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
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
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
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
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
‘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
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
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
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
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
Four new films to see in cinemas this weekPuss in Boots: The Last Wish, EO, Saint Omer, The WhaleSun Feb 05 2023 - 05:00
Let’s all join Eva Green and celebrate the unabashed rudeness of the FrenchDonald Clarke: Our national stereotypes are only allowed to be cherished by ourselvesSat Feb 04 2023 - 05:00
EO: This donkey road movie is a unique mix of the absurd and the profoundVeteran Polish director Jerzy Skolimowski surprised many by receiving an Oscar nomination for his film about a placid equidFri Feb 03 2023 - 05:00
The Movie Quiz: Who was the first US president not to have a Bond film released during his term?Plus: Which member of U2 has starred in a live-action feature?Fri Feb 03 2023 - 05:00
The Whale: It stars Brendan Fraser in an Oscar-nominated performance. But this film’s a shockerDarren Aronofsky’s movie starts well enough, then sinks under its own weightinessThu Feb 02 2023 - 05:00
Sam Riley: ‘I am going to have to be myself – a failed musician in his early 40s’Music and film have overlapped a few times in Sam Riley’s career. His new film, She Is Love, blurs the lines even furtherWed Feb 01 2023 - 05:00
Oscars 2023: Uncomfortable truth is that two black women are best-actress race’s most obvious losersDonald Clarke: The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is meeting to review its rules after Andrea Riseborough’s surprise nominationTue Jan 31 2023 - 01:00
Four new films to see this weekSteven Spielberg’s seven Oscars-nominated The Fabelman, plus brawny Gerard Butler in Plane, documentary All the Beauty and the Bloodshed, and dark Bulgarian drama JanuarySun Jan 29 2023 - 05:00
The next Irish cinematic triumph is just around the cornerDonald Clarke: It may be set in Tennessee, but the Wicklow-shot Cocaine Bear is clearly set to be the film of the yearSat Jan 28 2023 - 00:00
The Movie Quiz: What is the first spoken line in the original Star Wars?Plus: Which classic RTÉ show makes a peripheral appearance in An Cailín Ciúin?Fri Jan 27 2023 - 05:00
January: An impressively spooky film to take us out of deep winterDark Bulgarian drama, adapted from an allegorical play by Yordan Radichkov, has familiar absurdist themesFri Jan 27 2023 - 05:00
The Fabelmans: An immaculately performed portrait of Steven Spielberg as a young manThe freshly Oscar-nominated director crafts an impressive, thinly disguised autobiographical exploration of familiar Spielbergian themesWed Jan 25 2023 - 05:00
Oscar nominations 2023: Donald Clarke on an astonishing, record-shattering year for Irish filmAcademy Awards: Today’s 14 nominations for domestic films and talent mean Ireland has clocked up its most successful day ever at this stage of the raceTue Jan 24 2023 - 14:53
Oscar nominations 2023: Ireland could have a record year. Donald Clarke makes his predictionsColin Farrell, Barry Keoghan, Brendan Gleeson, Kerry Condon, Paul Mescal and Jessie Buckley could all be up for awards. And that’s just the acting categoriesMon Jan 23 2023 - 05:30
Four new films to see this weekMargot Robbie and Brad Pitt in Hollywood epic Babylon, plus Iranian serial killer drama Holy Spider, Irish horror comedy Let the Wrong One In, and documentary on the legendary Chelsea HotelSun Jan 22 2023 - 05:00
In When I’m 64, Paul McCartney imagined someone of Madonna’s age knitting, not going on tourDonald Clarke: The announcement of her tour has drawn predictably sexist and ageist coverage from the usual mid-market placesSat Jan 21 2023 - 05:00
Oscars 2023: Will Steven Spielberg win best director for a third time to enter the exclusive club?American director has had his ups and downs at the Oscars. What are his chances this time around?Sat Jan 21 2023 - 05:00
The Movie Quiz: Spot the fake Fast and Furious titlePlus: A film adapted by which Irish author is currently vying for an Oscar nomination?Fri Jan 20 2023 - 11:12
Let the Wrong One In: Brides of Dracula reinvented as a Dublin hen party? It’s close to irresistibleBraineater fans will be relieved to hear director Conor McMahon has retained his confidence in the hurl as an effective weapon against the undeadFri Jan 20 2023 - 05:00
An unprecedented year for Irish talent: Donald Clarke on the 2023 Bafta nominations Colm Bairéad’s Irish-language film An Cailín Ciúin continues astonishing run with two nominations as Martin McDonagh’s The Banshees of Inisherin bags 10 nodsThu Jan 19 2023 - 14:03
Babylon: It’s got Margot Robbie, it’s got Brad Pitt, and it’s intriguing, infuriating, entertaining and preposterousDamien Chazelle’s evocation of pre-talkie Hollywood features some of his very best work but also some of his clumsiest folliesWed Jan 18 2023 - 05:00
Four new films to see in cinemas this weekCate Blanchett is grandstandingly brilliant in Tár, plus frightful folkie Enys Men, creepy doll M3GAN, and Sam Mendes’ Empire of LightSun Jan 15 2023 - 05:00
The first big scandal of Oscars season is under wayIs celebrated conductor Marin Alsop right to criticise Oscar favourite Todd Field over his film Tár?Sat Jan 14 2023 - 05:00
The remarkable audacious life of US photographer and activist Nan GoldinAcclaimed documentary-maker Laura Poitras has made a film about artist and anti-Purdue Pharma campaigner Nan GoldinSat Jan 14 2023 - 05:00
M3gan: An AI doll - what could possibly go wrong?Cracking sci-fi shocker digs into the contemporary human psycheFri Jan 13 2023 - 05:00
The Movie Quiz: Which of the four Banshees stars is also part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe?Plus: What is officially the highest grossing release of 2022?Fri Jan 13 2023 - 05:00
SAG awards 2023: The Banshees of Inisherin’s Oscar hopes get a big boostColin Farrell shortlisted for best actor as Martin McDonagh’s film lands five nominationsWed Jan 11 2023 - 16:48
