Cannes 2025: Tom Cruiseâs death-defying wing-walking, and the festivalâs ban on an actor accused of assaultCannes Diary: Plus reviews of The Sound of Falling, The Left-Handed Girl, and Two ProsecutorsFri May 16 2025 - 09:11
Cannes film festival 2025 quiz: What is the Palme dâOr-winning film on this yearâs poster?To tie into the 78th edition of the festival, a special all-Cannes queryFri May 16 2025 - 05:00
First Look: Mission: Impossible â The Final Reckoning: Tom Cruise gets all sentimental amid some suave mayhemMission: Impossible â The Final Reckoning at Cannes film festival: the closing film in the Tom Cruise series takes itself far too seriouslyWed May 14 2025 - 21:00
Cannes 2025: DiCaprio pays moving tribute to De Niro, Binoche passes verdict on Depardieu, and I avoid red-carpet nudityCannes Diary: French film festivalâs opening day contends with news from GĂ©rard Depardieuâs sexual-assault trialWed May 14 2025 - 10:08
Hallow Road review: You canât deny the chutzpah of this filmed-in-a-car minor classic Few so economical features have had such unsettling fun in the dark, dark woodsWed May 14 2025 - 05:06
Final Destination: Bloodlines review â The same running gag, but not quite as much inventionItâs astonishing just how bloodthirsty the film-makers can be in what is essentially a comedyWed May 14 2025 - 05:02
Is this the end for GĂ©rard Depardieu? Polite society in France may argue otherwiseDepardieuâs sexual assault convictions will challenge those intent on finding his dissolution charmingTue May 13 2025 - 16:43
Cannes 2025: Will Paul Mescal scoop an award, how will Bonoâs film go down, and 10 other questionsThe Cannes film festival is back at the centre of the movie world thanks to recent Oscars successMon May 12 2025 - 05:30
Donald Trump says the US is in danger of âmessaging and propagandaâ from international cinema. Pull the other oneWhen Donald Trump proposed slapping a 100% tariff on movies produced overseas, he left film-makers scratching their headsSun May 11 2025 - 05:30
Four new films to see this weekPortrait of the Nazi movie propagandist Leni Riefenstahl still outrages. Plus a fascinatingly freaky Nicolas Cage vehicle, David Attenboroughâs voyage to the bottom of the sea, and a so-so remake of Ang Leeâs one-time indie hit The Wedding BanquetSun May 11 2025 - 05:00
âSometimes the reality is more Spinal Tap than Spinal Tapâ: Philly Byrne of Gama Bomb on Irish thrash metal and the bandâs new filmThe lead singer riffs on friendship, Newry and guitar-shaped swimming poolsSat May 10 2025 - 05:17
The Movie Quiz: Ronan, Farrell, Gleeson, Keoghan â who has yet to be directed by Neil Jordan?Which film earned Meryl Streep the most recent of her 21 Oscar nominations?Fri May 09 2025 - 05:00
Riefenstahl review: Unrepentant propagandist will make you want to yell at the screen, but this fine film gets her in the endAndres Veiel focuses on the film-makerâs tireless efforts to distance herself from Adolf Hitler and the Nazi regimeThu May 08 2025 - 05:05
The Surfer review: Nicolas Cage, after too many wipeouts, catches a great waveThe Irish director Lorcan Finnegan has made a fascinating, weird, freaky dramaWed May 07 2025 - 05:03
âWe would go to motels to have sex. In Brazil, as in every Catholic country, thereâs a huge degree of hypocrisyâFilm-maker AĂŻnouz talks about Berlin parties, taking back Brazil from the military and coming to see cinema as an artform that can change the worldMon May 05 2025 - 05:00
Donald Clarke: The hottest TV show youâve never seen could land in Ireland next year. Are these people insane?Noah Wyle's new medical drama is taking its time getting to the Old WorldSun May 04 2025 - 05:45
Four new films to see this weekThunderbolts*, Amongst the Wolves, Screamboat and Parthenope among film highlightsSun May 04 2025 - 05:00
The Movie Quiz: Which is the only Bridget Jones not to feature Hugh Grant?Plus: What is the highest grossing English-language film of 2025? Fri May 02 2025 - 05:00
Amongst the Wolves review: This Irish drug dealer is in debt to a villain played by Aidan Gillen. That never bodes wellLuke McQuillan makes the most of a breakthrough lead in this grim survey of stubborn urban discontentsWed Apr 30 2025 - 08:22
Thunderbolts* review: Florence Pugh stars in the least bad of Marvelâs trilogy of obscure team-up flicksFlorence Pugh and David Harbour star in jokey romp at home to tolerable quips amid mounting chaosTue Apr 29 2025 - 17:26
Magic movies: The 25 best comedies of the past 25 years â in reverse orderFrom Borat to Banshees of Inisherin, hereâs the best comedies from the last 25 yearsMon Apr 28 2025 - 05:19
John Murry on being abused: âThose experiences as a teenager made me angry and they made me write. They gave me a lot of rageâSingular US musician and former resident of Ireland is the subject of a fine documentary, The Graceless Age: The Ballad of John MurryMon Apr 28 2025 - 04:59
No, I didnât watch Sinners all the way through before giving it five starsRyan Cooglerâs terrific film has a post-credits sequence that adds important plot points. What the hellâs going on?Sun Apr 27 2025 - 05:30
Four new films to see this weekFréwaka is an eerie, subtle delve into Celtic mythology. Plus a gruesome Norwegian reworking of Cinderella, Naomi Watts and Bill Murray in a gentle story of friendship, and a thoroughly original drama from GeorgiaSun Apr 27 2025 - 05:00
The Movie Quiz: How many times have DiCaprio and Scorsese worked together?Plus: Whoâs playing Ringo in the upcoming Beatles tetralogy?Fri Apr 25 2025 - 05:00
