Marlowe — Liam Neeson and a game cast mostly make something juicy of hard-boiled private-eye staplesFilm does not offer convincing re-creation of noir aesthetic but worth making your own mind up aboutThu Mar 16 2023 - 05:45
Liam Neeson on his 100th movie: ‘If I’d been asked in Ballymena in 1969 if I’d be sitting here… I never thought I’d be so lucky’The Antrim actor plays the latest incarnation of Philip Marlowe in Neil Jordan’s new filmTue Mar 14 2023 - 23:09
Oscars 2024: Donald Clarke predicts next year’s best-picture nomineesLet’s stick with the regular suspects, that way we’re sure to get somewhere near 50% right – right?Tue Mar 14 2023 - 12:00
Oscars 2023: Was that the real Jenny, and nine other key questions about this year’s Academy AwardsIncluding: Was The Banshees of Inisherin ever going to win anything, and what was Colin Farrell’s SNL remark about?Mon Mar 13 2023 - 14:59
Oscars 2023: Ireland wins two Academy Awards – and delivers one of the great Oscar momentsEverything Everywhere All at Once has an extraordinary night at the 95th Academy Awards, winning seven OscarsMon Mar 13 2023 - 05:47
The most Irish Oscars ever: Who should win, and who will win?Predictions for every Oscar from our film critic, but prepare for Irish disappointment as Everything Everywhere All At Once looks set to top the awards on SundaySat Mar 11 2023 - 06:00
Reach out to me at your perilDonald Clarke: Of all horrible neologisms one stands out, unless you’re a member of the Four TopsSat Mar 11 2023 - 05:00
The Movie Quiz: How many people born in Ireland have won an acting Oscar?Plus: What is the most nominated film at this year’s Academy Awards?Fri Mar 10 2023 - 12:21
An Irish Goodbye: how a short Northern Irish film ended up nominated for an OscarThe Northern Ireland comedy about death and reconciliation ran into some unexpected opposition after getting on the Oscar shortlistFri Mar 10 2023 - 06:00
Blubbing, hugging and spectacular screw-ups: 25 of the most memorable Oscar momentsThe Academy Awards have unintentionally provided some of the most jaw-dropping moments in the history of live televisionFri Mar 10 2023 - 06:00
Academy Awards 2023: Can An Cailín Ciúin cause one of the greatest upsets in Oscar history? It has historically been enormously difficult for any title up against a best picture nominee to triumph in best international film. But An Cailín Ciúin has a habit of doing the impossibleThu Mar 09 2023 - 06:00
My Sailor, My Love: Sharp writing, subtle acting and a winning Irish settingJames Cosmo and Bríd Brennan star in a film that will appeal wherever humans struggle to make themselves understoodThu Mar 09 2023 - 05:00
Champions: Not even a hug from Woody Harrelson could make this film feel any warmer-heartedKaitlin Olson, best known for It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, is so darn good – her comic timing is impeccableWed Mar 08 2023 - 05:00
Oscars: the 25 best winning lead acting performances of all time From Bergman, Bogart and Brando to De Niro, Portman and Taylor, the competition is stellar - and Streep doesn’t make the cutWed Mar 08 2023 - 05:00
Oscars 2023: Ten historic moments to watch out for on Academy Awards nightThe first Irish-born best-actor winner, the first baroness to receive an Oscar... Much new ground could be broken when the gongs are given out on SundayTue Mar 07 2023 - 05:00
Irish Film & Television Awards 2023: The Banshees of Inisherin and Aisha top nominationsMartin McDonagh’s Oscar competitor nominated in 11 categories, one ahead of Frank Berry’s dramaTue Mar 07 2023 - 00:00
Dublin International Film Festival: The moving My Sailor, My Love named best Irish movie Donald Clarke: Zara Devlin excels as Ann Lovett, Sinéad O’Shea’s new documentary takes a surprising turn, and Mark Cousins dons two tiesMon Mar 06 2023 - 12:00
Isabelle Huppert: ‘People think I have Irish blood because I have red hair and freckles’The Parisian star is one of the world’s great screen actors but she has none of the airs and graces you might expectSat Mar 04 2023 - 05:00
It’s time for St Patty’s Day and Irish-Americans are disgracing themselves againDonald Clarke: No semi-sane Irish person could watch these TikToks without risking extreme bile refluxSat Mar 04 2023 - 05:00
The Movie Quiz: In which film did Yoda first appearPlus: A Back to the Future speed test and what is the last line of Some Like it Hot?Fri Mar 03 2023 - 05:00
Fashion Reimagined: A game attempt to uncloak dark secrets of a destructive industryWorkmanlike documentary has no shortage of worrying information, but nagging questions remainFri Mar 03 2023 - 05:00
‘You can’t buy a T-shirt for £1 and not know that is wrong’ Documentary-maker Becky Hutner and fashion creative director Amy Powney have made a film arguing for real action on sustainability in the clothing businessThu Mar 02 2023 - 05:00
Creed III: One to watch on the biggest screen with the largest portions of the unhealthiest snacksHelped by a knockout performance from Jonathan Majors, number nine in the Rocky series still packs a punchThu Mar 02 2023 - 05:00
The Banshees of Inisherin: An uncomfortable question edges forward. Could it walk away with no Oscars?Uncomfortable questions must be considered after disappointment at Screen Actors Guild awardsWed Mar 01 2023 - 05:00
Fair play to Paul Mescal. Even when he’s on the Oscar trail he doesn’t forget DublinDublin International Film Festival 2023: The Irish actor stars with Emily Watson in God’s Creatures, this year’s opening filmTue Feb 28 2023 - 09:51
