The Irish Times

Paul McCartney on loving John Lennon, the Beatles break-up and his Irish family

It’s a big misconception ‘that I broke The Beatles up … Once a headline is out it sticks’

Sat Nov 06 2021 - 07:47

Denise Chaila: On My Culture Radar

The rapper on Eddie Murphy's comedy and why Spirited Away is a confidence-boosting watch

Sat Feb 22 2020 - 05:00

Star Trek Fleet Command review: It’s not difficult to get into the game

Kirk, Scotty, McCoy and other favourites make some appearances

Mon Jan 14 2019 - 13:21

Mission: Impossible – Fallout: Tom Cruise strains to remain credible

High-class action keeps preposterous series going as who can say no to duelling helicopters?

Tue Jul 24 2018 - 10:06

Dylan Moran: ‘Smoking or breathing, one of them had to go’

Comedian on the ‘cult’ of Catholicism, his love of poetry and giving up fags and booze

Fri Jul 13 2018 - 15:49

Simon Pegg: I was an ‘unhappy alcoholic’ during the Mission Impossible films

Interview: The actor discusses his depression, alcoholism, rehab and his friend Tom Cruise

Mon Jul 09 2018 - 12:14

Forty-two films to catch in the cinema this summer

Incredibles 2, Ocean’s 8, Jurassic World and Mamma Mia!: Here We Go Again

Sat May 26 2018 - 05:00

Paddy Considine: ‘I can’t remember the last big film I’ve seen that was any good’

Director talks about his new film, his 'crippling' Irlen syndrome and why Hollywood isn’t everything

Fri Mar 30 2018 - 06:30

‘Ready Player One’ is no Spielberg masterpiece

Review: It’s an undeniably entertaining film, but also retro-addicted and madly overlong

Tue Mar 27 2018 - 14:23

‘There’s an entire generation whose first exposure to sex was depraved’

Rafe Spall grew up during the lad culture of the 1990s, and there’s little doubt in his mind how the likes of Harvey Weinstein were allowed to flourish

Fri Oct 13 2017 - 05:00

Gay Sulu in Star Trek Beyond is ‘unfortunate’ - George Takei

New character does not reflect vision of franchise creator Gene Roddenberry, says actor

Sat Jul 09 2016 - 12:58

Lynda Bellingham dies following battle with cancer

Actress and television presenter decided to stop treatment in August

Mon Oct 20 2014 - 09:40

Hector and the Search for Happiness review: A first world solution to a first world problem

Fri Aug 15 2014 - 00:00

British cancer charity fundraiser Stephen Sutton dies

19-year-old raised millions for charity

Wed May 14 2014 - 12:19

Cuban Fury

Fri Feb 14 2014 - 00:00

The World’s End

Fri Jul 19 2013 - 00:00

The Irishman in a field in England

Having spent his 20s “floating around” Belfastman Michael Smiley was a late-comer to acting. He talks about his role in Ben Wheatley’s radical new English Civil-War film

Fri Jul 05 2013 - 00:00