May '68: when revolution came to the Cote d'AzurIt is 50 years since the 1968 Cannes film festival was called to a halt in solidarity with protesting students – but don’t expect commemorationsSat May 05 2018 - 05:00
Avengers Infinity War makes no sense – except at the box officeMega-grossing Avengers movie shows the nerds – or maybe the superfans – have wonFri May 04 2018 - 06:15
Six of the best films to see at the cinema this weekendNew this week: Tough-minded Tully is not what you expect when you’re expectingFri May 04 2018 - 06:00
The movie quiz: Who did not make the Avengers final cut?Also: Spot the fake Bond villain, and who carried on more than anyone else?Fri May 04 2018 - 06:00
Almost every film in cinemas this week, reviewed and rated'The Irish Times' what-to-see guide to the movies now in cinemas across IrelandFri May 04 2018 - 06:00
A Cambodian Spring: Magic trick of a movieReview: There’s no easy way to summarise this documentary. But it’s well worth seeingFri May 04 2018 - 05:00
Roman Polanski and Bill Cosby expelled by Oscars awarding bodyAcademy say pair removed ‘in accordance with the organisation’s standards of conduct’Thu May 03 2018 - 22:13
Tully: Charlize Theron proves motherhood is not for sissiesReview: Diablo Cody has mashed up ‘Mary Poppins’ and ‘We Need to Talk About Kevin’Wed May 02 2018 - 09:51
‘My Catholic mother just wanted me to be a priest. That’s where homosexuals would go’John Cameron Mitchell, ‘Hedwig and the Angry Inch’ creator, on ‘How to Talk to Girls at Parties’ and its starWed May 02 2018 - 05:00
I Feel Pretty: Amy Schumer’s film has a troublesome relationship with beautyReview: It lacks the hypocrisy of ‘Shallow Hal’ but the makers struggle with the central messageTue May 01 2018 - 13:00
'Right now, speaking as an American, we are lacking compassion'Too much fame, too young, that has been a problem for young actors too – but the articulate, polite Charlie Plummer is unlikely to spin off the railTue May 01 2018 - 05:00
Saddle up: The best movies with horses in themMovie cats are malicious. Dogs can be savage. But horses are always brave, handsome and stoicMon Apr 30 2018 - 11:05
Almost every film in cinemas this week, reviewed and rated'The Irish Times' what-to-see guide to the movies now in cinemas across IrelandFri Apr 27 2018 - 06:00
Six of the best films to see at the cinema this weekendSuperhero chaos in Avengers, the jolting thiller Beast, and a James Whale classicFri Apr 27 2018 - 06:00
The Old Dark House: James Whale’s funniest horror film restoredReview: First released in 1932, this Boris Karloff picture was thought lost for yearsFri Apr 27 2018 - 05:00
People who insist they are not interested in the royal baby are royal boresDonald Clarke: Why do so many people insist on telling you they’re uninterested?Thu Apr 26 2018 - 11:08
The Wound: A debut that cuts deeply into the male psycheComing-of-age ritual laid bare in this debut, shortlisted for best foreign language OscarThu Apr 26 2018 - 06:00
4DX Cinema: A supposedly fun thing I’ll never do againDonald Clarke tests the new multisensory movie gimmick, 4DX, at Cineworld in DublinWed Apr 25 2018 - 20:00
Avengers Infinity War: Overlong, overcrowded and over hereReview: It’s not a good film, but it is clogged with star actors and good jokesTue Apr 24 2018 - 23:00
Grease at 40: I can no longer hate the film I despised in 1978Donald Clarke: Resistance is futile to the singalong tunes and the unstoppable TravoltaMon Apr 23 2018 - 12:50
Lily James: A young Meryl Streep?James is back on the big screen with ‘The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society’Sat Apr 21 2018 - 05:00
Almost every film in cinemas this week, reviewed and ratedThe Irish Times what-to-see guide to the movies now in cinemas across IrelandFri Apr 20 2018 - 06:00
Six of the best films to see at the cinema this weekendNew this week: An Irish zombie pic, a feminist western and a Canadian dramaFri Apr 20 2018 - 06:00
The movie quiz: Where is ‘the warmest place to hide’?This week, it also helps if you know your Shakespeare and your RocksFri Apr 20 2018 - 06:00
What do you mean you won’t be watching the snooker?Donald Clarke: The greatest sporting event of the calendar is about to beginFri Apr 20 2018 - 05:00
