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Can you guess what the biggest film in Irish cinemas was last year?

Can you guess what the biggest film in Irish cinemas was last year?

Ireland had the highest cinema attendance in Europe in 2018, with 3.3 visits per person

Fri Feb 08 2019 - 06:00
Kenneth Branagh: ‘The life of an actor? Strange men phone and offer you money’

Kenneth Branagh: ‘The life of an actor? Strange men phone and offer you money’

The actor and director talks Shakespeare ‘trutherism’ and his working-class upbringing

Fri Feb 08 2019 - 06:00
Latest movies reviewed: All films in cinemas this week rated

Latest movies reviewed: All films in cinemas this week rated

The Irish Times what-to-see guide to the movies now in cinemas across Ireland

Fri Feb 08 2019 - 06:00
Six of the best films to see at the cinema this weekend

Six of the best films to see at the cinema this weekend

New this weekend: If Beale Street Could Talk, All Is True, Boy Erased, 1985

Fri Feb 08 2019 - 05:45
The movie quiz: Where did Chief Brody in Jaws work?

The movie quiz: Where did Chief Brody in Jaws work?

Also: Oscar nominees who are also winners, Pulp Fiction soundtrack and who is the real Michael Douglas?

Fri Feb 08 2019 - 05:30
Alita Battle Angel: A childish film that wastes its huge budget

Alita Battle Angel: A childish film that wastes its huge budget

Review: For no good reason, Jennifer Connelly does a whole scene in her exotic undies

Fri Feb 08 2019 - 05:00
All is True: Kenneth Branagh’s salty take on Shakespeare

All is True: Kenneth Branagh’s salty take on Shakespeare

Review: An odd but charming film about the ageing playwright’s twilight years

Thu Feb 07 2019 - 10:55
If Beale Street Could Talk: A seductive, exemplary movie

If Beale Street Could Talk: A seductive, exemplary movie

Review: Barry Jenkins’s third film is least as good as his Oscar-winning Moonlight

Wed Feb 06 2019 - 11:30
Liam Neeson’s ‘Good Morning America’ interview fails to address the key question

Liam Neeson’s ‘Good Morning America’ interview fails to address the key question

The interviewer needed to press Neeson harder on the venom of his racist language

Tue Feb 05 2019 - 17:35
Liam Neeson says he wanted to kill a ‘black b*st*rd’ after his friend’s rape

Liam Neeson says he wanted to kill a ‘black b*st*rd’ after his friend’s rape

‘I’m ashamed to say ... I went up and down areas with a cosh, hoping I’d be approached’

Mon Feb 04 2019 - 15:33

Oscars 2019: Nominated films play fast and loose with history

Most factual liberties are dramatically justifiable. But some seriously mislead viewers

Mon Feb 04 2019 - 09:53
The English have been getting stuff wrong about Ireland again

The English have been getting stuff wrong about Ireland again

Donald Clarke: Brexit fever is escalating Britain’s ignorance of Ireland to intolerable levels

Sat Feb 02 2019 - 06:00
Barry Jenkins: ‘Being poor and black in Miami was all I knew’

Barry Jenkins: ‘Being poor and black in Miami was all I knew’

The 'If Beale Street Could Talk' director on the Oscars mix-up and what's next

Sat Feb 02 2019 - 05:00
Latest movies reviewed: All films in cinemas this week rated

Latest movies reviewed: All films in cinemas this week rated

The Irish Times what-to-see guide to the movies now in cinemas across Ireland

Fri Feb 01 2019 - 06:00
The movie quiz: How many Jim Sheridan films star Daniel Day-Lewis?

The movie quiz: How many Jim Sheridan films star Daniel Day-Lewis?

Also: Where's the Sundance festival held? And how many Ks in Spike Lee's latest joint?

