Tom Holland

Tom Holland says quitting alcohol ‘the best thing I’ve ever done’

British actor made the decision after he’d been ‘scared’ by realising the extent of his dependence

Wed Jul 12 2023 - 09:40

The Crowded Room: Punchy opening, schmaltzy ending – Tom Holland takes us on a bumpy ride

Television: Sasha Lane, from Conversations With Friends, shines opposite the Spider-Man star in this uneven psychological thriller

Fri Jun 09 2023 - 05:00

Morbius review: A Spider-Man spin-off written with a crayon and edited with a chainsaw

Neither of the first two Venom films were any good, but they both made mighty fortunes

Thu Mar 31 2022 - 12:20

Andrew Garfield: ‘I needed to be with these freaks and lunatics’

Now starring in The Eyes of Tammy Faye the former web-slinger is tipped for an Oscar

Sat Feb 05 2022 - 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

Aldi’s Christ the Carrot, Amazon’s fake kindness: The Christmas TV ads, 2021

Patrick Freyne: Disney’s ad is quite moving. M&S’s needs more existential angst

Fri Nov 12 2021 - 05:00

Donald Clarke: Not every villain needs a harrowing origin story

Timothée Chalamet’s Wonka is the latest example of trend that refuses to go away

Sat Oct 16 2021 - 05:00

Is post-Catholic Ireland unable to make sense of its Christian culture?

Perhaps the sacred and the secular are not as diametrically opposed as is often assumed

Sat Mar 27 2021 - 05:00

Four new films to stream this weekend

Judas and the Black Messiah, Coming 2 America, The Little Things, Cherry

Fri Mar 12 2021 - 06:00

Cherry: So what do you do after Avengers: Endgame?

Review: Make a dreary crime drama in your hometown, say the Russo Brothers

Fri Mar 12 2021 - 05:00

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

Has Christianity been good for us? It depends on your history book

Unthinkable: Author Charles Freeman believes we shouldn’t forget the sectarian legacy of Christian churches

Thu Oct 01 2020 - 05:00

The Devil all the Time – Mania and depravity gives way to fractured narrative

The characters struggle to develop personalities beyond their collective, God-driven psychosis

Fri Sept 18 2020 - 05:00

Antonio Campos: ‘When I got into the New York Film Academy I lied about my age’

Devil All the Time director talks Southern Gothic, Netflix and the high cost of Elvis tunes

Wed Sept 16 2020 - 05:00

Netflix: 10 of the best new shows and films to watch in September

Including Hilary Swank in space drama Away and Jessie Buckley in Charlie Kaufman’s I’m Thinking of Ending Things

Tue Sept 01 2020 - 06:00

Onward: An underwhelming new Pixar fantasy

Review: Dan Scanlon’s film is an improvement on his pointless Monsters University

Thu Mar 05 2020 - 05:00

Dolittle review: Worse than a bad movie, this is the low-point of every career involved

This ‘film’ doesn’t even have the good grace to be a bad movie. It’s far worse than that

Thu Feb 06 2020 - 05:00

Spies in Disguise: Will Smith is the voice in this ho-hum Bond parody

Review: It’s funny enough, but when our hero is turned into a pigeon, it really takes off

Fri Dec 20 2019 - 05:00

TV reviewers the world over owe debt to Clive James

Australian critic created template which has allowed writers freedom to shine ever since

Sat Nov 30 2019 - 08:00

Can European civilisation survive the death of Christianity?

Unthinkable: Like it or not, our society depends on a Christian moral inheritance

Thu Nov 21 2019 - 13:42

Spider-Man to remain in Marvel film universe after deal agreed

Tom Holland to continue role as Peter Parker in third ‘Homecoming’ movie in 2021

Sat Sept 28 2019 - 14:30

Dan Kelly winner puts Dundalk on verge of fifth league title in six years

Round-up: Bohs stay clear of Derry; Cork City ease relegation fears; Sligo win over Students

Fri Sept 20 2019 - 22:23

Holland saves best for last as Waterford see off understrength Bohemians

Round-up: Sligo blitz Finn Harps with three quick goals; St Pat’s and UCD share the points

Fri Sept 13 2019 - 22:16

Spider-Man split, executive pay multiples and those Brexit codenames in full

Planet Business: No, Greenland is not for sale

Fri Aug 23 2019 - 04:58

Byrne and Greene double up as Shamrock Rovers rout Waterford

Visitors far too strong at the RSC as they close gap on Dundalk to four points

Mon Aug 19 2019 - 22:10

Latest movies reviewed: All films in cinemas this week rated

The Irish Times what-to-see guide to the movies now in cinemas across Ireland

Fri Jun 14 2019 - 06:00

The Spider-Man: Far From Home trailer takes spoiler paranoia to the point of hysteria

Spidey orders you not to watch unless you’ve seen Endgame. Don’t tell us what to do, Parker

Tue May 07 2019 - 13:37

Avengers: Endgame – How Marvel conquered Hollywood

Avengers: Endgame set to become the fifth Marvel film in top 10 grossing of all time

Fri Apr 19 2019 - 06:00

Lucas Hedges: ‘Saoirse Ronan was the most beautiful person I had ever seen on film’

Rising star on fast track to unavoidability could not turn down chance to work with Lady Bird actor

Sat Mar 16 2019 - 05:00

Spider-Man: Far From Home first trailer revealed

Teaser gives the first look at Jake Gyllenhaal as the villain Mysterio

Tue Jan 15 2019 - 16:45

Irish actor and producer named among rising stars in Britain

Chris Walley from ‘Young Offenders’ and movie producer Fodhla Cronin O’Reilly on Bafta emerging talent list

Thu Nov 01 2018 - 06:00

The world's most powerful baboon has been tweeting about the Oscars

President Trump tweeted that the declining audience for the Oscars is due to the fact that we don't have stars. Except for himself

Fri Mar 09 2018 - 05:00

‘It was tough . . . but I’ve stepped into a time in Irish theatre that’s really alive’

The Gate: Twenty-one-year-old acting newcomer Paul Mescal has been cast in some of the country’s biggest theatrical productions

Fri Dec 15 2017 - 06:00

Jamie Bell: I hope things are getting better for women in film

The former ‘Billy Elliot’ star on Durham versus LA, acting pitfalls, and women in film

Fri Nov 17 2017 - 05:00