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Grumbling has arisen around a new posthumous album of vocal gurglings from the foreman of The Fall with music added after his death. Which is fairly on-brand
Plus: What is Tony Manero carrying the first time we see him?
There are several clumsy moments in this puzzling take on the Peasants’ Revolt
Simon Stone’s bruising film features the Irish star as Ian Charleson, who was dying of Aids while playing Hamlet in 1989
Saint’s death at the mighty age of 102 marks the loss of another beacon of Hollywood’s postwar golden age
Holmes takes us back to the establishment of the titular helpline towards the close of the nation’s damp, grey 1970s
The promotion for Alejandro G Iñárritu’s film shouts that its mixed critical reception is a feature, not a bug
Christopher Eccleston’s new film is set after the Northern Bank robbery of 2004, when £26m was stolen in Belfast. Amazingly, what happened isn’t very well known, writes Donald Clarke.
After Rushdie was stabbed in 2022, his wife began to film his recovery. Now the footage has become part of Knife, a striking documentary about the attack on the writer and its aftermath
Plus: Who plays over the end credits to Reservoir Dogs?
Pioneering BBC personality championed a blend of light and serious material on That’s Life which had not previously occupied adjacent airtime
Oisín Mistéil’s debut feature follows four Irish players on their journey to the 2025 Mixed Ability Rugby World Cup
Cruise throws everything at a character that offers not an iota of nuance
There’s nothing wrong with their upcoming film Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew featuring a female Aslan. Jesus wasn’t a lion either
Daisy Edgar-Jones, Caitríona Balfe, Monica Dolan and Andrew Bennett feature in a quartet of movies released in the week of September 25th, 2026
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How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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