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Adrift: Damp survival epic based on a (spoiler alert) true story

Adrift: Damp survival epic based on a (spoiler alert) true story

Review: A new film genre seems to have grown up: the extreme survival movie

Wed Jun 27 2018 - 13:10
The 10 best films of the first half of 2018

The 10 best films of the first half of 2018

Donald Clarke: Only two Oscar nominees for best picture make our six-month review list

Wed Jun 27 2018 - 06:05
Dublin Oldschool: Dave Tynan’s wordy, puzzling, plotless film

Dublin Oldschool: Dave Tynan’s wordy, puzzling, plotless film

The screen fizzes with the talent of some of Ireland’s best actors. But it’s not enough

Tue Jun 26 2018 - 05:00
The reel Dublin: Best movies about the capital city

The reel Dublin: Best movies about the capital city

Donald Clarke on the best portrayals of the city on film, from ‘The Informer’ to ‘Sing Street’

Mon Jun 25 2018 - 09:37
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 week: In the Fade, The Happy Prince, Ocean’s 8, Kissing Candice

Fri Jun 22 2018 - 06:00
The movie quiz: Of course there’s a football film question

The movie quiz: Of course there’s a football film question

Also: Alfred Hitchcock’s last, Oscar winners’ dads, and a helluva long weekend

Fri Jun 22 2018 - 06:00
Violence. Sex. Drugs. Swearing. And other reasons to watch a film

Violence. Sex. Drugs. Swearing. And other reasons to watch a film

Donald Clarke: What we object to at the cinema has changed. Movie ratings should too

Fri Jun 22 2018 - 05:00
In the Fade: Diane Kruger marries her former dope dealer

In the Fade: Diane Kruger marries her former dope dealer

Review: Gut-wrenching moments of tragedy in Fatih Akin’s gritty crime drama

Fri Jun 22 2018 - 05:00
Almost every film in cinemas this week, reviewed and rated

Almost every film in cinemas this week, reviewed and rated

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

Fri Jun 22 2018 - 00:00
The Happy Prince: Rupert Everett’s Oscar Wilde just escapes the pantomine trap

The Happy Prince: Rupert Everett’s Oscar Wilde just escapes the pantomine trap

Review: Rupert Everett the writer-director isn’t as impressive as Rupert Everett the actor

Wed Jun 20 2018 - 10:00
Kissing Candice: This is not the Dundalk you thought you knew

Kissing Candice: This is not the Dundalk you thought you knew

Review: ‘Things were better during the Troubles. Now the mad ones have the run of the place’

Tue Jun 19 2018 - 09:55
Men shouldn’t review ‘Ocean’s 8’? Wrong, Cate Blanchett

Men shouldn’t review ‘Ocean’s 8’? Wrong, Cate Blanchett

The idea that only kids should review children’s films is even sillier, writes Donald Clarke

Mon Jun 18 2018 - 07:17
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 week: Hereditary, A Ciambra, Studio 54, The Sound of Music

Fri Jun 15 2018 - 06:00
The movie quiz: How well do you know your Pixar?

The movie quiz: How well do you know your Pixar?

Also: What was the last non-sequel to top the box office for its year of release?

Fri Jun 15 2018 - 06:00
Rupert Everett: ‘Lots of my friends got sick. I got famous’

Rupert Everett: ‘Lots of my friends got sick. I got famous’

The ‘Happy Prince’ star on being gay, playing Oscar Wilde, and surviving the film world

Fri Jun 15 2018 - 05:00
World Cup 2018: I’m the man Proper Football Fans despise most

World Cup 2018: I’m the man Proper Football Fans despise most

I don’t like soccer, I only like the World Cup. Have you got that?

