Film-maker Pawel Pawlikowski’s deft touch to the fore in ‘Cold War’The Polish auteur’s latest movie is of a stripe that enamours almost all who see itFri Aug 24 2018 - 05:00
The Eagles’ ‘Greatest Hits’ is music for people who do not really like musicAlbum is now top-selling album in US after overtaking Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller’Fri Aug 24 2018 - 01:00
Almost every film in cinemas this week, reviewed and ratedThe Irish Times what-to-see guide to the movies now in cinemas across IrelandFri Aug 24 2018 - 00:00
Lenny Abrahamson to direct Sally Rooney adaptation for BBCNovelist to bring her own work to small screen with Oscar-nominated IrishmanWed Aug 22 2018 - 09:45
The Spy Who Dumped Me: Between the decapitations and lacerations, you won’t be dozing offReview: Susanna Fogel’s comedy is the most violent ever entry into the spy-spoof film genreTue Aug 21 2018 - 11:00
BlacKkKlansman: New Spike Lee movie is funny, agitated and dynamicReview: Spike Lee also manages something unexpected from a political film: warmthTue Aug 21 2018 - 10:31
Six of the best films to see at the cinema this weekendNew this week: The Heiresses, Equalizer 2, The Guardians, The Eyes of Orson WellesFri Aug 17 2018 - 06:00
The movie quiz: What was Disney’s most recent animation?What is the new Oscar category? Which real people has Anthony Hopkins played?Fri Aug 17 2018 - 05:55
The Eyes of Orson Welles: A love letter from Mark CousinsReview: Those who engage with the Cousinian vowels will find much to savourFri Aug 17 2018 - 05:00
Almost every film in cinemas this week, reviewed and ratedThe Irish Times what-to-see guide to the movies now in cinemas across IrelandFri Aug 17 2018 - 00:00
If Netflix has changed TV, why is ‘Friends’ still so popular?Donald Clarke: The 21st-century viewer wants to sink soothingly into a world they already knowThu Aug 16 2018 - 09:45
Christopher Robin: An exercise in existential dread. For childrenReview: Sadness pervades this adaptation. What’s going on? Is there honey still for tea?Wed Aug 15 2018 - 11:15
Oh! What a peculiar film! Anti-war classic comes to west CorkRichard Attenborough’s son will visit Skibbereen for ‘Oh! What a Lovely War’ screeningTue Aug 14 2018 - 06:00
The next James Bond might be black, but he won’t be Idris ElbaElba is already too old, but a black, Asian or female actor could succeed Daniel CraigMon Aug 13 2018 - 15:58
Ewan McGregor: ‘I have been living a midlife crisis since my teens’‘If you always wanted a convertible and you get one then why should we demean that?’Sat Aug 11 2018 - 04:00
Remake ‘The Last Jedi’? You’d really have to be a nutterDo not judge 'Star Wars' fans by this stupid campaign. Not all of them have lost the plotFri Aug 10 2018 - 08:53
Six of the best films to see at the cinema this weekendNew this week: Under the Tree, Dog Days and Pope Francis, the manFri Aug 10 2018 - 06:00
The movie quiz: Who will play the next Mary Poppins?Also this week: Troy McClure's movies, Saint Peter actors, Brits at the OscarsFri Aug 10 2018 - 05:55
The Image You Missed: Superb study of the void between two men’s timesReview: Donal Foreman’s odd documentary of his father merges the personal and the politicalFri Aug 10 2018 - 05:00
Pope Francis: The pontiff who speaks fluent HumanReview: Wim Wenders’s lengthy interview is an eminently watchable studyFri Aug 10 2018 - 05:00
Almost every film in cinemas this week, reviewed and ratedThe Irish Times what-to-see guide to the movies now in cinemas across IrelandFri Aug 10 2018 - 00:00
The Oscars’ new ‘popular film’ category is bafflingThe 2020 ceremony will also move forward by nearly a month – a welcome moveThu Aug 09 2018 - 07:26
The Darkest Minds: Hopeless adaptation of a book you’ve never heard ofReview: This bewildering film feels mercilessly edited by a studio that lost interestThu Aug 09 2018 - 05:00
Kathleen Turner: ‘I’m f**kin’ angry man – about everything’In a typically frank interview, Kathleen Turner has said she would ‘shoot herself’ if she were like [unnamed very rich actress]Wed Aug 08 2018 - 14:29
Robert Redford retirement is a classic ‘never say never’ exitAlways take an actor’s retirement announcment with a pinch of salt, writes Donald ClarkeTue Aug 07 2018 - 16:57
