Almost every film in cinemas this week, reviewed and ratedThe ‘Irish Times’ what-to-see guide to the movies now in cinemas across IrelandFri Mar 09 2018 - 06:00
Ruben Östlund: ‘I worry that left-wing people misunderstand Marx’An encounter with homeless children in Ireland spurred the director to make films that challenge political beliefsFri Mar 09 2018 - 05:00
Mom and Dad: Nicolas Cage takes to the crazed plot like a duck to waterReview: The actor reaches a new level of lunacy in Brian Taylor’s filmFri Mar 09 2018 - 05:00
Sweet Country: Once upon a time in the outbackReview: Warwick Thornton’s ‘western’ grippingly depicts Antipodean racial inequalityFri Mar 09 2018 - 05:00
Gringo: A hugely likable cast keeps this film afloatReview: Charlize Theron and Thandie Newton star in this decent stab at a cross-crossing crime caperFri Mar 09 2018 - 05:00
Annihilation: Natalie Portman in a whip-smart Netflix sci-fi movieDumped by its distributor and going straight to Netflix, it’s getting rave reviews in the USFri Mar 09 2018 - 05:00
The woman who swam naked in a film (and was rumoured to have invented something)Few believed it could be true, but the Hollywood star Hedy Lamarr was a notable inventorThu Mar 08 2018 - 05:00
Six of the best films to see at the cinema this weekendNew this week: Deadly games are played to hilarious effect in Game NightFri Mar 02 2018 - 06:00
Dark River: Gothic study of sexual abuse in rural BritainReview: A murder ballad that meanders toward a sudden and sadly ill-fitting endFri Mar 02 2018 - 05:00
Jeremy Irons on #MeToo: ‘I don't think censorship is a good idea’The 69-year-old award winning actor on #MeToo, longevity, life without social media, and that now-infamous photocall with his ‘Red Sparrow’ co-star Jennifer LawrenceFri Mar 02 2018 - 05:00
Red Sparrow: Torture porn, violence and Jennifer Lawrence outfit changesReview: Ciarán Hinds and Charlotte Rampling are overqualified for this insanely boring filmWed Feb 28 2018 - 10:11
Ten more films worth seeing at Dublin International Film FestivalIt’s already at the half-way mark, but don’t miss the chance to see these excellent films before closing night on SundayTue Feb 27 2018 - 05:00
Six of the best films to see at the cinema this weekendNew this week: Saoirse Ronan shines in the hilarious and touching Lady Bird, while I, Tonya is an edgy, only-in-America blastFri Feb 23 2018 - 06:00
Imelda Staunton: The Irish dancing teacher slapped me. I thought ‘I’m never coming back’Oscar-nominated actor on breaking through age barriers, Harry Potter and why she hates Irish dancingFri Feb 23 2018 - 05:50
Finding Your Feet: Mix cheese and sleaze to make a BritflickGrey pound movie just about redeemed by fine ensemble castFri Feb 23 2018 - 05:00
The Touch: Ingmar Bergman’s lost drama of an extramarital affairReview: A complex, grown-up relationship drama is dusted off for the auteur’s centenaryWed Feb 21 2018 - 10:35
‘I, Tonya’: Figure skating was out to get Tonya Harding way before ‘the incident’Review: Margot Robbie chews up the role for all it’s worth and spits out the sequinsWed Feb 21 2018 - 06:00
Father Figures: Flaccid comedy with a criminally lazy scriptReview: Owen Wilson phones in yet another riff on his character from ‘Zoolander’Tue Feb 20 2018 - 12:51
Six of the best films to see at the cinema this weekendNew this week: The Shape of Water is a fish-meets-female fantasy that dives deep into romanceFri Feb 16 2018 - 06:00
‘Tonya Harding’s story is about a woman being told who she is supposed to be’Allison Janney relished the role that ‘has a particular resonance at this moment’Fri Feb 16 2018 - 05:00
Goldstone: Power and corruption in the Australian outbackReview: Ivan Sen’s fifth feature is a contemporary western that targets racismFri Feb 16 2018 - 05:00
Irreplaceable You: A ‘terminal romance’ exclusive to NetflixReview: Gritty it is not, but it won't have you reaching for the sick bucket eitherThu Feb 15 2018 - 05:00
Paul Schrader: ‘I have lived in the sweet spot of human history’He will always be introduced as the screenwriter behind ‘Taxi Driver’, but there are many more points of interest to Paul SchraderSat Feb 10 2018 - 05:00
“I said ‘I’m in the movie,’ and the guy on the gate said 'Yeah sure, me too' ”Veteran character actor Richard Jenkins (70), who shared the screen with Newman and Pacino, is finally ready for the limelightFri Feb 09 2018 - 10:47
Fifty Shades Freed: About as sexy as a 1990s ice-cream adReview: Cinema’s dullest couple adjust to married life in this tedious instalmentFri Feb 09 2018 - 07:56