Fri Feb 01 2019 - 06:00
Six of the best films to see at the cinema this weekend

Six of the best films to see at the cinema this weekend

New this weekend: Can You Ever Forgive Me?, Green Book, Burning, How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World, Lizzie

Fri Feb 01 2019 - 05:45
Burning: Korean social tension ignited by love triangle

Burning: Korean social tension ignited by love triangle

Review: Drama starring Steven Yeun delights in frustrating expectations

Fri Feb 01 2019 - 05:00
Can You Ever Forgive Me? Boozy, belligerent Melissa McCarthy shows she can act

Can You Ever Forgive Me? Boozy, belligerent Melissa McCarthy shows she can act

Review: McCarthy and Richard E Grant excel in Marielle Heller’s decadent drama

Thu Jan 31 2019 - 05:30
Oscars 2019 scandals: The fired director, the N-word actor, the murdered child’s family

Oscars 2019 scandals: The fired director, the N-word actor, the murdered child’s family

As Academy Awards approach, Bohemian Rhapsody and Green Book look scandal-proof

Wed Jan 30 2019 - 17:30
Green Book: A rearranged ‘Driving Miss Daisy’ up for the Oscars

Green Book: A rearranged ‘Driving Miss Daisy’ up for the Oscars

Review: Poor, white Viggo Mortensen drives posh, black Mahershala Ali around the south

Tue Jan 29 2019 - 13:21
Sundance Film Festival welcomes ‘a sinister Irish film that really digs its claws in’

Sundance Film Festival welcomes ‘a sinister Irish film that really digs its claws in’

The Michael Jackson documentary Leaving Neverland hailed as a ‘true-life horror movie’

Mon Jan 28 2019 - 14:08

SAG Awards 2019: Black Panther wins big. The Favourite flops

Screen Actors Guild Awards 2019: Rami Malek, Glenn Close win. ‘A Star is Born’ doesn’t

Mon Jan 28 2019 - 08:42
Gillian Anderson: Be wary, playing Thatcher is a poisoned chalice

Gillian Anderson: Be wary, playing Thatcher is a poisoned chalice

There’s a double standard to objections about the casting. But dangers do loom

Sat Jan 26 2019 - 05:45
David Shire: a Grammy in one fist, an Oscar in the other

David Shire: a Grammy in one fist, an Oscar in the other

The film composer was having a fine time even before he landed in Hollywood

Sat Jan 26 2019 - 05:00
Cellar Door: A Magdalene laundries experimental horror film

Cellar Door: A Magdalene laundries experimental horror film

Review: The nightmarish film goes beyond the familiar church-takes-baby narrative

Fri Jan 25 2019 - 06:00
Latest movies reviewed: All films in cinemas this week rated

Latest movies reviewed: All films in cinemas this week rated

The Irish Times what-to-see guide to the movies now in cinemas across Ireland

Fri Jan 25 2019 - 06:00
The movie quiz: How many Rocky films are not numbered?

The movie quiz: How many Rocky films are not numbered?

Also: We bet you can’t guess number 7. We wish you luck with number 9

Fri Jan 25 2019 - 05:50
Six of the best films to see at the cinema this weekend

Six of the best films to see at the cinema this weekend

New movies include Christian Bale in Vice, Clint Eastwood in The Mule and Irish horror film Cellar Door

Fri Jan 25 2019 - 05:45
The Mule: Clint Eastwood snarls and frowns through another geriatric meltdown

The Mule: Clint Eastwood snarls and frowns through another geriatric meltdown

Review: The actor is unsure how to play a nonagenarian transporting drugs for cartels

Thu Jan 24 2019 - 08:55
‘The septic tank? The amount of bodies? It was heartbreaking. I wanted to do something’

‘The septic tank? The amount of bodies? It was heartbreaking. I wanted to do something’

‘Cellar Door' director Viko Nikci on his new horror film, inspired by Magdalene laundries and Tuam babies scandal

Thu Jan 24 2019 - 05:45
Dublin film festival highlights and guest stars revealed

Dublin film festival highlights and guest stars revealed

Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival includes Alexandra McGuinness thriller

Wed Jan 23 2019 - 17:03
Vice: Christian Bale is nuance-free as Dick Cheney

Vice: Christian Bale is nuance-free as Dick Cheney

Review: The movie is never boring, but too often treats the audience like morons

Wed Jan 23 2019 - 13:45
Oscars 2019: 10 things we learned from the nominations

Oscars 2019: 10 things we learned from the nominations

The Favourite could hardly have done better, but most of the big races are still competitive

Tue Jan 22 2019 - 16:52
Oscars 2019: 10 nominations for Irish production ‘The Favourite’

