‘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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Michael Inside: An Irish prison drama par excellenceReview: Frank Berry’s heart-breaking tale is shot through with generous humanismThu Apr 05 2018 - 13:53
Top 10 prison films to watch: Donald Clarke picks his favouritesAs acclaimed Irish movie Michael Inside is released, we look at prison movies from Birdman of Alcatraz to The Shawshank RedemptionThu Apr 05 2018 - 08:20
Steven Bochco, Hill Street Blues creator, was godfather of golden age of TVBochco, who has died in New York at 74, also created LA Law and NYPD BlueMon Apr 02 2018 - 13:10
Todd Haynes: ‘I was consciously making a film that I wanted kids to see’The director has flipped the script once again with his latest project ‘Wonderstruck’, a proper grown-up film about and for childrenSat Mar 31 2018 - 05:00
Six of the best films to see at the cinema this weekendNew this week: An animated masterpiece that manages to out-fantastic Mr FoxFri Mar 30 2018 - 06:00
The movie quiz: Go straight to No 10 for the toughest Rolling Stones question everAlso: The 3rd rule of Fight Club, the Golden Girls’ Elvis, and Neta-Lee Hershlag before she was . . . ?Fri Mar 30 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 Mar 30 2018 - 06:00
Blockers: A smart, funny teen-sex comedyReview: Three friends set out to lose their virginity on prom night. Then mom finds outFri Mar 30 2018 - 05:00
