Spoiler alert: The Batman contains an Irish-related secretA rumour did surface in November, but was shut down quickly. Now there’s little doubtFri Mar 11 2022 - 15:33
The Movie Quiz: What does Pixar’s WALL-E stand for?Plus: Which animal has never been the title character of a Disney Animation feature?Fri Mar 11 2022 - 06:00
Turning Red: A period drama of a very different huePixar’s latest tackles puberty and menstruation to make enchanting entertainmentFri Mar 11 2022 - 05:00
Red Rocket film review: Hilarious, unsettling portrait of a tarnished American dreamFrayed lives and unnerving relationships are vividly brought to life in Sean Baker’s latestFri Mar 11 2022 - 05:00
‘I was prowling around my flat:’ George MacKay on becoming a wolfThe English actor on new Irish film Wolf, Saoirse Ronan and his Celtic connectionsThu Mar 10 2022 - 05:00
Vortex wins best film at Dublin International Film FestivalLaura Samani wins best director for Small Body and Udo Kier takes best actorMon Mar 07 2022 - 11:08
‘My cheeks hurt because I can’t stop smiling’: Ruth Negga wins Independent Spirit AwardThe Limerick star received the best supporting actress award for PassingMon Mar 07 2022 - 07:09
Four new films to see this weekThe Batman, Ali & Ava, and Irish-themed You Are Not My Mother and NightrideSun Mar 06 2022 - 06:00
Donald Clarke: Pixar’s new period drama breaks down the menstruation tabooDomee Shi’s charming Turning Red takes aim at millennia of patriarchal queasinessSat Mar 05 2022 - 05:00
The Movie Quiz: What city serenaded Tom Cruise and Kelly McGillis?Plus: Who is about to follow after Michael Gough, Michael Caine and Jeremy Irons?Fri Mar 04 2022 - 06:00
Nightride: One-last-job yarn set in Belfast splutters over the lineMoe Dunford impresses in a thriller that just manages to keep its real-time gimmick goingFri Mar 04 2022 - 05:00
The Dublin International Film Festival gets off to an energetic startAfter a fully online event last year, the city’s cinemas are open again for a festival stuffed with Irish and international featuresTue Mar 01 2022 - 05:00
The Batman: More dark turns in the city of nightmaresFilm review: There aren’t any gags, but this new iteration hits most of the right notesMon Feb 28 2022 - 17:00
Kenneth Branagh’s Belfast wins no Screen Actors Guild award in ceremony of upsetsIrish actor Ferdia Walsh-Peelo among the award-winning cast for CodaMon Feb 28 2022 - 13:50
Four new films to see in cinemas this weekCyrano, The Duke, Foo Fighters’ Studio 666, RurangiSun Feb 27 2022 - 06:00
Clio Barnard brings signature social realism to romcom-adjacent Ali & AvaThe Arbor director’s new film looks beyond stereotypes of working-class Britain to tell the story of people getting bySat Feb 26 2022 - 05:00
Donald Clarke: Can you save Charlie Brooker’s cat from a shocking death?Interactive movie/video game Cat Burglar is a delightful oddity. Is this the future?Sat Feb 26 2022 - 05:00
The Movie Quiz: Who will not be hosting the upcoming Academy Awards?Plus: Who has shared space with Mr Darcy, Remington Steele and Diane Lockhart?Fri Feb 25 2022 - 06:00
Studio 666: Foo Fighters horror mash-up is not good – but it’s good it existsThis revolting film is a welcome curio – it’s like The Monkees sitcom but much bloodierFri Feb 25 2022 - 05:00
Rurangi: A gentle, affecting drama of irrefutable humanityFilm review: Elz Carrad shines in New Zealand feature on a trans man returning homeFri Feb 25 2022 - 05:00
Belfast and An Cailín Ciúin lead nominations for Irish film and television awardsWinners to be announced at virtual and in-person events in March and AprilTue Feb 22 2022 - 10:45
Four new films to see this weekHere Before, The Beatles and Charlie Chaplin in cinemas, Texas Chainsaw streamingSun Feb 20 2022 - 06:00
‘I am 12. I don’t know what my career will be’ – Catherine Clinch, star of An Cailín CiúinActor shines in Irish-language film that secured spot at ‘big three’ European film festivalsSat Feb 19 2022 - 06:00
Donald Clarke: Oscars turn to Twitter in attempt to reverse plummeting TV ratingsHashtag horror: US viewers to vote for #OscarsFanFavourite and #OscarsCheerMomentSat Feb 19 2022 - 05:00
The Movie Quiz: What was the last Bond film with no opening title song?Plus: Who pulls together Tom Clancy, Eoin Colfer and Agatha Christie?Fri Feb 18 2022 - 06:00