Screen Actors Guild awards 2023: Banshees of Inisherin loses out on major prizesEverything Everywhere All at Once breaks record for winsMon Feb 27 2023 - 06:11
Four new films to see in cinemas this weekHigh concept horror-comedy Cocaine Bear and Lily James in romcom What’s Love Got to Do with It?, plus Joyland from Pakistan and Broker from South KoreaSun Feb 26 2023 - 05:00
Michael Douglas: ‘I haven’t read the small print but if they decide to end it, I want a big death’Icon of post-Reagan Hollywood masculinity, scion of a Hollywood dynasty, Michael Douglas is now a serene but busy septuagenarian with a recurring role in the MCUSat Feb 25 2023 - 05:42
Harry and Meghan v South Park: there’s only one winnerDonald Clarke: The duke and duchess are reportedly annoyed by a South Park episode. For all their torments, they should have kept shtum about itFri Feb 24 2023 - 05:00
The Movie Quiz: Pick out the star who does not appear in all three Godfather filmsPlus: How many features with ‘Spider-Man’ in the title have been released this century?Fri Feb 24 2023 - 05:00
What’s Love Got to Do With It?: Lily James explaining arranged marriage to Muslims – that’s a bit white-lensy It is hard to tell where the satire is directed in Shekhar Kapur’s filmFri Feb 24 2023 - 05:00
Cocaine Bear: I’ve had it with the motherf**king cocaine in this bear, as Samuel L Jackson might put it Ray Liotta and the rest of an unnecessarily classy cast give it their all in a film that will go down nicely with a sack of tortilla chips and a vat of colaThu Feb 23 2023 - 21:00
Will Colin Farrell win an Oscar and four other questions about the BaftasDo the Baftas confirm any Irish nominees as favourites and what happened with Carey Mulligan?Mon Feb 20 2023 - 10:39
Baftas 2023: Banshees of Inisherin wins four awards – but Colin Farrell is beaten to best actorKerry Condon and Barry Keoghan win supporting awards as Martin McDonagh takes best British film and screenplaySun Feb 19 2023 - 22:10
Four new films to see in cinemas this weekTiny titan Paul Rudd returns in Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, plus Hugh Jackman in tough drama The Son, charming animated Marcel the Shell with Shoes On, and provocative pro-nuclear doc Atomic HopeSun Feb 19 2023 - 05:00
‘There are lots of films where you identify with the criminals’ The much-admired but modest director’s latest film, Broker, is a characteristically restrained study of morally compromised outsidersSat Feb 18 2023 - 05:00
UFOs are back in the skies over America. Did they ever go away?There are few more durable conspiracies than those surrounding visitations from outer spaceSat Feb 18 2023 - 05:00
The Movie Quiz: What is the highest grossing film directed solely by a woman?Plus: Which biscuit appears in An Cailín Ciúin?Fri Feb 17 2023 - 05:00
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania – Welcome relief from Marvel at its most pompousHectic and not overlong, Quantumania bumbles along amiably enoughThu Feb 16 2023 - 05:00
Raquel Welch: unrecognised groundbreaker of Hollywood past had no illusions about how public perceived herDonald Clarke: We try to avoid using the word ‘icon’ in writing but the One Million Years BC actor is easily the exception to the ruleWed Feb 15 2023 - 22:13
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On review: This movie sounds unbearable. Actually, it deserves an OscarJenny Slate’s endearingly odd animated mockumentary feels both of its time and one for the ages, out there yet easily accessibleWed Feb 15 2023 - 05:30
James Flynn obituary: A producer who helped it seem natural for Hollywood to shoot in Ireland Producer was at the heart of showing the Irish film and TV industry had the talent and facilities to compete with any rivalsMon Feb 13 2023 - 16:51
James Flynn, coproducer of The Banshees of Inisherin, dies aged 57‘Brilliant, witty and wise’, Flynn was attached to projects including Angela’s Ashes and Veronica GuerinMon Feb 13 2023 - 14:37
Four new films to see in cinemas this weekOscar-nominated Women Talking, plus Channing Tatum takes another twirl as Magic Mike, gritty British drama Blue Jean, and French kids animation Epic TailsSun Feb 12 2023 - 05:00
Do ageing rock stars still stick cucumbers down their sprayed-on trousers?Donald Clarke: From Spinal Tap and Fawlty Towers to Frasier, we will soon be awash in belated revivalsSat Feb 11 2023 - 05:00
Small, but perfectly formed — Oscar-nominated Marcel the ShellIt took 10 years for Jenny Slate to bring it to the big screen, but this animation was worth the waitSat Feb 11 2023 - 05:00
The Movie Quiz: Who buys it in Kenneth Branagh’s version of Death on the Nile?Plus: Who is missing: McDonagh, the Daniels, Spielberg, Field?Fri Feb 10 2023 - 07:14
Magic Mike’s Last Dance: If you want Channing Tatum to grind his crotch in your face, best look elsewhereThe final part of Steven Soderbergh’s male-stripper trilogy may be the most chaste sequel of the yearFri Feb 10 2023 - 05:15
Women Talking: Four stars for Jessie Buckley’s intense, disturbing Oscar-nominated film Sarah Polley’s movie, which is up for best picture, is set in a Mennonite community whose women are victims of an endless cycle of sexual abuseWed Feb 08 2023 - 05:00
Dublin International Film Festival 2023: Paul Mescal and Emily Watson to star in opening movieWatson, who is also to receive the festival’s Volta award, joins Jane Seymour among special guests flying in for the eventTue Feb 07 2023 - 14:00
