Paul Schrader

Master Gardener: a five-star masterclass from director Paul Schrader

Schrader’s new film explores a provocative mix of racial tensions, class struggle and age-gap relationships

Fri May 26 2023 - 05:00

Oscars 2022: This best picture list is even better than the real thing

Here are 10 films that could have been nominated for best picture, but weren’t

Wed Mar 23 2022 - 10:19

Christopher Walken: ‘I’m not disturbed. I pay my bills. I’ve been married for 55 years...’

In 1964, a nightclub dancer named Ronnie Walken changed his name to Christopher

Mon Oct 25 2021 - 12:05

Venice Film Festival: Who will triumph as all eyes turn to the Golden Lion?

Reviews: Paul Mescal and Kristen Stewart among stars featuring in this year’s festival

Tue Sept 07 2021 - 11:40

Nic Cage: The strange career of the former Nicolas Coppola

As his peers retire, he still works like a maniac – and may even have defined his own genre

Tue Aug 17 2021 - 06:00

‘I knew that women were people. And I knew society would catch up’

Patricia Rozema’s film Mouthpiece shows the world still needs her daredevil vision

Tue Mar 16 2021 - 05:00

Raging Bull’s gut-wrenching violence is even more shocking today

There’s no redemption, but there is dark magic at work in Scorsese and De Niro’s film

Mon Mar 08 2021 - 06:45

Grainne Humphreys: ‘Not much makes me feel better than a George Michael nostalgia trip’

Soundtrack of My Life: Kate Bush, Philip Glass and more, from the director of Dublin film festival

Thu Feb 25 2021 - 06:00

From Saoirse Ronan’s Ammonite to Spielberg’s West Side Story, 50 films to watch in 2021 (we hope)

The Covid-19 pandemic has caused a traffic jam of anticipated films for this year

Sat Jan 02 2021 - 06:00

Poll-topper: Is this a film you’d watch and rewatch?

Four Weddings and a Funeral’s director says yes. Richard Curtis, its writer, prefers... Elf

Mon Dec 07 2020 - 09:00

Knife+Heart: Unapologetically trashy gay porn thriller goes the full De Palma

Review: Strap yourselves in, because this is unbridled, fever-pitch cinema

Wed Jul 03 2019 - 05:00

Oscars 2019: Donald Clarke’s guide – Who will win? And who should?

The Favourite may be overlooked for the big prizes with Roma likely to steal the show

Sat Feb 23 2019 - 05:00

Oscars 2019: 10 things we learned from the nominations

The Favourite could hardly have done better, but most of the big races are still competitive

Tue Jan 22 2019 - 16:52

Oscars 2019: the complete list of nominations

Irish-produced film The Favourite and Netflix’s Roma lead the way with 10 nominations each

Tue Jan 22 2019 - 14:13