The Irish Times

Downton Abbey sequel a litmus test for Irish cinemas after Covid

Owners of cinema groups keen to see audiences return to watch on the big screen

Tue May 03 2022 - 03:55

Downton Abbey: A New Era review – Both aristocrats and servants sound too middle class

Dominic West is superb in a strong cast battling valiantly with an overstuffed script

Tue Apr 26 2022 - 13:30

The Bruce Willis story: From ‘army brat’ to Hollywood royalty

In the News podcast: What is aphasia and why did it prompt Bruce Willis to stop acting?

Fri Apr 08 2022 - 07:20

The Bad Guys: Bad, but not in a good way

Pedestrian animation and ancient gags make this no fun for all the family

Fri Apr 01 2022 - 05:00

Oscars 2022: Irish contingent among pre-ceremony Covid outbreaks

Belfast’s Kenneth Branagh and Ciarán Hinds have been isolating in New York after testing positive

Sun Mar 27 2022 - 09:36

Deep Water: Neurotic, not very erotic and pretty pathetic return from Fatal Attraction director

Film review: Adrian Lyne’s ninth feature fails miserably to be any sort of good film

Fri Mar 18 2022 - 05:00

Red Rocket film review: Hilarious, unsettling portrait of a tarnished American dream

Frayed lives and unnerving relationships are vividly brought to life in Sean Baker’s latest

Fri Mar 11 2022 - 05:00

Nightride: One-last-job yarn set in Belfast splutters over the line

Moe Dunford impresses in a thriller that just manages to keep its real-time gimmick going

Fri Mar 04 2022 - 05:00

Belfast film review: Kenneth Branagh’s memoir is black-and-white and rose-tinted all over

The film is aggresively apolitical but as romanticised reverie it could hardly be bettered

Thu Jan 20 2022 - 05:00

Cow: Affecting but unsentimental portrait of animal life

Andrea Arnold’s film shows how we have stripped the character away from animal lives

Fri Jan 14 2022 - 05:00

Sidney Poitier, who has died aged 94, was one of cinema’s most beautiful giants

Donald Clarke: The mellifluous Poitier didn’t just break down barriers, he was also of the great movie stars

Fri Jan 07 2022 - 17:40

The Electrical Life of Louis Wain: Starry but misfiring biopic

Benedict Cumberbatch plays yet another eccentric in this portrait of a Victorian artist

Fri Dec 31 2021 - 05:00

Spider-Man No Way Home film review: Oh no, it’s for the fans

The latest outing is still lighter on its feet than most of the Marvel Comic Universe

Wed Dec 15 2021 - 10:00

Spencer: Kristen Stewart’s casting as a brittle Princess Diana is inspired

She balances trepidation with determination in Pablo Larraín’s spaced-out fantasia

Fri Nov 05 2021 - 05:00

Oliver Sacks: His Own Life – A remarkable documentary

Film review: It may not be innovative, but this biography is still extraordinary

Fri Oct 01 2021 - 05:00

Herself: Delayed portrayal of housing crisis loses none of its relevance

Writer-star Clare Dunne shines in this irresistible drama

Fri Sept 10 2021 - 05:00

I Never Cry: A Polish-Irish comedy of difference with a revelatory lead

Piotr Domalewski’s new film works best as a showcase for the terrific Zofia Stafiej

Fri Jul 23 2021 - 05:00

Deerskin: Jean Dujardin excels as a man in love with his jacket

Review: Clothes maketh the man in this perplexing and darkly funny film

Fri Jul 16 2021 - 05:00

Black Widow: Scarlett Johansson’s Marvel swansong is a cut above

Florence Pugh steals the show in the latest, mercifully fun superhero outing in the MCU

Fri Jul 09 2021 - 05:00

Gunda: The uncomfortable truth about how a sausage is made

Viktor Kossakovsky’s film raises profound questions about our dominion over animals

Fri Jun 04 2021 - 05:00

Army of the Dead: Inventive pulp on a massive scale

Review: Zack Snyder has a ball proving trash can triumph in this zombie horror heist flick

Fri May 21 2021 - 05:00

Cowboys: Questions of identity in macho America

Film review: Strong performances carry this good-hearted road movie

Fri May 07 2021 - 05:00

Two Ways Home: A drama about bipolar disorder that might do some good

Review: Tanna Frederick is terrific in a film about mental illness that avoids preachiness

Fri Jan 08 2021 - 05:00

Wild Mountain Thyme director says Irish accents are hard to understand

John Patrick Shanley defends accents of Emily Blunt, Christopher Walken and Jamie Dornan

Thu Nov 26 2020 - 14:06

Rialto: A searing Dublin movie that will stay in your brain

Film review: Tom Vaughan-Lawlor’s towering performance lifts the film above the misery

Thu Oct 01 2020 - 05:00

New Covid regulations, global revolution, movies and more...

News, views and opinions from Student Hub contributors and Irish Times writers

Fri Aug 28 2020 - 14:22

Chemical Hearts: Following the teen angst formula with flair

Review: The film deals with the trials of Gen Z, but could apply to any generation

Thu Aug 20 2020 - 13:03

The Traitor: There’s a gripping Mafia story buried somewhere in here

Film review: This true-life mafioso-turned-snitch tale thinks it’s a documentary

Thu Jul 23 2020 - 10:06

Dating Amber: Agreeable comedy about a fake romance in 1990s Ireland

Review: Perfectly aligned performances from the young leads hold the film aloft

Fri Jun 05 2020 - 05:00

Lucy in the Sky: Terrible title, curiously earthbound tale

Review: Natalie Portman is hidebound as an astronaut heading for a nervous breakdown

Fri Apr 03 2020 - 05:00

The Perfect Candidate: Mila Al Zahrani’s acting rescues a film slight on plot

Review: Haifaa al-Mansour returns to Saudi Arabia for a study of the pressures put upon women

Fri Mar 27 2020 - 05:00

Fears Xi Jinping will use coronavirus crisis to tighten his grip on China

Death of whistleblowing doctor Li Wenliang sparked uproar on Chinese social media platforms

Tue Feb 11 2020 - 17:23

Jumanji: The Next Level – It’s ridiculous but never stops being good fun

Review: There’s killer apes and rogue Vikings, the Dannies DeVito and Glover and there’s The Rock

Tue Dec 10 2019 - 15:34

Motherless Brooklyn: Edward Norton’s overlong vanity project

Review: There is a fine noir here somewhere, busting to escape the Friends of Ed Norton Cabaret

Wed Dec 04 2019 - 09:36