it start and end? Who are the favourites?

Sat Feb 23 2019 - 11:59

The 100 greatest foreign-language films revealed

Only four out of the top 100 films directed by women in BBC poll of critics

Wed Oct 31 2018 - 06:42

Michael Moore blasts Trump in new Fahrenheit 11/9 documentary

Toronto film festival: Natalie Portman dazzles in Vox Lux as Irish films continued to premiere at another busy Tiff for domestic cinema

Fri Sept 14 2018 - 11:00

Béatrice Dalle: ‘I’ve never thought I’m beautiful, but I have a power of attraction’

The ‘Betty Blue’ actor on her love affair with Rupert Everett and why Jesus is sexy

Mon Jun 11 2018 - 09:59

Breaking In: They broke into the wrong house

Review: It’s a neat, effective entertainment with a a delicious response to the lead burglar’s assertion that the heroine is ‘only a woman’

Fri May 11 2018 - 05:00

May '68: when revolution came to the Cote d'Azur

It is 50 years since the 1968 Cannes film festival was called to a halt in solidarity with protesting students – but don’t expect commemorations

Sat May 05 2018 - 05:00

Gabrielle Union: ‘We are underrepresented compared to white men’

‘Breaking In’ star and producer talks about her new film, and the long road ahead to achieve fair representation

Fri May 04 2018 - 06:30

The Leisure Seeker: Donald Sutherland and Helen Mirren well below their best

Review: The film is a long, slow Winnebago ride to a cold, cold grave

Thu Apr 19 2018 - 09:34

‘Abused women know that danger can be lurking everywhere’

Xavier Legrand’s scintillating ‘Custody’ dramatises the horror of domestic violence

Fri Apr 13 2018 - 05:00

Making the Grade: Ken Wardrop’s grand piano film scales the heights

The documentary maker’s film about people taking piano exams may be his warmest yet

Fri Apr 06 2018 - 05:00

Recipe for an imperfect Christmas

The season has been hijacked by celebrity chefs and lifestyle gurus but they can’t beat the taste of a real home

Mon Dec 11 2017 - 06:00

Six of the best films to see at the cinema this weekend

Julia Roberts and Owen Wilson wow in Wonder and James Franco hits gold in The Disaster Artist

Fri Dec 01 2017 - 06:00

Happy End review: Michael Haneke's nightmares about the future come true

Michael Haneke’s latest movie never quite gets started

Wed Nov 29 2017 - 11:48

Darren Aronofsky: ‘My ego finds its way into all the films’

`Everything I do is autobiographical,' says the film-maker, so what are we to make of 'mother!', the maddest movie of the year, which stars his psychologically tortured real-life girlfriend Jennifer Lawrence

Thu Sept 14 2017 - 05:00

Spider-Man Homecoming: Marvel’s best superhero film yet

Review: Tom Holland swings winningly through a flashy, punchy and heartwarming film

Tue Jul 04 2017 - 10:31

Happy End review: An icy soap opera that uncoils like a watchful snake

Cannes 2017: Michael Haneke’s latest carries a defiantly conventional setup followed by the director at his most unconventional and teasing best

Mon May 22 2017 - 09:51

Festival report: Iñárritu brings virtual reality to Cannes

Mexican director’s project one of several in the festival to address refugee crisis

Thu May 18 2017 - 21:05

Cannes Film Festival begins amid heavy security

Show goes on as Michael Haneke tipped for third Palme D’Or, for ‘Happy End’

Tue May 16 2017 - 15:00

Cannes 2017 line-up the most promising in a decade

Irish film ‘The Killing of a Sacred Deer’, starring Nicole Kidman and Colin Farrell, is one of the favourites for the Palme d’Or

Tue May 16 2017 - 05:00

Graduation review: a brilliant study of the soul-crushing power of corruption

Palme d’Or winner Cristian Mungiu returns to the theme of moral compromise, as a good doctor’s tries to help his daughter win a college scholarship

Tue Mar 28 2017 - 14:43

Pieces of Me: Wild style in Smithfield

DJ Shrem and partner artist Les Cullinan’s home zings with colour and curiosities

Sat Mar 18 2017 - 08:00

Blockbusters bombed while Irish film soared

Culture review 2016: The surge in Irish cinema continued with cracking diverse domestic films, and getting to see the Oscars in the flesh was a treat

Fri Dec 23 2016 - 05:00

Cannes 2016: the Palme d’Or really does influence world cinema – and here’s the proof

Every now and then, the Cannes Film Festival’s top prize anticipates a movement

Tue May 10 2016 - 15:24

Calais ‘jungle’ threatened with closure

Thousands face immediate evacuation if Lille tribunal decides against them on Tuesday

Mon Feb 22 2016 - 18:45