Oscars 2019: 10 nominations for Irish production ‘The Favourite’

Academy Awards: Dubliner Robbie Ryan has been nominated for best cinematography

Tue Jan 22 2019 - 13:52
Oscars 2019: Here’s who I predict will be nominated today

Oscars 2019: Here’s who I predict will be nominated today

Donald Clarke: If I get fewer than 80% of these correct I’ll be disappointed

Mon Jan 21 2019 - 10:11
M Night Shyamalan: The unbreakable spirit of ‘the twist guy’

M Night Shyamalan: The unbreakable spirit of ‘the twist guy’

Despite critical maulings, you can’t keep Shyamalan down, as he returns with ‘Glass’

Sat Jan 19 2019 - 06:00
Gillette ad: If you can annoy Piers Morgan you are guaranteed free publicity

Gillette ad: If you can annoy Piers Morgan you are guaranteed free publicity

Donald Clarke: Morgan floats above the melee on waves of manufactured indignation

Sat Jan 19 2019 - 05:00
Latest movies reviewed: All films in cinemas this week rated

Latest movies reviewed: All films in cinemas this week rated

The Irish Times what-to-see guide to the movies now in cinemas across Ireland

Fri Jan 18 2019 - 06:00
Six of the best films to see at the cinema this weekend

Six of the best films to see at the cinema this weekend

New this weekend: Monsters and Men, Beautiful Boy, Mary Queen of Scots

Fri Jan 18 2019 - 05:30
Glass: M Night Shyamalan goes on the downward slide again

Glass: M Night Shyamalan goes on the downward slide again

Review: If James McAvoy tried any harder in this film he’d burst a blood vessel

Fri Jan 18 2019 - 05:15
The movie quiz: Which film did not win a Golden Globe last week?

The movie quiz: Which film did not win a Golden Globe last week?

Also: What is now the highest grossing film in the DC Extended Universe?

Fri Jan 18 2019 - 05:00
Mary Queen of Scots: Apart from Saoirse Ronan it's drab and pedestrian

Mary Queen of Scots: Apart from Saoirse Ronan it's drab and pedestrian

Review: Saoirse Ronan and Margot Robbie keep us awake. The director doesn’t help

Wed Jan 16 2019 - 05:00
All kinds of things can get you called a West Brit these days

All kinds of things can get you called a West Brit these days

Donald Clarke: The pejorative label has been reapplied to Dara Ó Briain. Idiotically

Sat Jan 12 2019 - 06:00
Steve Carell and Timothée Chalamet, father and drug-addicted son

Steve Carell and Timothée Chalamet, father and drug-addicted son

The Beautiful Boy stars on drug culture, addiction and the challenges the young face

Sat Jan 12 2019 - 05:00
Exclusive: Steve Coogan and John C Reilly on playing Laurel and Hardy

Exclusive: Steve Coogan and John C Reilly on playing Laurel and Hardy

In this Irish Times video, the Stan & Ollie stars talk about Irish trips and fat-suit acting

Fri Jan 11 2019 - 17:05
Six of the best movies to see at the cinema this weekend

Six of the best movies to see at the cinema this weekend

New this weekend: Colette, The Front Runner, Stan & Ollie, The Judge

Fri Jan 11 2019 - 06:00
The movie quiz: What are the very first words in Star Wars?

The movie quiz: What are the very first words in Star Wars?

Also: Who has never directed Tom Cruise, filming the prime numbers, Oscar’s newest gong

Fri Jan 11 2019 - 05:00
Latest movies reviewed: All films in cinemas this week rated

Latest movies reviewed: All films in cinemas this week rated

The Irish Times what-to-see guide to the movies now in cinemas across Ireland

Fri Jan 11 2019 - 04:00
Stan & Ollie: A great Hardy and an even better Laurel

Stan & Ollie: A great Hardy and an even better Laurel

Review: John C Reilly and Steve Coogan star in this warm film that works like a dream

Thu Jan 10 2019 - 08:00
The Upside: The penis gag is the least of its problems

The Upside: The penis gag is the least of its problems

Review: Kevin Hart and Bryan Cranston costar in this clunky retelling of a French hit

Thu Jan 10 2019 - 05:00
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