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: Absolute bloody rubbishReview: There’s very little to be said for this squalid sequel to the 1974 originalFri Feb 18 2022 - 05:00
The Beatles: The Rooftop Concert review – Cutting a long story shortPared-down version of Peter Jackson’s mega-documentary has great momentsFri Feb 18 2022 - 05:00
Andrea Riseborough: ‘I was shredding a duck and I had a moment of clarity’She left the Chinese restaurant for Rada to become one of her generation’s best actorsWed Feb 16 2022 - 05:00
Four new films to see in cinemas this weekKenneth Branagh’s Death on the Nile, Oscar nominee Flee, Irish documentary The Dance, and Drive My Car director’s Wheel of Fortune and FantasySun Feb 13 2022 - 06:00
Donald Clarke: Without Neighbours, Hollywood would have a staffing crisisThe sexless but sanguine soap is on the endangered list, struggling in a changed worldSat Feb 12 2022 - 05:00
The Dance: Fascinating close-up portrait of a creative processPat Collins’s documentary captures the development of Michael Keegan-Dolan’s MámFri Feb 11 2022 - 08:14
The Movie Quiz: Which Irish legend costars in Tyler Perry’s next Madea film?Plus: Who follows in the footsteps of José Ferrer, Gérard Depardieu and Steve Martin?Fri Feb 11 2022 - 06:00
Death on the Nile: Harmlessly enjoyable entertainmentKenneth Branagh’s long-delayed whodunnit overcomes most of its problemsFri Feb 11 2022 - 05:00
Oscars 2022: Will any Irish nominees win? Will Lady Gaga’s snub break the internet?Donald Clarke: Here are 10 key questions on this year's Oscars nominationsTue Feb 08 2022 - 17:45
Oscars 2022: Kenneth Branagh, Jessie Buckley and Ciarán Hinds among nomineesBelfast up for best picture and Van Morrison nominated for best original songTue Feb 08 2022 - 12:10
Oscars 2022: On track for most Irish academy awards in yearsDune will dominate, but the Irish will be ubiquitous in this Tuesday’s nominationsMon Feb 07 2022 - 04:00
Four new films to see in cinemas this weekBelle, The Souvenir Part II, The Eyes of Tammy Faye, JockeySun Feb 06 2022 - 06:00
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 OscarSat Feb 05 2022 - 05:00
The Movie Quiz: Jim Sheridan was the unusual director of whose biopic?Plus: How many Dan Brown adaptations has Ron Howard directed?Fri Feb 04 2022 - 06:00
Money: The five-letter word that could kill the Wordle crazeNew York Times says online word game will ‘initially’ remain free to useFri Feb 04 2022 - 05:00
The Souvenir Part II: There is nothing else quite like this in cinemaJoanna Hogg’s quasi-autobiographical film may divide opinions, but that’s no bad thingFri Feb 04 2022 - 05:00
Jockey: Well-crafted horse-racing drama drips with authenticityReview: Director Clint Bentley has done an exemplary job in recreating that worldFri Feb 04 2022 - 05:00
Baftas 2022: The nominations in fullKenneth Branagh’s Belfast has secured six nominations, with 11 for Denis Villeneuve’s DuneThu Feb 03 2022 - 14:34
Baftas 2022: Caitríona Balfe, Ruth Negga, Ciarán Hinds and Belfast among nominationsHalf the best supporting actress list are Irish. Dune dominates with 11 nominationsThu Feb 03 2022 - 14:22
Dublin International Film Festival 2022: In-person screenings and Adam McKay visitDomestic premiere of An Cailín Ciúin opens festival’s 20th edition on February 23rdWed Feb 02 2022 - 12:30
Four new films to see in cinemas this weekParallel Mothers, Amulet, Doineann, Sing 2Sun Jan 30 2022 - 06:00
Branagh’s Belfast is right, unionists didn't have a problem calling themselves IrishDonald Clarke: Even Ian Paisley saw no contradiction in being both British and IrishSat Jan 29 2022 - 05:00
The Movie Quiz: In Gremlins 2, which writer is deemed vital for civilisation?Plus: What just became the first ever Disney song to reach No 1 in the UK charts?Fri Jan 28 2022 - 06:00
Doineann: Irish-language thriller starts strongly but peters outIsland noir has some nice touches until standard gangster fare takes overFri Jan 28 2022 - 05:00
Sing 2 review: Lord alone knows why Bono bothered to take the jobThe U2 singer appears in the guise of a grizzled lion and speaks in an American accentFri Jan 28 2022 - 05:00
