Believers in homeopathy live in their own magic universeGood news. Health authorities in Scotland have announced they will no longer be providing funds for the dunking of witchesSat Feb 23 2013 - 00:00
Fire In The BloodThis angry documentary about the pharmaceutical industry’s slowness in making affordable retroviral drugs available to poorer…Fri Feb 22 2013 - 00:00
MiloDirected by Berend and Roel Boorsma. Starring Stuart Graham, Lorcan Bonner, Charlotte Bradley, Jer O’Leary, Laura VasiliuFri Feb 22 2013 - 00:00
MamaNow look here. Before any horror director takes off their training wheels, he or she should have a few firm rules drummed into…Fri Feb 22 2013 - 00:00
LoreIt’s taken eight years for Cate Shortland, one of Australia’s most promising directors, to follow-up her spooky, bewitching debut…Fri Feb 22 2013 - 00:00
Investigation of a Citizen Above SuspicionDirected by Elio Petri. Starring Gian Maria Volonté, Florinda Bolkan, Gianni Santuccio , Orazio Orlando. Cineworld, 5Fri Feb 22 2013 - 00:00
Donald Clarke's weekly movie quizDonald Clarke's weekly teasers for movie buffs.Fri Feb 22 2013 - 00:00
Song For MarionOh Lord. It’s another one of those twee British films that finds decent actors doing something creative – think The Full Monty…Fri Feb 22 2013 - 00:00
BernieDirected by Richard Linklater. Starring Jack Black, Shirley MacLaine, Matthew McConaughey. Cineworld, 8.50pm ****Thu Feb 21 2013 - 00:00
A documentary on the pathology of power in the Catholic ChurchAlex Gibney's latest film, on sexual abuse in the Catholic Church, alleges a direct link between the outgoing pope and the abuse…Tue Feb 19 2013 - 00:00
Vox pops predictable? Tell me something I don't knowThere’s a lady on my television talking about horsegate. Apparently, she likes to eat processed lasagne now and thenSat Feb 16 2013 - 00:00
Well-received 'Broken' opens Dublin film festivalThe 11th Jameson Dublin International Film Festival kicked off last night at the Savoy Cinema with a screening of Rufus Norris…Fri Feb 15 2013 - 00:00
First get Michael Fassbender for your film. Then give him a giant comedy headLenny Abrahamson, the director of ‘Adam Paul’, has cast the Irish star to play the much-mourned Frank Sidebottom…Sat Feb 09 2013 - 00:00
Oz is hotter than hell but people still see it as heaven on EarthAnd they say there’s no exciting news in FebruarySat Feb 09 2013 - 00:00
I Give It a YearWhat are the current rules on (oh Lord, that word) “spoilers“? We are, surely, permitted to reveal information put about by the…Fri Feb 08 2013 - 00:00
AntiviralIf the director of this creepy, somewhat disordered body horror were named Boris O’Houlihan, he would still find his film compared…Fri Feb 08 2013 - 00:00
Think twice about worshipping athletes with feet of clayIn times of distress, the poets offer us some solaceSat Feb 02 2013 - 00:00
'Don't make any mistakes. They will never let you forget'The dangerous looks are the same, but the reputation has changed. Christian Slater talks fame, Stallone, and Gangnam StyleThu Jan 31 2013 - 00:00
What Basil Fawlty can teach 'Zero Dark Thirty'Fawlty Towers and Zero Dark Thirty do not have a great deal in commonSat Jan 26 2013 - 00:00
Winner's wayward but winning waysThere is something of a moral in the life story of Michael Winner, who died this week at the age of 77Fri Jan 25 2013 - 00:00
Screenwriting competition shortlistWe are a bit late on this, but congratulations go out to the shortlisted candidates for the second UNTITLED public screenwriting…Fri Jan 25 2013 - 00:00
Irish movies go down a storm at SundanceIt’s already been a good year for the Irish at the Sundance Film Festival and there are still three days to goFri Jan 25 2013 - 00:00