Fri Jun 15 2018 - 05:00
Studio 54: Celebrity veneration and body fascism in 1977

Studio 54: Celebrity veneration and body fascism in 1977

Review: Gripping tale of the 1970s New York disco that foretold of the world we now live in

Fri Jun 15 2018 - 05:00
Almost every film in cinemas this week, reviewed and rated

Almost every film in cinemas this week, reviewed and rated

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

Fri Jun 15 2018 - 00:00
‘Hereditary’ is a critical success, a box office smash. But do people actually like it?

‘Hereditary’ is a critical success, a box office smash. But do people actually like it?

Cinema-goers are flocking to the art-horror film ... then giving out about it afterwards

Thu Jun 14 2018 - 19:20
Super Troopers 2: A terrible and inexplicable sequel

Super Troopers 2: A terrible and inexplicable sequel

Review: Super Troopers belong to 2001, when Linkin Park were big and Clinton was president

Wed Jun 13 2018 - 10:00
16 film trailers were released last week. Which ones look good?

16 film trailers were released last week. Which ones look good?

Animated ‘Spiderman’ looks promising. But ‘Suspiria’, and new films from Steve McQueen and Lenny Abrahamson look breathtaking

Tue Jun 12 2018 - 06:00
‘U2 thought they were getting Grease. I gave them Apocalypse Now’

‘U2 thought they were getting Grease. I gave them Apocalypse Now’

Aoife McArdle has made her name with videos for Bryan Ferry and U2. Her debut feature, ‘Kissing Candice’, was made for a much lower budget, and yet is far more challenging

Tue Jun 12 2018 - 05:45
The movie quiz: Who is Deadpool’s alliterative alter ego?

The movie quiz: Who is Deadpool’s alliterative alter ego?

Also: The youngest ever best Oscar actress, going dame-less, and Adam Sandler – not!

Fri Jun 08 2018 - 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 week: Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, McQueen, All the Wild Horses, The Boy Downstairs

Fri Jun 08 2018 - 06:00
Is it time to hold a wake for ‘woke’?

Is it time to hold a wake for ‘woke’?

It did not take long for the word to get twisted and turned back on the socially responsible

Fri Jun 08 2018 - 05:00
All the Wild Horses: ‘The Great British Bake Off’ on horseback

All the Wild Horses: ‘The Great British Bake Off’ on horseback

Review: No one in this documentary seems easy company, but it could become cult viewing

Fri Jun 08 2018 - 05:00
Almost every film in cinemas this week, reviewed and rated

Almost every film in cinemas this week, reviewed and rated

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

Fri Jun 08 2018 - 00:00
Jurassic World has reached fifth-film-in-a series exhaustion

Jurassic World has reached fifth-film-in-a series exhaustion

‘Episode Five Syndrome’ has blighted film franchises from Star Trek to Rocky

Thu Jun 07 2018 - 09:31
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom – A satisfyingly vicious movie

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom – A satisfyingly vicious movie

Review: Playful and mildly risky, it’s the second best film in the ‘Jurassic’ sequence

Tue Jun 05 2018 - 20:00
After Ocean’s 8, give Reservoir Dogs an all-female makeover

After Ocean’s 8, give Reservoir Dogs an all-female makeover

Donald Clarke: And then The Shawshank Redemption, The Sting and 12 Angry Women

Mon Jun 04 2018 - 16:52
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 week: My Friend Dahmer, Pandora's Box and That Summer

Fri Jun 01 2018 - 06:00
The movie quiz: What film starts with The End?

The movie quiz: What film starts with The End?

And which came first: Solo, A New Hope, Phantom Menace or Rogue One?

Fri Jun 01 2018 - 06:00
The trouble with Ayn Rand and  Zack Snyder’s ‘The Fountainhead’?

The trouble with Ayn Rand and Zack Snyder’s ‘The Fountainhead’?

