Ruth Negga, Ciarán Hinds, Domhnall Gleeson get the Academy seal of approvalThe Irish stars are among a raft of Academy inductees, which could diversify the Oscar nominationsThu Jun 29 2017 - 15:50
An Irish comedy about a Muslim abattoir? Pull the other oneHalal Daddy review: This Sligo-set comedy sometimes displays a fearful contrivanceThu Jun 29 2017 - 14:00
‘E stands for Empire. Why would I want an award that says that?’Halal Daddy star Art Malik’s views about what is proper in cinema’s engagement with race have changed over the yearsThu Jun 29 2017 - 05:12
The 10 best films of 2017 so farWe’re halfway through the year – it’s time to take cinematic stockWed Jun 28 2017 - 14:00
Galway Film Fleadh will premiere ‘Dunkirk’ and Maze escape featureThe 29th festival will close with a rare original feature project from Colm ToíbínTue Jun 27 2017 - 19:20
Baby Driver: slick flick, dazzling car chase, killer soundtrackShaun of the Dead director Edgar Wright has made his best film in more than a decadeTue Jun 27 2017 - 15:51
Neil Jordan Riviera controversy: Writers don’t control TVAnalysis: It’s not the writer or director, but the ‘showrunner’, who controls TV drama nowMon Jun 26 2017 - 16:04
Dear England: Here’s who the DUP areYou’ll be seeing a lot more of that little-known species, the lesser-spotted Ulster unionistSat Jun 24 2017 - 06:00
Donald Clarke’s movie quiz: The first rule of multiple choice is...This week’s quiz features Fight Clubbers, Toy Stories and high grossersFri Jun 23 2017 - 08:00
Hampstead: Diane Keaton and Brendan Gleeson climb gamely up nothing hillThis ‘true’ story of Hamstead Heath squatter Harry Hallowes has nice leads, but everything around them is a disasterThu Jun 22 2017 - 11:15
From the Land of the Moon review: Mills & Boon à la françaiseMarion Cotillard is smashing as a lovestruck heroine, but this is ‘cinéma de papa’ territoryWed Jun 21 2017 - 16:00
Transformers The Last Knight: a two-and-a-half-hour flood of raw effluentThe best thing about Michael Bay’s latest affront to cinema is Mark Wahlberg’s ‘Top Gear’ mulletWed Jun 21 2017 - 08:00
Daniel Day-Lewis in surprise retirement from actingDonald Clarke: Oscar-winner will likely honour commitment to silence on the matterTue Jun 20 2017 - 23:36
The most popular film of 2016 in Ireland was . . .We still love the cinema. Last year Ireland had the joint highest attendance in EuropeTue Jun 20 2017 - 11:00
How is the new Taoiseach younger than me?As a medical man Dr Varadkar will know that he is technically of an age to be my sonSat Jun 17 2017 - 06:00
Diane Keaton: ‘Where would I be without Woody? I wouldn’t be here’An Oscar-winning performance in Woody Allen’s ‘Annie Hall’ changed everything for Diane KeatonSat Jun 17 2017 - 05:00
Donald Clarke’s movie quiz: Chief Brody needs a bigger...?This week’s quiz features Jaws, Jason Bourne, Hitchcock and HamletFri Jun 16 2017 - 08:00
Six of the best films to see at the cinema this weekendFrom Whitney Houston to Dublin gangsters, here are the best of this week’s releasesFri Jun 16 2017 - 05:00
Gifted review: Gives glorified TV movies a better nameA classy package that gets by on warmth and sincere performancesThu Jun 15 2017 - 11:15
'Brexit is going to be a land of milk and honey. Or the apocalypse'Ross Noble on Brexit, his house burning down, and why he is in so many Irish horror filmsThu Jun 15 2017 - 08:00
Neneh Cherry tries to escape her past in StockholmFilm review: It’s oppressive but this is a Swedish captor I came to love just a littleThu Jun 15 2017 - 08:00
Cardboard Gangsters review: A Darndale Boyz n the HoodMark O’Connor’s Cardboard Gangsters is so enjoyable, you forgive its flawsWed Jun 14 2017 - 12:00
Why ‘Gone With The Wind’ isn’t a great film any moreEmpire’s 100 greatest films list has no pre-1940 movies. Yet ‘Hot Fuzz’ makes itTue Jun 13 2017 - 12:33
Harry Potter on screen: a magic formula for the faithfulIt is the second-biggest movie franchise of all time, but the films are slaves to the textSat Jun 10 2017 - 06:05
I did badly in the Leaving. And look how awesome I am nowSemi-celebs love to reveal their poor results – and brag about their achievements sinceSat Jun 10 2017 - 06:00
The Harry Potter ‘Big Seven’ – Where are they now?Potter gave some young actors a leg-up, but it created few genuine stars. Where did the broomsticks take the ones JK Rowling called ‘The Big Seven’?Sat Jun 10 2017 - 06:00
