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Dismayed by pop culture’s shift towards Trump? Then you might be one of the people to blame
Progressive principles held an iron grip on big-budget US entertainment in Donald Trump’s first term as US president. Did that serve those principles well?
Author Neil Gaiman denies sexual assault allegations by multiple women
Accusations against Gaiman include claims of sexual assault, sexual misconduct and coercion
‘It’s an ongoing torture for the families,’ says man leading search for North’s Disappeared
Jon Hill reveals investigators were contacted by people affected by Say Nothing, the Disney+ series that includes scenes portraying final hours of Jean McConville and Joe Lynskey
10 great films to watch if you’re stuck indoors
What to watch when it’s too cold and icy to go out? Try It Follows, The Thing, The Fly, Roman Holiday, Up, Uncle Buck and more
Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+, Apple TV+: 10 of the best new shows to watch in January
Including American Primeval, The Rig, Severance, Jerry Springer: Fights, Camera, Action and Goosebumps: The Vanishing
TV in 2025: 25 of the best new and returning shows to watch out for in the 12 months ahead
Including The Traitors, The White Lotus, Zero Day, Your Friends & Neighbors, The Walsh Sisters and The Bear
From Apple’s record valuation to Zara’s share surge: An A-Z of financial markets in 2024
It was a challenging year for some listed companies and a record year for CEO departures
Dolphin Boy review: What in the name of bejaysus are we looking at here?
The animation is horrible. The voice work is annoying. The plot can be hard to follow
Culchiecore, bonkbusters, murder, more murder and Nationwide: What I’ve seen on TV in 2024
Patrick Freyne on the 2 Johnnies, Rivals, Say Nothing, Baby Reindeer and television trends of the past 12 months
Mufasa: The Lion King review – This follow-up has a hungry cash-box where its soul should be
Never mind Disney’s classic cartoons. Its dull origin story of Simba’s father is closer to those pseudo-storytelling live-action TV shows from the 1960s
Mufasa director Barry Jenkins: I’ll say, ‘I was at the Oscars when they read out the wrong name.’ They’ll say, ‘Oh, you’re that guy!’
The film-maker’s big moment was almost eclipsed when La La Land, not Moonlight, was announced as best picture. Now his Lion King prequel is about to occupy Christmas
Irish WWE star Lyra Valkyria: ‘At its core, we’re storytellers. Everything comes down to good versus evil’
With its mix of larger-than-life faux rage in the ring and genuine connection with fans, it’s not hard to understand the huge popularity of WWE – and it means big business, too, for Netflix
Mary Poppins review: A practically perfect masterclass in storytelling for the stage
Theatre: This thrilling Cameron Mackintosh-Disney show capitalises on PL Travers’s original story, which has so much more to offer than the films
From Baby Reindeer and The Traitors to Bodkin and The 2 Johnnies Late Night Lock In: The best and worst television of 2024
The glory days of streaming are over, but TV has never been more unpredictable
The rise and rise of Moana 2: How the Disney film is conquering the world
Dollar signs are lighting up eyes all over Hollywood after Moana 2 - yes, you read that right - blew Thanksgiving apart
Revisiting Notre-Dame’s literary legacy as the majestic Paris cathedral reopens
The tragic 19th-century Paris novel weaves a rich and morally diffuse cast of characters beyond Quasimodo. But the real hero is the symbolic cathedral itself
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
Welcome to Trump 2.0: mutually assured economic destruction
Planet Business: Disney’s pay discrimination settlement, Warren Buffett’s children, and companies issuing profit warnings
Moana 2: Entertaining Disney sequel has the best boat chases since Live and Let Die
The film’s best scenes lean into the chemistry between Auliʻi Cravalho’s Moana and Dwayne Johnson’s Maui
Family of Jean McConville criticise ‘hurtful’ Disney+ dramatisation
Nine-part series Say Nothing deals with abduction and murder of Belfast mother by Provisional IRA in December 1972
Mary Poppins comes to Dublin: Behind the scenes of the all-singing, all-dancing Christmas show
There’s a burble of excitement at this intimate preview of scenes and songs from the Sherman brothers musical
Disney box office boost from ‘Deadpool’ and ‘Inside Out 2′
With profit jump of 39%, Bob Iger, CEO lauds ‘one of the best quarters in the history of our film studio’
Core’s Aidan Greene: ‘Amazon.ie will be a gamechanger for Irish advertising clients’
The marketing communications group grew its net profit to more than €4m last year and has expanded again in 2024
The Old Man season two review: The double act of Jeff Bridges and John Lithgow is worth the admission price
Television: heartening to see two actors in their 70s fronting thriller where age is not played as punchline
Listen: Ernest Shackleton’s adventure is told in his own voice - thanks to AI
The voices of seven other crew members who kept diaries while on the Endurance also feature in the documentary
Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+, Apple TV+: 10 of the best new shows to watch in November
Including Bad Sisters season two, Say Nothing, Senna, Countdown: Paul vs Tyson and more
Doctor Odyssey’s core message: just imagine Pacey from Dawson’s Creek holding you tight and saying, ‘Shhh, it’s okay’
Patrick Freyne: Cruising takes on an alternative meaning in this medical melodrama, with Joshua Jackson visiting multiple ports of call
Victoria Smurfit: ‘Postpartum depression had me manically sobbing in the middle of Ranelagh’
Conversations with Parents podcast with Jen Hogan: In this episode Hollywood actor Victoria Smurfit talks about how her children are coping with their mother’s steamy role in Rivals
Rivals: The thrusting bum is intercut with spurting soap and overflowing champagne. We are in safe, if filthy, hands
Patrick Freyne: If I was in Disney+’s Jilly Cooper adaptation, someone would surely compliment my ‘magnificent column’
If you’re self employed, the time has come to file your tax return and avoid nasty surprises from Revenue
The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk
Hot Rabbi but no Lord Baddingham as Netflix basks in ‘member happiness’
The streaming market leader missed a trick by not having Rivals on its platform, but it does like to make the odd pop at its actual rivals
Rivals: This Jilly Cooper bonkfest has too many pants around the ankles, not enough plot
Television: Why is sex meant to be so funny? Perhaps we should ask the British
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