Ben Whishaw

Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+, Apple TV+: 10 of the best new shows to watch in December

Including Star Wars: Skeleton Crew, Squid Game season two, Beast Games, Harry Potter: Wizards of Baking and One Hundred Years of Solitude

Sun Dec 01 2024 - 05:00

Passages review: Ben Whishaw is a marvel – but you can’t take your eyes off Franz Rogowski

A torrid, gripping drama that economically picks apart a doomed ménage à trois

Thu Aug 31 2023 - 05:00

‘We didn’t have an intimacy co-ordinator. We decided to build this thing together and trust one another’

Passages actor Franz Rogowski on charming psychopathy and creating convincing relationships with Adèle Exarchopoulos and Ben Whishaw

Sat Aug 26 2023 - 05:00

This Is Going To Hurt: A bruisingly real medical drama, brimming with comedy

TV review: Based on the diaries of a doctor, you’ll be glad you stayed with this – even if you’re squeamish

Tue Feb 08 2022 - 16:16

Ben Whishaw: ‘I don’t find acting helps my social anxiety’

The actor talks about his off-stage shyness and his latest role in This Is Going to Hurt

Tue Feb 01 2022 - 06:03

No Time to Die film review: The opening sequence is the best thing about it

The new Bond film starts brilliantly, goes off the boil, then rallies in a stirring finale

Wed Sept 29 2021 - 01:01

Jessie Buckley: Kerry’s bright star lights up the new season of Fargo

Fargo, season four review: Kerry actor Jessie Buckley is chilling as psychokiller Nurse Mayflower

Tue Jan 12 2021 - 23:40

Little Joe: It gets under your skin and lays eggs there

Review: Some may find this film slow and obscure but it will not be easily forgotten

Wed Feb 19 2020 - 05:00

‘I like the idea of the Invasion of the Bodysnatchers’

Austrian auteur Jessica Hausner on her fifth feature, Little Joe, which she describes as a crossover between sci-fi and arthouse

Tue Feb 18 2020 - 06:00

The Personal History of David Copperfield: Armando Iannucci delivers a minor miracle

Review: This is maybe the best Dickens film adaptation since David Lean

Wed Jan 22 2020 - 05:00

Emmys 2019: Complete list of major winners

Fleabag wins big with four awards, Game of Thrones takes prize for best drama

Mon Sept 23 2019 - 08:53

Emmy nominations 2019: Fiona Shaw and Chris O’Dowd among nominees

Irish actors up for three awards, as Game of Thrones breaks records with 32 nominations

Wed Jul 17 2019 - 10:02

Bafta TV Awards 2019: Irish actor Fiona Shaw wins best supporting actor

Killing Eve, Ant and Dec among winners. Benedict Cumberbatch scoops best actor

Sun May 12 2019 - 23:13

Cannes 2019: A busload of auteurs and pizzazz aplenty

Time will tell about the quality of the films – but the programme does not disappoint

Fri May 10 2019 - 06:00

James Bond 25: title and cast to be revealed Thursday

The 25th Bond film, directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga, will be Daniel Craig’s fifth outing as 007

Wed Apr 24 2019 - 18:36

What will win the 2020 best picture Oscar? Probably one of these

Donald Clarke predicts next year’s best picture nominees. He used to be good at this...

Tue Feb 26 2019 - 11:54

Golden Globes: shock as ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ wins best drama

Freddie Mercury biopic and ‘Green Book’ win big at awards ceremony on Sunday night

Mon Jan 07 2019 - 07:36

Golden Globes 2019: full list of winners

‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ beats runaway favourite ‘A Star Is Born’ to best drama film

Mon Jan 07 2019 - 06:50

Mary Poppins Returns: Emily Blunt is good, but the film is average-alidocious

Review: This sequel, which is practically a remake, lacks the zip of the original

Wed Dec 19 2018 - 05:30

‘In Freddie Mercury I saw a very shy and at times lonely figure’

Actor Rami Malek on portraying the late Queen frontman in the new biopic ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’

Tue Oct 23 2018 - 05:45

Film-maker Pawel Pawlikowski’s deft touch to the fore in ‘Cold War’

The Polish auteur’s latest movie is of a stripe that enamours almost all who see it

Fri Aug 24 2018 - 05:00

On TV this weekend: Ethan Hawke, Gino D’Acampo and Tracey Ullman

Frankie Boyle goes to Russia ahead of the World Cup, plus the final of Britain’s Got Talent

Fri Jun 01 2018 - 06:30

James Bond: Daniel Craig with Danny Boyle directing confirmed for 007’s latest mission

The ‘Trainspotting’ director will take the reins on 25th James Bond film – and Craig’s fifth

Fri May 25 2018 - 13:24

Mary Poppins Returns: Emily Blunt floats down on a kite

In a trailer for the sequel, grown-up Jane and Michael reunite with their magical nanny

Tue Mar 06 2018 - 09:47

Nigel Havers: On My Culture Radar

Actor Nigel Havers on why he has a soft spot for ‘Paddington 2’, Dire Straits and the classic musical ‘West Side Story’

Sat Mar 03 2018 - 05:00

From Derry Girls to Cork offenders: unmissable TV for 2018

Ring out (or recommission) the old; ring in the new: here’s what to stay tuned for in the new year

Sat Dec 30 2017 - 05:00

Saoirse Ronan makes a malevolent jump from screen to stage in The Crucible

Ronan’s theatre debut is with Ciarán Hinds and Ben Whishaw in a formidable production directed by Ivo van Hove

Mon Apr 04 2016 - 10:50

Television: Undercover in London, behind bars in Dublin

Review: ‘London Spy’, ‘The Joy’, ‘Ballyfin’, ‘Downton Abbey’

Fri Nov 13 2015 - 14:00

Spectre review: James Bond back on form, but...

Tension between innovation and tradition ultimately pulls latest 007 episode to pieces

Mon Oct 26 2015 - 11:20

Irish co-production ‘The Lobster’ for Cannes Film Festival

Film starring Colin Farrell and Rachel Weisz selected for main competition

Thu Apr 16 2015 - 13:24

Ida review: pure cinematic storytelling at its best

Fri Sept 26 2014 - 00:00

Lilting review: Its warmth of spirit goes a long way

Fri Aug 08 2014 - 01:00

The Zero Theorem

Fri Mar 14 2014 - 11:05

Teenage

Fri Jan 24 2014 - 00:00