Mark Strong on life without a father: ‘I got angry as I got older. It took years to fix’

After three decades on the stage and screen, the star still worries where his next job will come from

Cruella: Pleased to meet you, hope you guess my name

Unconvincing origin story reimagines puppy-killer as tween-friendly feminist

‘To this day there’s never been a story published suggesting Alan Partridge has tits’

Partridge on life, love, his new podcast, and the difference between an oasthouse and a game larder

Christopher Eccleston: ‘I was ashamed about my depression and eating disorder’

The actor talks about how he found his way back from a breakdown and anorexia

1917 review: A thoughtful war movie for Generation PlayStation

This slice of prestige British film-making nimbly avoids accusations of heritage cosiness

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Shazam! Enjoyable movie – shame they didn’t know when to stop

Review: Too many asides and extended punch-ups drag this past the two-hour mark

Eight shows to watch on Netflix and Amazon in November

Margaret Atwood weaves her magic, ‘6 Days’ is on fire, and Jim Carrey returns

Miss Sloane review: And the award for liberal self-congratulation goes to...

Jessica Chastain's latest is absurd and intellectually dishonest but also hard to resist

Mark Strong as Conor Cruise O’Brien: another screen-Irish accent

Fake Irish accents can be atrocious, like Tom Cruise’s, or brilliant, like Kate Hudson’s. But why not just give Irish actors the roles?

Mad Mary and Young Offenders take Galway Film Fleadh by storm

The two films are the pick of a crop that reveals the breadth of talent in Irish film

The Imitation Game review: the highest form of flattery

Alan Turing and his colleagues get the popular tribute they deserve in this pacy tale of derring-do

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Before I Go to Sleep review: it may just surprise you . . . or will it?

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Justin and the Knights of Valour

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