Six of the best films to see at the cinema this weekendNew this week: Bening as an ageing film noir star, Robert Pattinson as a half-dead hood – and an American epic worth staying home forFri Nov 17 2017 - 06:00
Ingrid Goes West review: Single white troll seeks new VBFNo need to condemn social media ‘influencers’ – this film will do the hating for youFri Nov 17 2017 - 05:00
Donald Clarke: Are we living in a time of Trump-era cinema?Hollywood has a habit of capturing the political mood before it has emergedFri Nov 17 2017 - 05:00
Good Time review: tense showdowns in this fascinating New York thrillerNobody looks healthy – least of all Robert Pattinson – in the Safdie brothers’ latest movieFri Nov 17 2017 - 05:00
Jamie Bell: I hope things are getting better for women in filmThe former ‘Billy Elliot’ star on Durham versus LA, acting pitfalls, and women in filmFri Nov 17 2017 - 05:00
Review – In The Name of Peace: John Hume in AmericaTime to recall pivotal role played by a patriot, and that rare breed – the virtuous politicianThu Nov 16 2017 - 18:56
The dirty secrets of Hollywood’s golden ageKarina Longworth’s podcast began as a calling card. It was an overnight successSat Nov 11 2017 - 05:00
Donald Clarke's movie quiz: is it (a) murderously tricky or (b) a breezeAlso: The first animated feature, counting Oscar numbers, and a visit to Sally TomatoFri Nov 10 2017 - 08:00
Six of the best films to see at the cinema this weekendNew this week: A bear’s essence, childhood dreams near Disney World, machismo ablaze, the birth of Wonder Woman, and naming names in Co DownFri Nov 10 2017 - 06:00
In the olden days a tax-strapped celebrity would have moved to SwitzerlandIt's tricky for Mrs Brown's Boys staying salt of the earth when they're mentioned in the same breath as the QueenFri Nov 10 2017 - 05:00
New Star Wars trilogy revealedLast Jedi director Rian Johnson will create a new set of films while TV series also plannedThu Nov 09 2017 - 23:45
The Florida Project review: The kids are more than alrightA vibrant, bold and bright portrayal of American childhood which just has to be seenThu Nov 09 2017 - 06:00
No Stone Unturned: ‘People are locked in this prison of belief’Documentary maker Alex Gibney has a habit of taking on big subjects. Now he’s investigating the unsolved 1994 Loughinisland massacre – and is not afraid to name namesThu Nov 09 2017 - 05:00
Only the Brave review: Firefighters eventually bring the heatJosh Brolin and Jeff Bridges smoulder in a sweaty, macho arm-wrestle of a storyThu Nov 09 2017 - 00:00
The true story behind the world’s most powerful woman'Professor Marston and the Wonder Women' review: just enough odd class to keep indulgent audiences intriguedWed Nov 08 2017 - 11:40
Barry Keoghan: Ireland’s next superstar actorHe first came to prominence in TV crime drama Love/Hate. Now he’s making movies with Christopher Nolan, Nicole Kidman and Colin Farrell. But in his heart he’s still a lad from inner-city DublinSat Nov 04 2017 - 05:00
Bake Off: I was appalled. But I wasn’t going to stop watchingDonald Clarke: No hiding place for ‘Bake Off’s’ poor Prue Leith even in BhutanFri Nov 03 2017 - 17:32
Donald Clarke's Movie Quiz: Are you (a) smooth like Cary Grant or (b) a bit of a Borat?Also: Bogie’s great last line, Liz Taylor’s men and the toughest Oscar question yetFri Nov 03 2017 - 08:00
Six of the best films to see at the cinema this weekendColin Farrell reunites with his Lobster director for the Killing of a Sacred Deer, a moving Holocaust documentary and a lesbian puzzler from NorwayFri Nov 03 2017 - 06:00
Johnny Depp and Judi Dench can't save Murder on the Orient ExpressThis starry Kenneth Branagh remake of the Agatha Christie classic is missing vital cluesFri Nov 03 2017 - 05:00
Condemned to Remember: The startling humanity of a Holocaust survivorTomi Reichental weeps, expresses disappointment but never seems to lose hopeThu Nov 02 2017 - 00:00
Conor McGregor Notorious review: Intergalactic bling and bullet-proof braggadocioThere probably are people who will enjoy hearing McGregor refer to three of his cars as ‘a Merc, a BM and a Range’Tue Oct 31 2017 - 10:09
How damaged is Kevin Spacey after response to abuse allegations?Suspicions raised that actor timed his coming out as gay to deflect attention from claimsMon Oct 30 2017 - 14:22
Tom Hanks: The most famous man we know nothing aboutThe actor has written a book of short stories. Do they contain any clues to the real man?Sat Oct 28 2017 - 05:00