It’s okay for Sly’n’Arnie but Hollywood women can’t ageSCREEN WRITER: An amusing scene in Ivan Reitman’s 1988 Twins – one of the less terrible high-concept Arnold Schwarzenegger comedies…Fri Jan 25 2013 - 00:00
Zero Dark ThirtyThe deafening hubbub of controversy surrounding Kathryn Bigelow’s knuckle-whitening study of the hunt for Osama Bin Laden makes…Fri Jan 25 2013 - 00:00
Franco to tackle American TabloidWell, you couldn’t say that James Franco lacks ambitionFri Jan 25 2013 - 00:00
Film festival programme launchedKelly Campbell and Killian Scott, two of our most gifted actors, were at the Light House Cinema in Smithfield last night to launch…Thu Jan 24 2013 - 00:00
Hypocrisy is always on the menu when carnivores dineAs a roaring hypocrite, I am often asked: “How come you eat meat and still claim to be something of an animal-lover?” My usual…Sat Jan 19 2013 - 00:00
EverydayMichael Winterbottom has sometimes been accused of hurrying through projectsFri Jan 18 2013 - 00:00
Monsters Inc 3DReceiving a welcome reissue in unwelcome 3D, the fourth film from Pixar – a prequel arrives later this year – stands up well, …Fri Jan 18 2013 - 00:00
'Lincoln' hospice fundraiser courtesy of Spielberg and Day-LewisFresh from his victory at the Golden Globes last Sunday, Wicklow-based actor Daniel Day-Lewis will fly into Dublin for the European…Tue Jan 15 2013 - 00:00
New single by Bowie hits cultural know-it-alls for sixUnless you have spent the last week with your head in an insulated bucket you will be aware that David Bowie has released a new…Sat Jan 12 2013 - 00:00
New year, new Star Wars gossipChristmas is over. The silver balls have been packed away. It’s time to start dragging out more pointless Star Wars gossip.Fri Jan 11 2013 - 00:00
Silly name, very silly photosWe want to be kind about Kate Winslet’s new husbandFri Jan 11 2013 - 00:00
Man on the TrainReleased a decade ago, Patrice Leconte’s The Man on the Train centred on an effective complementary partnership between Johnny…Fri Jan 11 2013 - 00:00
Richard goes after gong gloryElsewhere in today’s paper, you can read this writer’s thoughts on today’s Oscar nominationsFri Jan 11 2013 - 00:00
Will CIA row derail Zero Dark Thirty's Oscar bid?The controversy surrounding Karthryn Bigelow’s Zero Dark Thirty continues to bubbleFri Jan 11 2013 - 00:00
'Lincoln' leads the way as 'Amour' feels the loveIn a rare display of unpredictability, the nominations for the 2013 Oscars delivered a number of surprises, though ‘…Fri Jan 11 2013 - 00:00
Favourite 'Lincoln' gets 10 Bafta nominationsOne day ahead of this afternoon’s Oscar nominations, Steven Spielberg’s Lincoln confirmed its status as favourite by securing…Thu Jan 10 2013 - 00:00
Lincoln gets 12 Oscar nominationsFor once, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences actually sprung a few surprises when the nominations for the 2013 Oscars…Thu Jan 10 2013 - 00:00
The real revolution in 'Les Misérables' is ThatcherismNext week, the film version of Les Misérables, Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil’s smash musical, finally opens in commercial…Sat Jan 05 2013 - 00:00
ChinatownIf you are old enough to remember the emergence of Chinatown in 1974, you will recall – amid all the deserved acclaim – some …Fri Jan 04 2013 - 00:00
Worthy candidate for most irritating phenomenon of yearAfter 12 months of griping and scowling, the season of renewal beckons and we settle down to celebrate the year’s more joyous…Sat Dec 29 2012 - 00:00
False Trail/Jagarna 2What else can we say about the Scandinavian crime thriller? There are a lot of them aboutFri Dec 28 2012 - 00:00
