Kinopolis celebrates Poland’s fecund film cultureThis year's festival features Agnieszka Holland’s ‘Spoor’, Maria Sadowska’s ‘The Art of Loving’, and Krzysztof Krauze and Joanna Kos-Krauze’s 'Birds Are Singing in Kigali'Sat Dec 09 2017 - 05:00
Donald Trump believes he’s Luke Skywalker: How Star Wars works for everyoneWith the release of The Last Jedi imminent, a look back at how the ‘Star Wars’ juggernaut started in a ‘galaxy far, far away’Sat Dec 09 2017 - 05:00
Saoirse Ronan the star attraction at Dublin screening of Lady BirdIrish star may become only third female actor to score three Oscar nominations before age 23Sat Dec 09 2017 - 00:22
The movie quiz: Where is the ‘happiest place on Earth’?Also: Tarantino’s joints, a star hits the big 01, trippin’ in ’68, and a new girl with a dragon tattooFri Dec 08 2017 - 08:00
Six of the best films to see at the cinema this weekendNew this week: Jake Gyllenhaal in a survivor’s story, an ageless assassin in ancient Japan, and clever Yuletide horrorFri Dec 08 2017 - 06:00
Too many critics still regard television as an inferior mediumThe inclusion of 'Twin Peaks: The Return' on such lists is bizarre: it’s a TV series. Right?Fri Dec 08 2017 - 05:00
Brigsby Bear review: A strange creature of tonal shiftsCommitted performances cannot save this bizarre story of abduction and reconciliationWed Dec 06 2017 - 05:00
Menashe review: The most emotionally honest film you'll see this yearMenashe deserves our attention for its oddness and heart aloneWed Dec 06 2017 - 05:00
Jake Gyllenhaal never better in moving Boston marathon dramaStronger review: The true story of a victim of the Boston Marathon bombing avoids the clichés of the genreWed Dec 06 2017 - 05:00
Saoirse Ronan’s ‘Saturday Night Live’ is unfunny PaddywhackerySaoirse Ronan – national treasure and a total pro – deserves better material than thisMon Dec 04 2017 - 09:32
Ticket Awards 2017: The best films of the yearHere are our favourite film moments of the last year. Don't forget to vote for yoursSat Dec 02 2017 - 06:46
Six of the best films to see at the cinema this weekendJulia Roberts and Owen Wilson wow in Wonder and James Franco hits gold in The Disaster ArtistFri Dec 01 2017 - 06:00
Call Saoirse Ronan British. Go on. . . Please. . . Pretty please!Nothing makes the blood surge more exhilaratingly than recreational outrageFri Dec 01 2017 - 05:00
Michael Haneke: ‘I hope all my films are obscene’The film-maker abhors violence, but he can’t help putting it in his workFri Dec 01 2017 - 05:00
Song of Granite review: An intoxicatingly odd ode to Joe HeaneyPat Collin’s Irish-language feature is awkward, original and surprising throughoutThu Nov 30 2017 - 00:00
Jaha’s Promise review: Fearless about female genital mutilationThis portrait of Jaha Dukureh confirms that campaigning can make a differenceWed Nov 29 2017 - 14:17
Happy End review: Michael Haneke's nightmares about the future come trueMichael Haneke’s latest movie never quite gets startedWed Nov 29 2017 - 11:48
Is it still okay to watch Toy Story?Whether or not you watch work by discredited film-makers is an emotional decisionSun Nov 26 2017 - 06:00
Donald Clarke: ‘I am at one with pregnant women, injured war veterans and people who can remember the Cuban Missile Crisis’Sound Off: It wasn’t supposed to happen – I have surely not reached the age when I can expect pleasant twerps to surrender their seats on public transportSat Nov 25 2017 - 06:00
10 novels crying out to be brought to the big screenCatcher in the Rye, The Blind Assassin: great literary works that should be moviesSat Nov 25 2017 - 06:00
‘Being judged by your sex. We are so used to being treated as less’Battle of the Sexes star Andrea Riseborough, who slips in and out of parts with ease, is agitated for real. She has a few points to makeSat Nov 25 2017 - 05:30
Donald Clarke's movie quiz: are you (a) the star or (b) the wars?This puzzlers week's include the first of Marvel, box-office remakes and 007’s top directorFri Nov 24 2017 - 08:00
Beach Rats review: An uneasy tale of a young gay man’s self-discoveryHarris Dickinson swells with potential in Eliza Hittman’s gripping releaseFri Nov 24 2017 - 06:05
Donald Clarke: Get over Charles Manson and get over the 1960sThe continuing adoration of the popular culture of the 1960s is exhausting and inhibitingFri Nov 24 2017 - 06:00
Six of the best films to see at the cinema this weekendNew this week: Battle of the Sexes is the feminist v male chauvinist pig showdown we need right nowFri Nov 24 2017 - 06:00
