The Gift review: a commendable if uneven study of griefThere are moments of promise in Damian O’Callaghan’s debut, but too often The Gift tends towards melodramaFri Apr 21 2017 - 12:00
Donald Clarke’s movie quiz: Are you clueless or clued-in?This week’s quiz zooms from no place like home to a galaxy far, far awayFri Apr 21 2017 - 06:00
Gemma Arterton: ‘I wasn’t posh enough for some jobs’She never thought she’d work in film. Now, she’s determined to control her own destinyFri Apr 21 2017 - 05:12
Unforgettable review: The best worst 'erotic thriller' of all timeKatherine Heigl and Rosario Dawson’s ‘erotic thriller’ is as close to being objectively, verifiably dreadful as it getsThu Apr 20 2017 - 22:00
The Zookeeper’s Wife review: Walking a sugary thin lineDiane Ackerman's moving Holocaust true story is let down by fluffy bunnies - and Jessica Chastain’s accentThu Apr 20 2017 - 16:44
10 things to note about the Cannes official selectionExpect VR, immigration, Michael Haneke’s potential record... and lots of Nicole KidmanThu Apr 20 2017 - 16:43
Cannes Film Festival to feature Colin Farrell’s latest role‘Twin Peaks’ reprise to be screened as Cannes film festival embraces television premieresThu Apr 20 2017 - 16:40
Academy’s rule change could dash Irish animation Oscar hopesRule changes in the Oscars could make it tough for independent animated films such as Song of the Sea to secure nominationsThu Apr 20 2017 - 16:40
Fast and Furious 8 review: It’s completely stupid. It’s completely awesomeLess may be more, but much more is much, much more - and no stunt is too crazy or extravagant for this barmy franchiseThu Apr 20 2017 - 16:38
Show business is still hostile to open sexualityThe dictum that a male romantic lead should be potentially “available” to heterosexual female fans has barely relaxed since the days of Rock HudsonThu Apr 20 2017 - 16:37
Going in Style review: tired jokes about tired bodiesAnother film pretending to show older people respect while treating them as jokesThu Apr 20 2017 - 16:36
Rules Don’t Apply review: Warren Beatty’s flat-footed tribute to Howard HughesBeatty’s off-kilter take on Hollywood’s famous recluse leans towards screwball, but never actually gets thereThu Apr 20 2017 - 11:15
Handsome Devil: Blackrock boy meets Blackrock boy – the movieWith contemporary fashions scored to 1980s musical references – John Butler's Handsome Devil is proudly traditional in its storytellingThu Apr 20 2017 - 06:40
‘Bunch of Kunst’ review: Nothing gets in the way of the punchCheeky title for fly-on-the-wall documentary on the Sleaford ModsWed Apr 19 2017 - 10:04
Why ‘Fast & Furious’ is bigger than Bond and Star Wars‘Fast & Furious 8’ was number one in more than 60 territories, and made $190m in China aloneTue Apr 18 2017 - 12:21
All hail the Japanese Film Festival in IrelandDelicate drama ‘Her Love Boils Bathwater’ is critics’ choice for best filmSun Apr 16 2017 - 17:35
Sgt Pepper’s: when The Beatles got high on pomposityWho knows when Sgt Pepper by The Beatles was first declared the greatest LP of all time? It’s not even their bestSat Apr 15 2017 - 06:00
Star Wars: The Last Jedi trailer features Skellig MichaelThe first trailer for The Last Jedi was revealed at Star Wars Celebration 2017Fri Apr 14 2017 - 18:30
Michael O’Shea: A one-hit wonder 20 years in the makingTwo decades after graduating from film school, Michael O’Shea found himself selected for Cannes with his debut feature ‘The Transfiguration’Thu Apr 13 2017 - 12:00
Mulholland Dr review: David Lynch’s masterpiece returns to the big screenThe first great US film of the century still has us guessing 15 years laterWed Apr 12 2017 - 06:00
The Sense of an Ending review: A smart piece of translationJulian Barnes’s dryly comic Booker winner is nimbly adapted to suit the demands of mainstream cinemaWed Apr 12 2017 - 06:00
Saying the unsayable at the Iftas: ‘Do you know who I am?’Deep in the trenches of the red carpet press area at the Iftas, a ‘colleague’ nearly caused me to commit one of the great linguistic sinsMon Apr 10 2017 - 20:17
2017 Ifta Awards: ‘A Date for Mad Mary’ claims best pictureStatuettes also handed out for ‘The Siege of Jadotville’ and ‘The Young Offenders’Sat Apr 08 2017 - 21:30
Donald Clarke’s Movie Quiz: Are you a) a genius, b) an ignoramusThe weekly quiz goes multiple choice and from Annie Hall to Ronald ReaganFri Apr 07 2017 - 05:27
Six of the best films to see at the cinema this weekendThis week, you can expand your political consciousness, shred your nerves or turn your stomach. Your choiceFri Apr 07 2017 - 05:00
Neruda review: Gael García Bernal’s latest almost disappears up its own dactylPablo Larraín’s take on Pablo Neruda’s life mixes the real and the surreal, but unfortunately loses touch with its charactersThu Apr 06 2017 - 22:00
