The Movie Quiz: Stars from which TV series are going head-to-head for an Oscar?
Plus: Which movie star directed Saoirse Ronan in a 2014 feature
Blue Road - The Edna O’Brien Story review: Was Ireland this dire? It really was
Sinéad O’Shea’s documentary is remarkable, though, for its consideration of an extraordinary life
Hard Truths review: Mike Leigh makes a moving return to the domestic miseries of north London
This study of a perpetually sad and pathologically abrasive woman is a rough-hewn marvel
Harry Potter hyperfans will be putting their faith in the new TV reboot. But be careful what you wish for
Warner Bros has shown restraint in waiting so long to resurrect JK Rowling’s stories. Potterites will be counting on a word-perfect adaptation
Four new films to see this week
Astonishing epic The Brutalist practically groans with ambition. Plus lo-fi spooker Presence, heartfelt indie drama Parachute, and affectionate Naples portrait Posso Entrare?
Saturday Night Live: ‘You can take the temperature of America by watching that show’
Dan Aykroyd, Bill Murray and other stars of the US comedy were regular visitors when Jason Reitman was young. Now he’s made Saturday Night about its first episode
The Movie Quiz: Which James Bond has something in common with Donald Trump?
Plus: Who’s the host of this year’s Oscars?
Oscars 2025: Kneecap’s failure to get a nomination is a genuine upset
Biopic of the West Belfast rap trio lost out on Oscar nomination for best international picture and best original song
Oscars 2025 nominations today: What are the chances for Kneecap, Saoirse Ronan and Cillian Murphy?
Saoirse Ronan, Cillian Murphy and Paul Mescal have struggled this awards season. Only a miracle will see an Irish actor get an Oscar nod
Posso Entrare? An Ode to Naples review: Trudie Styler’s documentary offers brutal truths and blissful sunlit escape
The core interview is with the stoical writer Roberto Saviano, who regrets publishing his 2006 novel, Gomorrah
The Brutalist review: Adrien Brody’s Jewish refugee mud-wrestles American capitalism in this astonishing film
Brady Corbet’s cold-eyed third film allows the possibilities of the United States while admitting the Faustian costs
John Sayles: ‘For the last 25 years it’s been hard for me to get screenwriting work, much less actually get a movie made’
The one-time darling of independent cinema is keeping busy, most recently with Save the Man, a novel about exploitation of Native Americans
The Traitors makes no sense. Its logic is flimsy, its flaws obvious. So why do I happily yell through three episodes a week?
Claudia Winkleman’s smash reality show is an effective analogy for the Sisyphean pointlessness of existence. But the contestants can’t say that, obviously
Four new films to see this week
Much trumpeted Bob Dylan biopic is pleasant but bland hagiography. Plus surprisingly original monster mash The Wolf Man, moving speculative documentary Pepe, and slick but decidedly unerotic remake of ‘70s softcore sensation Emmanuelle
Cameron Diaz: ‘I left movies because I wanted to live my life differently. We started our family, and that was all I wanted to do’
The 1990s megastar is back on screen alongside Jamie Foxx in Netflix thriller Back in Action