Simon Fitzmaurice: ‘Inherently stubborn’ film-maker and family manA crippling disease did not stop him making films or having children. He has died aged 43Fri Oct 27 2017 - 11:22
Six of the best films to see at the cinema this weekendNew this week: Thor hammers at the funny bone, Andrew Garfield catches his breath, a gay romance and exorcismsFri Oct 27 2017 - 06:00
Donald Clarke's movie quiz: are you dumb or just dumber?Featuring Citizen Kane, a flop from a heart-throb and the oldest living actor Oscar winnerFri Oct 27 2017 - 06:00
We need more swearing in children’s booksSwearing is one of life’s most joyous and creative releases – we must teach it earlyFri Oct 27 2017 - 05:00
Breathe: Rippingly old-fashioned tale of love and stoic positivityReview: Hard to knock account of paralysis in post-war England despite stereotypesFri Oct 27 2017 - 05:00
Call Me By Your Name review: sun-dappled romance both delicious and sadLuca Guadagnino’s hotly-tipped film just about deserves the extravagant praise it is attractingFri Oct 27 2017 - 05:00
Andrew Garfield: ‘I am a mongrel. I feel English and I don’t’The actor, who could pick up an Oscar nomination for his role in Andy Serkis’s ‘Breathe’, on working with Mel Gibson, feeling Jewish, and leaving Spider-Man behindFri Oct 27 2017 - 05:00
Real life tales of exorcisms and those who say they are possessedDeliver Us review: This documentary is a sobering, serious watch about exorcism and those who claim to be possessedWed Oct 25 2017 - 05:00
Dublin Marathon? Try 152 miles, no breaks, no sleep till SpartaA new documentary follows the annual Spartathlon, the original race from Athens to SpartaTue Oct 24 2017 - 21:00
Who will scavenge the flotsam from the Weinstein wreck?Streaming services are eyeing the disgraced Weinstein Company’s valuable back catalogueTue Oct 24 2017 - 12:36
Thor Ragnarok: ‘For anybody who likes the scent of the herb’Review: A smashing film of inter-galactic significance and of no importance at allMon Oct 23 2017 - 18:05
Colin Farrell on film: The five career highs of a home-grown heroThis five-course feast takes us from his debut in Tigerland to the darkly comic The LobsterSat Oct 21 2017 - 05:05
Colin Farrell: ‘I’m so ready to step away, to live a little’The Dubliner wants a break from acting but he's not about to do a Daniel Day-LewisSat Oct 21 2017 - 05:00
Geostorm: the second-worst storm you’ll experience this weekDr Gerard Butler. Let that one sit with you for a whileFri Oct 20 2017 - 17:40
Six of the best films to see at the cinema this weekendVince Vaughn's bone-crushing return while Armando Iannucci takes on Stalin are among this week's best moviesFri Oct 20 2017 - 06:00
Donald Clarke's movie quiz: Are you popcorn, or are you toast?Name some famous brothers and spot a Mayo memorial to a star are on this week's cardsFri Oct 20 2017 - 06:00
The Death of Stalin: Mortal panic with a ghastly conclusionGiven the mortal terror, Armando Iannucci’s latest political satire is weirdly light on its feetFri Oct 20 2017 - 05:00
Doing Trump with a funny voice, the danger is he just becomes a clownArmando Iannucci, one of the most feared satirist's in the business, takes on Stalin in a comedy of terrorsFri Oct 20 2017 - 05:00
Comedy has no barriers – but Corden’s Weinstein jibes were patheticRather than channelling anger at Harvey Weinstein, he giggled like a schoolboyFri Oct 20 2017 - 05:00
Earth review: Why would BBC make a nature doc without Attenborough?Robert Redford has been drafted in for the big-screen voiceover. It’s all sorts of wrongFri Oct 20 2017 - 00:00
Marshall review: You can’t handle the groaning court drama clichesThis clunky Thursgood Marshall biopic still (annoyingly) works a crude magic on the viewerThu Oct 19 2017 - 05:00
Think of a budget airline. You see? Negative publicity worksA ‘PR disaster’ involving McDonald’s and Szechuan sauce will actually benefit the restaurantSat Oct 14 2017 - 05:45
Rebecca Ferguson: ‘Here I was, legs wrapped around Tom Cruise’Rebecca Ferguson on learning stunts on-set, and Michael Fassbender's incessant singingSat Oct 14 2017 - 05:00
Donald Clarke’s movie quiz: What links Steve Jobs and Bobby Sands?The only tie for an Oscar, Jack Nicholson’s signature line and other gemsFri Oct 13 2017 - 06:00
Six of the best films to see at the cinema this weekendNew this week: Two thrillers from Scandi land, another Lego go, and a tough Irishman who wouldn’t stand downFri Oct 13 2017 - 06:00
A revolting orgy of indulgence laced with brilliance of so many imagesDespite the Night review: Philippe Grandrieux’s film takes us to pretentious parties and horrible porn shootsFri Oct 13 2017 - 05:00