Six of the best films to see at the cinema this weekendNew this week: Loveless offers a grimly brilliant portrayal of Russia today, Black Panther is an enjoyable Marvel of a different hueFri Feb 09 2018 - 06:00
Tad the Lost Explorer and the Secret of King Midas: Indy’s Spanish adventureReview: This animation owes a large debt to Indiana Jones but cuts too many cornersFri Feb 09 2018 - 05:00
The 15.17 to Paris: Thank-you not very much Mr EastwoodReview: Clint Eastwood’s train attack re-enactment squeezes in too much realityThu Feb 08 2018 - 17:46
The Mercy: Half-starved Colin Firth in a half-finished movieReview: A woeful, all-at-sea movie about a racing yachtsman who disappearsThu Feb 08 2018 - 05:00
Is that a gun in your pocket or are you just scared to see me?‘Winchester’ has a haunted greenhouse, a haunted roller-skate and haunted chill airsFri Feb 02 2018 - 18:45
Six of the best films to see at the cinema this weekendDaniel Day-Lewis goes out in haute style, and Gerard Butler channels his inner BlackbeardFri Feb 02 2018 - 06:00
Makala: confrontational depiction of capitalism at workThis Cannes-winner follows a Congolese man’s efforts to make and sell charcoalFri Feb 02 2018 - 05:00
Den of Thieves: A daft drunken cousin to films like HeatReview: You’ll need a high tolerance of meat-heads to enjoy this filmFri Feb 02 2018 - 05:00
Directing Daniel Day-Lewis: ‘I know. I’ve killed off the world’s greatest actor’Paul Thomas Anderson on directing Daniel Day-Lewis in his final film, Phantom ThreadSat Jan 27 2018 - 05:00
12 Strong: A film as pointless as the war that inspired itReview: It makes the ongoing conflict in Afghanistan look like ‘The Magnificent Seven’Fri Jan 26 2018 - 16:37
Five of the best films to see at the cinema this weekendNew this week: Early Man is a primitive hoot, Last Flag Flying sombrely channels The Last Detail, and Downsizing proves the law of diminishing returnsFri Jan 26 2018 - 06:00
‘A Futile and Stupid Gesture’: Zany story of the National LampoonDomhnall Gleeson stars in David Wain’s wacky film which is all about the zingersFri Jan 26 2018 - 05:00
Richard Linklater's so-so reworking of a 1970s classicBryan Cranston channels Jack Nicholson in a spiritual sequel to Hal Ashby’s Last Flag FlyingThu Jan 25 2018 - 06:00
Glory review: A tragicomic tale of a troublesome timepieceBulgarian directors Grozeva and Valchanova create a timely, topical film about a watchThu Jan 25 2018 - 05:00
Dublin International Film Festival: the must-see moviesFilms you should see at the tri-located 2018 Audi Dublin International Film FestivalWed Jan 24 2018 - 19:00
Maisie Williams: ‘I really should get a house in Ireland’The ‘Game of Thrones’ star on her love of Ireland, the problem with stereotypes and her first feminist iconTue Jan 23 2018 - 05:00
Steven Spielberg: ‘I didn’t think anybody would go to see ET’His new film ‘The Post’ neatly captures the Trumpian zeitgeist. But the director worries that ‘four-quadrant superhero franchises’ will drive these old-school films out of cinemasSat Jan 20 2018 - 05:00
Six of the best films to see at the cinema this weekendSpielberg, Hanks and Streep’s The Post is heavy with shadows of Trumpocracy while Liam Neeson just about stays on track in The CommuterFri Jan 19 2018 - 06:00
Video: ‘Coco’ dodges pitfalls and tops the pops at Mexican box officePixar says it’s dealing with the issues raised by John Lasseter’s inappropriate conductThu Jan 18 2018 - 12:00
The Final Year review: documentary about Barack Obama full of spinObama gave the filmmakers ‘unprecedented’ access. They made a weak documentaryThu Jan 18 2018 - 10:02
Coco: I see dead people, and they are kind, friendly and warmReview: What might have been complicated is accessible for even the youngest eyesThu Jan 18 2018 - 06:00
The Commuter review: Liam Neeson just about stays on trackBallymena’s finest takes another highly-stressed journey – this time on a trainWed Jan 17 2018 - 05:00
The Polka King: Likeable, lightweight larceny tale with an ‘Oom-Pah-Pah’ beatNew Netflix original sees Jack Black star in the real-life story of a Polish-American polka band leader jailed in 2004 for running a Ponzi schemeFri Jan 12 2018 - 13:56
‘I’ve great difficulty finding roles that aren’t just dying women’Kristin Scott Thomas on how French cinema has better roles for women, playing Churchill's wife – and BrexitFri Jan 12 2018 - 05:00
Six of the best films to see at the cinema this weekendNew this week: Golden Globe-winning 'Three Billboards' and what makes Eric Clapton tickFri Jan 12 2018 - 05:00