Pope Francis documentary: A film that could buttress the case for sainthoodDirector Wim Wenders says pope answered every question ‘spontaneously and in-depth’Tue Aug 07 2018 - 05:00
Roddy Doyle is back – and has homeless crisis in his sightsNew film ‘Rosie’ focuses on ‘ordinary’ family staying in hotel accommodationSat Aug 04 2018 - 05:00
Okay, you didn’t watch ‘Love Island’. Just don’t bang on about itThere’s a certain class of person who smugly revels in their ignorance of pop culture. Not me anymore. I'm familiar with Dani Dwyer and Ned SheeranFri Aug 03 2018 - 09:22
Six of the best films to see at the cinema this weekendNew this week: Sicilian Ghost Story, Ant Man and the Wasp, Teen Titans Go! to the MoviesFri Aug 03 2018 - 06:00
The movie quiz: Name the fourth Harry Potter filmAlso, who is not an Avenger and a colourful question about four classicsFri Aug 03 2018 - 05:55
The Big Bad Fox and Other Tales: More for parents than kidsThis very French animation featuring very English voices is reassuringly old-schoolFri Aug 03 2018 - 05:00
‘We want to bring LGBT stories to the mainstream’‘Disobedience’ with Rachel Weisz and Rachel McAdams headlines Gaze film festivalThu Aug 02 2018 - 05:00
Ant Man and the Wasp: unapologetically goofy. That will do nicelyThe tiny man serves up summer’s second best superhero-as-househusband movieWed Aug 01 2018 - 10:22
Six of the best films to see at the cinema this weekendNew this week: Tom Cruise in Mission: Impossible – Fallout, Apostasy and Hotel Transylvania 3Fri Jul 27 2018 - 06:00
The movie quiz: Arnold Schwarzenegger's favourite burger joint?Also: John Travolta dancing part and a missing gospelFri Jul 27 2018 - 05:55
Apostasy: A ruthless, brilliant evisceration of the cult mentalityReview: Tale of Jehovah’s Witnesses portrays a world of suffocation and sly indoctrinationFri Jul 27 2018 - 05:00
We’re all done for. Delete everything. Live in a cave‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ director James Gunn was fired over decade-old tweets about child abuse. People may change, but their social media timeline is always thereFri Jul 27 2018 - 05:00
Almost every film in cinemas this week, reviewed and ratedThe Irish Times what-to-see guide to the movies now in cinemas across IrelandFri Jul 27 2018 - 05:00
Maurice: A gay love story way ahead of it’s timeReview: Homophobia probably made this one of Merchant Ivory’s least successful filmsThu Jul 26 2018 - 20:30
Irish films in the mix at Venice and Toronto festivalsThe Favourite from Yorgos Lanthimos will compete for the Golden Lion at Venice and John Butler’s Papi Chulo will premiere at TorontoThu Jul 26 2018 - 07:00
Mission Impossible: What is Tom Cruise’s best movie?Tom Cruise’s 16 best films over a career that has stretched over 30 yearsWed Jul 25 2018 - 06:00
Mission: Impossible – Fallout: Tom Cruise strains to remain credibleHigh-class action keeps preposterous series going as who can say no to duelling helicopters?Tue Jul 24 2018 - 10:06
Got a problem with Abba? Go back to your Emerson, Lake & Palmer gatefoldsProud Abba fan Donald Clarke on the music that makes Mamma Mia! Here We Go AgainSat Jul 21 2018 - 06:10
Hotel Artemis: distinguished actors try their best to save hurried pictureReview: ‘It feels like an adaptation of a cult comic you’re never going to read’Fri Jul 20 2018 - 14:32
The movie quiz: Do you know your Bond villains?Also: Paul Newman shoots some pool and a puzzling location questionFri Jul 20 2018 - 06:10
Six of the best films to see at the cinema this weekendNew this week: Mamma Mia!, Summer 1993, Boom for RealFri Jul 20 2018 - 06:00
Henry Cavill: ‘Ireland taught me how to love the rain’The Mission: Impossible star on Tom Cruise, #MeToo and taking over as James BondFri Jul 20 2018 - 05:15
Summer 1993: A tale that proves childhood wounds never healReview: Catalonian film is, at its core, a sad, potentially tragic tale of emotional survivalFri Jul 20 2018 - 05:00
Die Hard at 30: how Bruce Willis led to Quentin Tarantino, George Clooney and Jennifer AnistonDonald Clarke on the film’s enduring legacy, literary roots and Willis’s breakout roleFri Jul 20 2018 - 05:00
Almost every film in cinemas this week, reviewed and ratedThe Irish Times what-to-see guide to the movies now in cinemas across IrelandFri Jul 20 2018 - 00:00