Exit poll bombshell leads to glee at downfall of the loathedTV view: Osborne’s election night delight underlined the factional nature of British politicsFri Jun 09 2017 - 15:04
Donald Clarke’s movie quiz: Which Disney dwarf’s name is not an adjective – and other gemsThis week’s quiz features Bond villains, Wham! pop songs and, er, Leo VaradkarFri Jun 09 2017 - 12:15
Six of the best films to see this weekendQuality blasts from the past include Wonder Woman and a Fritz Lang classicFri Jun 09 2017 - 12:07
Sofia Boutella: ‘All Americans think they are Irish. Right?’The live-wire Algerian actor on dancing with Madonna and channelling Boris KarloffFri Jun 09 2017 - 05:00
The Berlin Syndrome: Before Sunrise, but for psychosCate Shortland’s creepy, eerily beautiful third feature delivers a familiar story, but gets by on evil ambienceThu Jun 08 2017 - 12:00
My Cousin Rachel: We ain't saying she's a goldigger...Rachel Weisz is suitably ambiguous in this worthwhile adaptation of Daphne du Maurier’s classicThu Jun 08 2017 - 08:00
Make it stop, Mummy! Tom Cruise movie a lumbering waste of timeA terrible fug of desperation hangs over the first instalment of Universal’s Dark Universe sequenceThu Jun 08 2017 - 07:15
Vogue Williams is not an idiot, she’s a sinister totalitarianOpinion: The model’s column said extremists should be locked up. Don’t dismiss it as stupidTue Jun 06 2017 - 13:30
Five films to catch in June that aren’t Wonder WomanBlockbuster season is upon us, but there’s more going on this month than just crash, bang, wallopMon Jun 05 2017 - 12:00
A wake-up call to Leo: some of us don’t get up early in morningMr Varadkar wants to be a leader for goody-goody early risers. I’m going back to bedSat Jun 03 2017 - 06:00
Donald Clarke’s movie quiz: do you know your imaginary friends?This week’s quiz features angry men, tough droogs and famous last wordsFri Jun 02 2017 - 06:13
Six of the best movies to see on the big screen this weekendThe best film of the week is an Oscar-nominated animation that's basically social realism for kidsFri Jun 02 2017 - 05:59
My Life as a Courgette: a beautifully balanced visual marvelOscar-nominated animation about children in care is full of decency and kindnessThu Jun 01 2017 - 11:14
Wonder Woman: Making a mini-skirted warrior a feminist symbolHow do you do that? Limit the amount of time she wears the silly costumeWed May 31 2017 - 15:25
How a tweet about Rihanna became a movie starring RihannaThe singer, along with the actor Lupita Nyong’o, is set to star in a Netflix movie inspired by a photograph of the pair that went viral. How disruptive is that?Wed May 31 2017 - 12:25
Palme D’Or winner The Square: a funny, eccentric and baggy piece of workIdeas hang off the central story like poisonous fruit in Ruben Östlund’s surprise Cannes favouriteMon May 29 2017 - 11:10
Cannes: Irish Colin Farrell film wins best screenplay awardPrize for the Irish-backed ‘The Killing of a Sacred Deer’, while ‘The Square’ wins Palme d’OrMon May 29 2017 - 07:30
Palm Dog goes to the pooch from The Meyerowitz StoriesBruno the poodle from Noah Baumbach’s film is top dog of Cannes 2017Sat May 27 2017 - 06:00
Donald Clarke: Class still rules – it’s just harder to tellBeing born to the right family is still invaluable when trying to hold the levers of powerSat May 27 2017 - 06:00
The Florida Project: joyful and moving - one of the best of Cannes 2017Sean Baker's follow-up to Tangerine is destined to be remembered as one of the great films about childhoodFri May 26 2017 - 16:15
Donald Clarke’s movie quiz: can you prove you have a beautiful mind?Watch out, this week’s quiz has a maths questionFri May 26 2017 - 10:26
Demon Hunter review: move over Buffy, there’s a new bad-ass in townDirector Zoe Kavanagh delivers an enjoyable, unashamedly genre-hugging horror flickThu May 25 2017 - 10:39
Where did it all go wrong for Johnny Depp?After a string of flops and a ton of bad press, Johnny Depp’s star power looks as wobbly as Jack Sparrow on a plankThu May 25 2017 - 05:25
The Red Turtle review: another masterful turn from Studio GhibliDutchman Michaël Dudok de Wit’s magical film is both visually and emotionally richWed May 24 2017 - 14:03