âI couldnât sit through itâ: New Oscars rule requires members to watch all films before votingDonald Clarke: There has been speculation that this is good news for low-budget titles, but expect no seismic shiftThu Apr 24 2025 - 11:18
April review: This five-star film is difficult and abrasive, but itâs also cinematic poetryDea Kulumbegashviliâs sprawling meditation on gynaecological morality is unlike anything else in cinemasThu Apr 24 2025 - 05:00
The Friend review: Bill Murray and Naomi Watts are genuinely touching in this lovely New York fantasy The newcomer Bing is full of charm as the dog whose presence causes Wattsâs character to confront whatâs missing in her lifeWed Apr 23 2025 - 05:00
Havoc director Gareth Evans: âIâve always been a disciple of the John Woo school of film-makingâTom Hardy is top-notch, but what sets this film apart is the poetic mayhem of a creator raised on Asian greatsTue Apr 22 2025 - 05:24
If Warfareâs not an anti-war film, what is? Apocalypse Now? Donât make me laugh Most sensible people might be anti-war, but just as many are in favour of certain wars. And pacifism just doesnât make for good cinemaSun Apr 20 2025 - 06:00
The Movie Quiz: Which of these four films doesnât quote its title in the last scripted line?Plus: What is getting us all throwing popcorn?Fri Apr 18 2025 - 05:00
Sinners review: The best film of 2025 so far, right down to the Celtic vampires singing Rocky Road to DublinPart period bloodsucker flick, part blues-heavy musical, with not one but two Michael B Jordans and an insanely violent denouementThu Apr 17 2025 - 05:00
Warfare review: Few US war films have come this close to acknowledging the true suffering of combatAlex Garland and Ray Mendoza bring us within the US combatantsâ claustrophobic bubble during the Iraq WarWed Apr 16 2025 - 05:01
Grand Tour star Crista Alfaiate: âPortuguese cinema has this beautiful heritage â the sense of freedomâMiguel Gomes won the best director award at Cannes for a film that is properly strange, in a way you donât get from the mainstreamSun Apr 13 2025 - 05:08
Distressing news about Elton John and Madonna. We donât get too many cask-strength feuds any moreThe spitting match between the biggest pop stars of the 1970s and 1980s had all the elements for recreational savourSun Apr 13 2025 - 05:00
Four new films to see this weekEngrossing Lennon/Ono doc is a fascinating time capsule. Plus an amusing Irish spin-off, a gritty, austere take on The Odyssey, and an exuberant, smash-hit French comedy Sun Apr 13 2025 - 05:00
The Movie Quiz: Which icon is âlousy with virginityâ?Plus: What is the only film in Universalâs doomed Dark Universe âseriesâ?Fri Apr 11 2025 - 05:00
Cannes film festival 2025: Bono, Paul Mescal and Element Pictures to fly flag for Ireland Documentary based on U2 frontmanâs memoir will premiere in Cannes, while Paul Mescal will attend for The History of SoundThu Apr 10 2025 - 13:15
Fran the Man review: Irish TV comedyâs big-screen upgrade floods the zone with classy comic actorsIt wouldnât do to overanalyse this film set in and about the characterful suburbs of Dublin, but the script never lets up on worthwhile one-linersThu Apr 10 2025 - 05:03
One to One: John & Yoko review â Watch this film at a good cinema to really appreciate its seat-juddering soundThereâs always room for a post-Beatles doc if itâs as good and original as this one from Kevin MacdonaldWed Apr 09 2025 - 05:07
Hey, tourists: fondling the Molly Malone statue is not a Dublin tradition. And it probably wonât bring you any luckSince word got around that rubbing Molly Malone's bronze bazongas brings good fortune, theyâve become shiny enough for Bavarians and Bostonians to redo their eye make-up in them post-frottage. Fondling the statue is not a Dublin tradition. And it probably wonât bring you any luck, writes Donald ClarkeSun Apr 06 2025 - 05:00
Four new films to see this weekPleasant Irish comedy Four Mothers, plus Richard Burtonâs origin story, a cracking British thriller, and a slacker vibe video game adaptationSun Apr 06 2025 - 05:00
Ralph Fiennes: âI donât feel any need to slow down. Opportunities come my way â and I canât say noâThe actor, who recently starred in the Oscar-winning Conclave, arrives to Uberto Pasoliniâs The Return as a known property â but is still also a bit of a mysterySat Apr 05 2025 - 05:31
The Movie Quiz: Who has not played Elle Fanningâs dad?Plus: Who said `Who am I? Are you sure you want to knowâ?Fri Apr 04 2025 - 05:00
Restless review: Perfectly pitched thriller makes an everyday irritation impressively stressful A woman is pushed to the edge when noisy neighbours move in next doorThu Apr 03 2025 - 05:02
Val Kilmer: Avatar of American swagger who only occasionally got the roles he deservedSymbolising a brash period in pop culture, the handsome Californian had an up-and-down professional journeyWed Apr 02 2025 - 12:15
Four Mothers review: Fionnula Flanagan excels as one of four Dublin partying matriarchs on a road tripA gay man saddled with four Dublin matriarchs decides to take a road tripWed Apr 02 2025 - 05:07
George Clooney is giving up romance at 63. Donât people of his age deserve love?The star says heâs too old to play any more romantic leads. But something odd has happened: that kind of big film has almost vanished Sun Mar 30 2025 - 05:00
Fionnula Flanagan: I remember the âNo Irish or dogsâ signs. I didnât want to live in a country that took that attitude towards mePut off London, the actor went instead to the US, where she spent 50 years as one of Irelandâs most prominent screen presencesSat Mar 29 2025 - 05:33