Reviled director to film reviled libertarian hero’s novel. This is a bad idea

Fri Jun 01 2018 - 05:00
Almost every film in cinemas this week, reviewed and rated

Almost every film in cinemas this week, reviewed and rated

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

Fri Jun 01 2018 - 04:00
My Friend Dahmer: The lunatic as a confused young man

My Friend Dahmer: The lunatic as a confused young man

Review: This biopic reminds us what a terrifying place American high school can be

Thu May 31 2018 - 06:00
Ismael’s Ghosts: Marion Cotillard turns up, and things get messy

Ismael’s Ghosts: Marion Cotillard turns up, and things get messy

Review: The wife who went missing 20 years ago reappears and introduces herself to her husband’s new squeeze

Thu May 31 2018 - 06:00
Book Club: Don’t be fooled by the great actors. This is an awful film

Book Club: Don’t be fooled by the great actors. This is an awful film

Review: It has the stupidest premise you’ll encounter outside a Schwarzenegger comedy

Wed May 30 2018 - 06:00
Jane Fonda: From Oscar-winning actor to 50 shades of ****

Jane Fonda: From Oscar-winning actor to 50 shades of ****

Fonda may be the greatest actor of her age. What’s she doing in the awful ‘Book Club’?

Mon May 28 2018 - 12:19
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 releases: The Breadwinner, Zama, Edie, Jeune Femme, Citizen Lane, Deadpool 2

Fri May 25 2018 - 06:00
The movie quiz: Do you know your Tom Cruise wives?

The movie quiz: Do you know your Tom Cruise wives?

This week's film quiz is rated on the Streisand scale. Which Barbra are you?

Fri May 25 2018 - 06:00
Almost every film in cinemas this week, reviewed and rated

Almost every film in cinemas this week, reviewed and rated

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

Fri May 25 2018 - 06:00

Saoirse Ronan, how could you? I almost fell off the couch

Donald Clarke: Few noticed her ‘Chesil Beach’ faux pas. Which is good. Isn’t it?

Fri May 25 2018 - 05:00
‘I am appalled at my own generation leaving things in such a mess’

‘I am appalled at my own generation leaving things in such a mess’

Still feisty and busy at 85, Sheila Hancock remains connected to the zeitgeist

Fri May 25 2018 - 05:00
The Breadwinner: Another winning tale from Cartoon Saloon

The Breadwinner: Another winning tale from Cartoon Saloon

Review: The animation is gorgeous in this Oscar-nominated feature about a young woman supporting her family under the Taliban in Kabul, but the real magic is in the storytelling

Wed May 23 2018 - 16:41
The World Cup is keeping the big movies out of cinemas in June

The World Cup is keeping the big movies out of cinemas in June

Movie scheduling is a voodoo science - nobody knows why certain releases work in certain slots

Wed May 23 2018 - 12:09
On Chesil Beach: Saoirse Ronan’s new film not wholly satisfying

On Chesil Beach: Saoirse Ronan’s new film not wholly satisfying

Review: Ian McEwan’s own script cannot find a cinematic substitute for his sharp prose

Tue May 22 2018 - 14:59
Weinstein sex claims overshadow Cannes as Japanese drama wins

Weinstein sex claims overshadow Cannes as Japanese drama wins

Asia Argento stuns audience with Weinstein allegation: ‘festival was his hunting ground’

Sat May 19 2018 - 20:00
Cannes 2018: our correspondent goes to the dogs

Cannes 2018: our correspondent goes to the dogs

Cannes daily: on the last day of the festival, some inaccurate predictions and Terry Gilliam’s long-cherished project disappoints

Sat May 19 2018 - 15:55
Cannes 2018: Von Trier tells me he wanted more walkouts and denies Bjork allegation

Cannes 2018: Von Trier tells me he wanted more walkouts and denies Bjork allegation

Cannes diary: our film correspondent meets the controversial director and rounds up the rest of the news

Fri May 18 2018 - 10:00
Six of the best films to see at the cinema this weekend

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

Jeune Femme, Citizen Lane, Deadpool 2, Dive, Redoubtable, Sherlock Gnomes

Fri May 18 2018 - 06:00
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