The Boss Baby may remind you of Donald Trump. But that’s just a coincidenceAlec Baldwin recorded his lines for this long before he began doing Trump on SNL. But the serendipity is deliciousThu Mar 30 2017 - 11:00
Free Fire review: IRA man Cillian Murphy is gunning for a fightBen Wheatley’s latest - which pitches Murphy, Brie Larson, Armie Hammer and Jack Reynor into an hour-long gunfight - struggles under the weight of its own ambitionsWed Mar 29 2017 - 15:59
Graduation review: a brilliant study of the soul-crushing power of corruptionPalme d’Or winner Cristian Mungiu returns to the theme of moral compromise, as a good doctor’s tries to help his daughter win a college scholarshipTue Mar 28 2017 - 14:43
Dáil wear: Mick Wallace and Boyd Barrett display uniforms of choice‘Michael Healy-Rae can continue his family’s tradition of dressing for a coursing meet’Sat Mar 25 2017 - 06:00
The Power Rangers film has arrived, and it’s surprisingly goodAgainst all expectations, this reboot is funnier, less pompous and better than anything from the current DC universeFri Mar 24 2017 - 15:41
Aquarius: “It is the duty of people of goodwill to boycott this film”Kleber Mendonça Filho’s new film put Brazil’s political elite in a panic and was accused of shaming the nation. He was so delighted, he put it on the postersFri Mar 24 2017 - 05:00
CHiPs review: a squalid, incoherent catastrophe of a rebootThere is not enough mouth rinse in Southern California to purge the aftertaste from CHiPs the movieThu Mar 23 2017 - 15:29
A ‘baffling’ adaptation of Sebastian Barry’s The Secret ScriptureRooney Mara and Jack Reynor are the muddled lovers with no chemistry in Jim Sheridan’s film of Barry’s acclaimed novelWed Mar 22 2017 - 12:32
Sweet Dreams review: a high-end soap that’s a little on the frothy sideMarco Bellocchio keeps the drama light as he returns to that old Italian staple - the tale of a boy’s love for his motherTue Mar 21 2017 - 13:00
Why do we still broadcast the angelus bongs?Silencing the bell that announces ‘this is a Catholic country’ should be easy. But it's notSat Mar 18 2017 - 06:00
Olivier Assayas on Kristen Stewart: She brings a modern energy to cinemaOlivier Assayas’ latest was greeted with boos and acclaim in equal measure in Cannes last year. “I am not making films for the consensus,” he tells Donald ClarkeFri Mar 17 2017 - 06:17
Get Out review: A pitch-perfect neo-liberal nightmareRacial satire meets full-bore horror as terrible people do terrible things to decent folk in Jordan Peele’s superb horrorThu Mar 16 2017 - 12:26
The Olive Tree review: A heartwarming social drama with shades of Ken LoachLittle people take on the corporate beast in this charming film written by longtime Ken Loach collaborator Paul LavertyThu Mar 16 2017 - 11:08
The Love Witch review: Bewitching wicca woman weaves her wiley webAnna Biller's brash tale of a glamourpuss witch is a meta-feminist reimagining of Sixties pop supernaturaliaWed Mar 15 2017 - 15:26
Patty’s Day, Patty’s Day, Patty’s Day: Say it loud and say it proudWe rarely saw this verbal American atrocity written down until the rise of the internetSat Mar 11 2017 - 06:00
Paul Verhoeven on his ‘rape comedy’: ‘this is horrible and that is funny’The seriousness of the rape should not exclude anything funny in the film, argues the Dutch directorFri Mar 10 2017 - 06:26
Elle review: A shocking, unconventional take on rapeIsabelle Huppert’s conspicuous authorship of central role may have muted controversyThu Mar 09 2017 - 11:00
Iftas 2017: ‘The Young Offenders’ leads film nominations‘The Siege of Jadotville’ also secures seven nods, while TG4 series ‘Klondike’ scores 10Wed Mar 08 2017 - 15:38
Kong Skull Island review: a rip-roaring retro monster-movie rompTom Hiddleston, Brie Larson and Samuel L Jackson go ape in this irresistible Godzilla prequel, which sees Kong bigger and meaner than ever beforeWed Mar 08 2017 - 06:26
‘Visibly unhappy’ Brie Larson and the amateur body linguistsCommentators dissecting perceived slights at Oscars need to brush up on film historySat Mar 04 2017 - 06:00
And the nominees for the 2018 Academy Award for best picture are ...Our fearless Film Correspondent tries to predict the films that will battle it out for the Best Picture Oscar next FebruaryFri Mar 03 2017 - 06:00
Between Land and Sea - putting Irish surfing on the global mapRoss Whitaker’s brilliant documentary gives two windswept fingers to ‘Ireland's mediocrity complex’ - well, when it comes to big surf anywayFri Mar 03 2017 - 05:49
Juanita Wilson: ‘It is our rage that will destroy us’Oscar-nominated Irish director Juanita Wilson’s latest film focuses on why people hate: ‘A random act of violence is often an accumulation of small injustices'Fri Mar 03 2017 - 05:00
Tomato Red review: A hard-boiled trailer-park tragedyJuanita Wilson’s adaptation of a Daniel Woodrell novel gets by on sass, atmosphere and strong performances and delivers on a great deal of ominous foreshadowingThu Mar 02 2017 - 14:09