Cunning subversion and sly black humour: the Czech New Wave comes to the IFIThe Intimate Lighting season focuses on one the great movements in post-war cinemaThu Apr 06 2017 - 17:05
Catherine Walker: the best Irish actress you never heard of?Catherine Walker overcame inevitable trials to construct one of the most intriguing CVs in Irish entertainment – and now she’s adding horror to the listThu Apr 06 2017 - 07:04
Raw review: a terrible beauty is bornThis might be the most revolting film you’ll ever see, but there is a method to the madness of director Julia DucournauWed Apr 05 2017 - 18:14
Table 19 review: Not the worst wedding we’ve ever attendedAnna Kendrick and Stephen Merchant make this Duplass brothers joint worthwhileWed Apr 05 2017 - 11:00
Marvel boss says diversity to blame for falling salesThe claim that comic-book fans don't like ‘diverse characters’ is hearsay dressed up as evidenceTue Apr 04 2017 - 18:28
Liam Neeson to play Philip Marlowe. ‘It’s about bloody time’At 64, is the Ballymena actor too old to play Ramond Chandler’s much acted detective?Mon Apr 03 2017 - 12:31
Are we being engulfed by a new wave of Irish horror?Liam Gavin's A Dark Song is just the latest in a series of domestic shockers that illustrate the genre's varied possibilitiesMon Apr 03 2017 - 00:00
The RTÉ licence fee: when is ‘TV’ no longer a TV?Donald Clarke: Many Irish teenagers view little but YouTube videos. Is that television?Sat Apr 01 2017 - 06:00
Being Miranda in Sex and the City? 'I'm very proud of it'Cynthia Nixon on the legacy of the iconic TV show, playing poet Emily Dickinson in ‘A Quiet Passion’, and why Ireland's Marriage Equality referendum meant so much to herFri Mar 31 2017 - 06:11
The Autopsy of Jane Doe: darker, nastier and smarter that your average horrorEmile Hirsch and Brian Cox are father-and-son coroners having a very weird night at the morgueThu Mar 30 2017 - 12:26
The Boss Baby may remind you of Donald Trump. But that’s just a coincidenceAlec Baldwin recorded his lines for this long before he began doing Trump on SNL. But the serendipity is deliciousThu Mar 30 2017 - 11:00
Free Fire review: IRA man Cillian Murphy is gunning for a fightBen Wheatley’s latest - which pitches Murphy, Brie Larson, Armie Hammer and Jack Reynor into an hour-long gunfight - struggles under the weight of its own ambitionsWed Mar 29 2017 - 15:59
Graduation review: a brilliant study of the soul-crushing power of corruptionPalme d’Or winner Cristian Mungiu returns to the theme of moral compromise, as a good doctor’s tries to help his daughter win a college scholarshipTue Mar 28 2017 - 14:43
Dáil wear: Mick Wallace and Boyd Barrett display uniforms of choice‘Michael Healy-Rae can continue his family’s tradition of dressing for a coursing meet’Sat Mar 25 2017 - 06:00
The Power Rangers film has arrived, and it’s surprisingly goodAgainst all expectations, this reboot is funnier, less pompous and better than anything from the current DC universeFri Mar 24 2017 - 15:41
Aquarius: “It is the duty of people of goodwill to boycott this film”Kleber Mendonça Filho’s new film put Brazil’s political elite in a panic and was accused of shaming the nation. He was so delighted, he put it on the postersFri Mar 24 2017 - 05:00
CHiPs review: a squalid, incoherent catastrophe of a rebootThere is not enough mouth rinse in Southern California to purge the aftertaste from CHiPs the movieThu Mar 23 2017 - 15:29
A ‘baffling’ adaptation of Sebastian Barry’s The Secret ScriptureRooney Mara and Jack Reynor are the muddled lovers with no chemistry in Jim Sheridan’s film of Barry’s acclaimed novelWed Mar 22 2017 - 12:32
Sweet Dreams review: a high-end soap that’s a little on the frothy sideMarco Bellocchio keeps the drama light as he returns to that old Italian staple - the tale of a boy’s love for his motherTue Mar 21 2017 - 13:00
Why do we still broadcast the angelus bongs?Silencing the bell that announces ‘this is a Catholic country’ should be easy. But it's notSat Mar 18 2017 - 06:00
Olivier Assayas on Kristen Stewart: She brings a modern energy to cinemaOlivier Assayas’ latest was greeted with boos and acclaim in equal measure in Cannes last year. “I am not making films for the consensus,” he tells Donald ClarkeFri Mar 17 2017 - 06:17
Get Out review: A pitch-perfect neo-liberal nightmareRacial satire meets full-bore horror as terrible people do terrible things to decent folk in Jordan Peele’s superb horrorThu Mar 16 2017 - 12:26
The Olive Tree review: A heartwarming social drama with shades of Ken LoachLittle people take on the corporate beast in this charming film written by longtime Ken Loach collaborator Paul LavertyThu Mar 16 2017 - 11:08
The Love Witch review: Bewitching wicca woman weaves her wiley webAnna Biller's brash tale of a glamourpuss witch is a meta-feminist reimagining of Sixties pop supernaturaliaWed Mar 15 2017 - 15:26
