The Irish Times

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

The Souvenir Part II: There is nothing else quite like this in cinema

Joanna Hogg’s quasi-autobiographical film may divide opinions, but that’s no bad thing

Fri Feb 04 2022 - 05:00

David O’Doherty, the anti-Tommy Tiernan, is funny by osmosis

TV review: Along for the Ride with David O’Doherty, a perfect vehicle for his quirky wit

Tue Nov 23 2021 - 16:50

The Great British Bake Off: Who’ll take over from Sandi Toksvig?

We weigh up some possible contenders, from Nadiya Hussain to, er, Jeremy Paxman

Fri Jan 17 2020 - 15:54

The Souvenir: Like being stuck in an episode of I Don’t Like the ’80s

Review: A Withnail and I-style study of a posh lush, but without the nostalgia

Thu Aug 29 2019 - 05:00

Five of the best TV shows to watch this weekend

Francis Brennan takes 12 tourists to South Africa while John Creedon takes the roads less travelled around Ireland

Fri Jul 20 2018 - 08:00

The 11 best shows to watch on TV this week

A cartoon take on Trump, Ramsay on the rampage and Katherine Heigl joins ‘Suits’

Sun Jul 15 2018 - 06:00

Fast-moving and cosy charm from the Wallace and Gromit crew

Fri Jan 26 2018 - 00:00

A date from hell in this psychosexual thriller

Kaleidoscope review: Rupert Jones directs his brother Toby in this pleasingly discombobulating thriller

Thu Nov 09 2017 - 05:00

Riviera review: Cheap thrills in a glamorous world

It’s a quality show that could also pass as a satire on the budgets of prestige television

Thu Jun 15 2017 - 22:00

Fake News Show: 'Was Spicer in on the joke? Who can tell anymore?'

Panellists compete for scores measured in clicks and spread bait on Twitter in a quiz that looks to reclaim fake news for satire

Wed Feb 08 2017 - 10:13

The pros and cons of being murderously pregnant

Alice Lowe’s new film Prevenge is a dark comedy about a pregnant woman intent on murder. The character is a "superhero", she says, "and pregnancy is her special power”

Thu Feb 02 2017 - 05:00

Johnny Depp as Donald Trump – almost as funny as the real thing

Review: ‘The Art of the Deal: The Movie’, ‘Fortune’s Wheel’, ‘The Big Fat Quiz of Everything’

Fri Aug 19 2016 - 15:00

Richard Ayoade's Double take

The IT Crowd star is relishing his new role behind the camera. His latest, The Double, is a Kafkaesque office drama inspired by Dostoyevsky’s novella of the same name

Fri Mar 21 2014 - 00:00

JDIFF 2014: A fest for the senses

From the flicks to the deliberations, Donald Clarke’s 10 must-sees, must-hears for this year’s Dublin film festival

Fri Jan 24 2014 - 12:20

Hugh O’Conor: the long road from Young Poisoner to reluctant stag

Hugh O’Conor’s brilliant childhood performances are seared into our collective memory – and as his grown-up self gets a big-screen outing in new Irish comedy The Stag, he sits down with Donald Clarke to talk early success, turning 40 and everything in between

Fri Jan 24 2014 - 00:00

Tell Me About It: Am I manly enough to get a girlfriend?

There are some masculine attributes most men have that I don’t have

Tue Oct 22 2013 - 13:24

Jesse Eisenberg talks about putting on the magic in ‘Now You See Me’

There’s a big difference between being an actor and being a magician, says Jesse Eisenberg. “An actor goes on stage in character. He’s not pretending to do something else”

Fri Jun 28 2013 - 00:00