Lost in France review: a sepia-toned love-letter to Chemikal UndergroundThe seminal Scottish record label that brought us the likes of Mogwai and Arab Strapis fondly remembered in Niall McCann’s documentaryThu Mar 02 2017 - 13:30
Fassbender and Gleeson face off as a Traveller family at warDirector Adam Smith’s debut Trespass Against Us plays baby Tarantino games to enjoyable effect, but where is the damn plot?Thu Mar 02 2017 - 09:36
Will ‘Alien: Covenant’ give fans exactly what they want?The trailer for Ridley Scott’s new film suggests it will be a lot like the original – and a lot of funWed Mar 01 2017 - 14:07
Logan review: Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine takes one last slice at the superhero gameJames Mangold, director of 3:10 to Yuma, embraces a bit of mortal grime and delivers the most diverting superhero film in yearsTue Feb 28 2017 - 13:00
Oscars 2017: Blunder overshadows biggest upset in recent history‘Moonlight’ carries off best picture statuette after ‘La La Land’ wrongly declared winnerMon Feb 27 2017 - 17:32
Oscars 2017: how did I fare with my predictions?A diligent Oscars observer should be happy with nothing less than 70 per cent in the prediction stakes – which means I’m not happy with my forecastingMon Feb 27 2017 - 14:00
Alternative Oscars: and the award for Grumpiest Loser goes to . . .Donald Clarke on the best, worst and most awkward moments of the 89th Academy AwardsMon Feb 27 2017 - 08:12
Oscars: PwC apologises for blunder after La La Land incorrectly named as winnerShock as Moonlight takes best picture minutes after La La Land is announcedMon Feb 27 2017 - 06:32
whats the point of punctuation donald clarke wants to knowclever people whove published books and lectured at harvard argue on twitter like this so obviously i’m the idiot hereSat Feb 25 2017 - 06:00
Scorsese ‘surprised and moved’ when told of Trinity College honour‘Taxi Driver’ director also in Dublin to receive John Ford Award from PresidentFri Feb 24 2017 - 19:00
Oscars 2017: This year's best picture nominees, from grand to greatDonald Clarke ranks the best picture nominees at this year’s Academy AwardsFri Feb 24 2017 - 14:00
Dane DeHaan: 'I couldn’t have pulled it off without Gabriel Byrne'The smooth actor’s star has risen slowly but surely, from ‘In Treatment’ to ‘Chronicle’ to playing James Dean. Now he's up to his neck in horror in ‘A Cure for Wellness’Fri Feb 24 2017 - 05:22
It’s Only the End of the World review: an unfocused sort of homecoming from Xavier DolanDolan’s entry into the Weekend in Family Hell genre is certainly adventurous, but woefully miscast, and ultimately fails in its ambitionsThu Feb 23 2017 - 11:00
Bitter Harvest review: an epic monstrosity that’s so bad it’s almost unmissableNoble intentions may be behind the production of this privately financed Ukrainian history lesson, but that’s really no excuseThu Feb 23 2017 - 11:00
Oscars 2017 predictions: What should win, and what will win‘La La Land’ or ‘Moonlight’? Emma Stone or Natalie Portman? Casey Affleck or Denzel Washington? Donald Clarke makes his predictions for Sunday night's Oscars ceremonyThu Feb 23 2017 - 05:00
Viola Davis: Fame ‘means everything and nothing to me’Golden Globe winner tipped for an Oscar for ‘Fences’ is, at 51, taking success in her strideSat Feb 18 2017 - 06:10
The superstar you’ve never heard of – at least, not from usYouTubers have followers in the millions but rarely appear on traditional media’s radarSat Feb 18 2017 - 06:00
Moonlight review: A near-perfect filmBarry Jenkins meticulous, emotional triptych on masculinity, identity and sexuality offers up a remarkable new American hero for our ageThu Feb 16 2017 - 17:46
Fences review: great performances left sitting on the metaphorDenzel Washington directs and stars alongside Viola Davis in a drama that betrays its origins as a stage playThu Feb 16 2017 - 16:00
The Founder review: supersized tale of the man who made McDonald’s an empireMichael Keaton brings a Faustian undercurrent to John Lee Hancock’s entertaining, ambiguous biopicThu Feb 16 2017 - 14:05
The Great Wall review: The most beautiful rubbish you could ever hope to seeChinese master Zhang Yimou’s monster flick, featuring Matt Damon battling killer lizards, is stunningly silly and surprisingly enjoyableThu Feb 16 2017 - 12:03
Dublin Film Festival: Seven films you need to seeThe Dublin Film Festival is about to begin. Here are our picks for each night of the festival’s opening weekWed Feb 15 2017 - 15:30
Baftas 2017: La La Land wins best film on night of surprisesHollywood musical scoops most gongs on occasion coloured by celebrity and politicsSun Feb 12 2017 - 22:10
Sitcoms are the best gauge of our societyIf you want to learn about premillennial complacency in the US you need only endure a few episodes of Friends or marvel at a season of SeinfeldSat Feb 11 2017 - 06:00
Bad sex in the movies: from Top Gun to Fifty ShadesThe most popular ‘arts’ story of 2017 was this history of bad sex scenesSat Feb 11 2017 - 05:00
Fifty Shades Darker review: dreadful sex saga with no plot and awful dialogueFilm Review: Part two of EL James’s recreational sadism story is even worse than the firstFri Feb 10 2017 - 07:44