The Star review: It’s hard to keep the faith with this nativity storyFilm has an innocence that contrasts nicely with the snark of much contemporary animationThu Nov 23 2017 - 05:00
Daddy’s Home 2 review: Mel Gibson edges us into inappropriate territory‘Slap her on the caboose’: the advice an 11-year-old boy is given on how to treat girlsThu Nov 23 2017 - 05:00
Suburbicon review: George Clooney’s latest symphony of bum notesNo wonder the Coen brothers turned down this sub-par scriptThu Nov 23 2017 - 05:00
From the millennial to the rock geezer: Gifts for movie and music buffsGifts for movie and music buffsThu Nov 23 2017 - 00:00
Donald Clarke's movie quiz: are you (a) on the money or (b) all out of cashThis week's puzzlers feature Ron Burgundy’s profession, Wall Street wolves, and brassy Bond and BasseyFri Nov 17 2017 - 08:00
Six of the best films to see at the cinema this weekendNew this week: Bening as an ageing film noir star, Robert Pattinson as a half-dead hood – and an American epic worth staying home forFri Nov 17 2017 - 06:00
Jamie Bell: I hope things are getting better for women in filmThe former ‘Billy Elliot’ star on Durham versus LA, acting pitfalls, and women in filmFri Nov 17 2017 - 05:00
Good Time review: tense showdowns in this fascinating New York thrillerNobody looks healthy – least of all Robert Pattinson – in the Safdie brothers’ latest movieFri Nov 17 2017 - 05:00
Ingrid Goes West review: Single white troll seeks new VBFNo need to condemn social media ‘influencers’ – this film will do the hating for youFri Nov 17 2017 - 05:00
Donald Clarke: Are we living in a time of Trump-era cinema?Hollywood has a habit of capturing the political mood before it has emergedFri Nov 17 2017 - 05:00
Review – In The Name of Peace: John Hume in AmericaTime to recall pivotal role played by a patriot, and that rare breed – the virtuous politicianThu Nov 16 2017 - 18:56
The dirty secrets of Hollywood’s golden ageKarina Longworth’s podcast began as a calling card. It was an overnight successSat Nov 11 2017 - 05:00
Donald Clarke's movie quiz: is it (a) murderously tricky or (b) a breezeAlso: The first animated feature, counting Oscar numbers, and a visit to Sally TomatoFri Nov 10 2017 - 08:00
Six of the best films to see at the cinema this weekendNew this week: A bear’s essence, childhood dreams near Disney World, machismo ablaze, the birth of Wonder Woman, and naming names in Co DownFri Nov 10 2017 - 06:00
In the olden days a tax-strapped celebrity would have moved to SwitzerlandIt's tricky for Mrs Brown's Boys staying salt of the earth when they're mentioned in the same breath as the QueenFri Nov 10 2017 - 05:00
New Star Wars trilogy revealedLast Jedi director Rian Johnson will create a new set of films while TV series also plannedThu Nov 09 2017 - 23:45
The Florida Project review: The kids are more than alrightA vibrant, bold and bright portrayal of American childhood which just has to be seenThu Nov 09 2017 - 06:00
No Stone Unturned: ‘People are locked in this prison of belief’Documentary maker Alex Gibney has a habit of taking on big subjects. Now he’s investigating the unsolved 1994 Loughinisland massacre – and is not afraid to name namesThu Nov 09 2017 - 05:00
Only the Brave review: Firefighters eventually bring the heatJosh Brolin and Jeff Bridges smoulder in a sweaty, macho arm-wrestle of a storyThu Nov 09 2017 - 00:00
The true story behind the world’s most powerful woman'Professor Marston and the Wonder Women' review: just enough odd class to keep indulgent audiences intriguedWed Nov 08 2017 - 11:40
Barry Keoghan: Ireland’s next superstar actorHe first came to prominence in TV crime drama Love/Hate. Now he’s making movies with Christopher Nolan, Nicole Kidman and Colin Farrell. But in his heart he’s still a lad from inner-city DublinSat Nov 04 2017 - 05:00
Bake Off: I was appalled. But I wasn’t going to stop watchingDonald Clarke: No hiding place for ‘Bake Off’s’ poor Prue Leith even in BhutanFri Nov 03 2017 - 17:32
Donald Clarke's Movie Quiz: Are you (a) smooth like Cary Grant or (b) a bit of a Borat?Also: Bogie’s great last line, Liz Taylor’s men and the toughest Oscar question yetFri Nov 03 2017 - 08:00
Six of the best films to see at the cinema this weekendColin Farrell reunites with his Lobster director for the Killing of a Sacred Deer, a moving Holocaust documentary and a lesbian puzzler from NorwayFri Nov 03 2017 - 06:00
Johnny Depp and Judi Dench can't save Murder on the Orient ExpressThis starry Kenneth Branagh remake of the Agatha Christie classic is missing vital cluesFri Nov 03 2017 - 05:00