The Cured: Tom Vaughan-Lawlor and Ellen Page in an ingenious debutReview: The film develops new flavours of creepiness amid the socio-political metaphorFri Apr 20 2018 - 05:00
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society: as bland as mashed potatoesReview: It’s polite, tweedy and so anaemic you feel the urge to feed it a pint of GuinnessThu Apr 19 2018 - 10:30
The Leisure Seeker: Donald Sutherland and Helen Mirren well below their bestReview: The film is a long, slow Winnebago ride to a cold, cold graveThu Apr 19 2018 - 09:34
Helen Mirren on a motorbike? That’s a ‘grey pound’ movie‘The Leisure Seeker’ is the latest undemanding, patronising film aimed at oldiesWed Apr 18 2018 - 17:32
Monty Python hits Netflix. Here’s what to watch and avoidSome Monty Python is sexist, classist and unfunny. But, on the bright side of life ...Tue Apr 17 2018 - 16:40
The worst film titles of all timeThe upcoming ‘The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society’ is so bad it's goodMon Apr 16 2018 - 09:11
Claire Denis: ‘We are normal people. Even though we are French’The distinguished film-maker continues her experiments in the unpredictable with her latest work – just don’t go asking what it’s like being a female directorSat Apr 14 2018 - 06:00
Almost every film in cinemas this week, reviewed and ratedThe Irish Times what-to-see guide to the movies now in cinemas across IrelandFri Apr 13 2018 - 06:00
The movie quiz: Who is about to go (Han) Solo?Also: The film that was never No 1, welcome to the K Club, and Lean nites in DublinFri Apr 13 2018 - 06:00
Six of the best films to see at the cinema this weekendNew this week: A searing family drama from France, a gentle coming-out comedy from the US, and a heartwarming documentary from IrelandFri Apr 13 2018 - 06:00
Donald Clarke: The curse of the ‘crying laughing’ emoji, aka Blubbing DipstickThe Sobbing Cretin is popular with right-wing bullies and those with no imaginationFri Apr 13 2018 - 05:00
Cannes 2018: line-up features Jean-Luc Godard, Spike Lee and fresh facesProgramme flush with exciting talent but only three of 18 films competing for Palme d’Or have female directorsThu Apr 12 2018 - 13:44
Do film critics like me still matter? Occasionally, yesDonald Clarke: In a freak occurence, a movie has topped the box office based only on good reviewsThu Apr 12 2018 - 06:00
Rampage review: the Rock v a giant ape. It’s worse than it soundsA flying wolf can’t make up for awful dialogue, absent humour and ropy CGIThu Apr 12 2018 - 06:00
Truth or Dare: A good, honest, trashy horrorReview: The actors give it their all. There are super squirmy moments. The plot is illogicalWed Apr 11 2018 - 09:11
Custody review: Hurtling drama of a horrific boyhoodXavier Legrand’s portayal of domestic violence is a singular debutWed Apr 11 2018 - 09:00
Solo: A Star Wars Story: Hopeful trailer for a ‘troubled production’Smug dialogue, dystopian cityscapes and Chewbacca feature in clip for latest spin-offMon Apr 09 2018 - 13:03
A shortcut to immortality: kill the presidentWith Steven Sondheim’s ‘Assassins’ opening at the Gate, what drives the perpetrators. from Booth to Oswald to Hinckley?Sat Apr 07 2018 - 05:00
Six of the best films to see at the cinema this weekendNew this week: A thriller so tense you can hear a pin drop, a hard-hitting Irish prison drama, and an epic about the French Aids crisisFri Apr 06 2018 - 06:00
The movie quiz: There's a Baldwin who doesn't act? ReallyAlso: the oldest man win an Oscar and spot the fake Aussie from the usual suspectsFri Apr 06 2018 - 06:00
Almost every film in cinemas this week, reviewed and ratedThe Irish Times what-to-see guide to the movies now in cinemas across IrelandFri Apr 06 2018 - 06:00
120 BPM: Flawed but worthwhile saga of the French Aids yearsRobin Campillo’s film is at its best when at its most intimateFri Apr 06 2018 - 05:00
Thoroughbreds: a film so deliciously unpleasant, we highly recommended itTwo bored, haughty shrews plot a murder – it’s ‘Heathers’ meets ‘Double Indemnity’Fri Apr 06 2018 - 05:00
Making the Grade: Ken Wardrop’s grand piano film scales the heightsThe documentary maker’s film about people taking piano exams may be his warmest yetFri Apr 06 2018 - 05:00
Donald Clarke: ‘Roseanne’ is the latest cudgel in the brutal culture warsReaction to the sitcom’s 10th series highlights the yawning chasm of US politicsFri Apr 06 2018 - 05:00
