Steve Zahn: ‘People come up to me and say: Do you still act?’Steve Zahn on ‘the most painful six months of my life’ making War for the Planet of the ApesFri Jul 14 2017 - 05:12
‘Stranger Things’ series 2 trailer: your retro-desires satisfiedReagan, ‘Ghostbusters’ and ‘Thriller’ all star in this geekcentric version of the 1980sFri Jul 14 2017 - 00:00
Manic monks go mad in the Irish midlandsPilgrimage review: Zealots, tyrants and opportunists drag themselves across our damp interior.Thu Jul 13 2017 - 15:06
David Lynch: The Art Life - mapping the evolution of a singular cinematic psycheFocusing on Lynch’s early life and work, Jon Nguyen’s documentary is utterly essential viewing for fans of the directorThu Jul 13 2017 - 07:16
Doctor Who should be a woman. Well, an alien in female human formThat it will annoy the ‘Men’s Rights Movement’ is not the reason why – just a bonusSat Jul 08 2017 - 06:00
John Hume restored to his rightful place in Irish historyMaurice Fitzpatrick’s documentary lines up luminaries eager to set the record straightSat Jul 08 2017 - 06:00
Apocalypse forever: how Kurtz became Hollywood’s greatest villainFrom Kong: Skull Island and The Jungle Book to The Planet of the Apes – the influence of Kurtz is everywhereFri Jul 07 2017 - 12:19
Donald Clarke’s Movie Quiz: are you (a) very clever or (b) a dunce?This week’s quiz features double acts, a film equation and one too many exclamation marks!!!Fri Jul 07 2017 - 09:00
A serious comedy about a strangely forbidden loveUntil recently, it was illegal for people with intellectual disabilities to have sex. ‘Sanctuary’ cleverly and playfully manages the issue without being preachyThu Jul 06 2017 - 07:00
It Comes at Night: Brutally alone at the end of the worldTrey Shults dark, brilliant film about the suspicion of strangers gets us right inside the mind of the suspiciousThu Jul 06 2017 - 06:12
Souvenir: a bizarre Eurovision comedy, with terrible music to bootIsabelle Huppert struggles gamely with the role and the songs in this perplexing French dramedyWed Jul 05 2017 - 16:12
Spider-Man Homecoming: Marvel’s best superhero film yetReview: Tom Holland swings winningly through a flashy, punchy and heartwarming filmTue Jul 04 2017 - 10:31
Barry Norman obituary: immense knowledge, undeniable passionHis fame saw him feature in ‘Spitting Image’ and he won over audiences with gentle styleSat Jul 01 2017 - 14:28
The less we hear of ‘Lol’, ‘nom’ and ‘amazeballs’ the betterWhat's really of interest in the list of new words in the Oxford English Dictionary are the voguish buzz-termsSat Jul 01 2017 - 06:00
Cars, Dunkirk, Spider-Man and more: the summer movie guideFrom blockbusters to indie flicks, here are the best releases from now until autumnSat Jul 01 2017 - 05:00
The House: A Will Ferrell gamble that fails to pay offThis mirthless comedy feels like the result of terminal creative panicFri Jun 30 2017 - 08:15
Donald Clarke’s movie quiz: so what is Like a Virgin really about?This week’s quiz features pop-fan hoodlums, determined robots and colourful charactersFri Jun 30 2017 - 05:15
A Man Called Ove: A well-told tale of woeA recently widowed man hovers between despair and grumpy outrage in Hannes Holm’s Oscar-nominated dramaThu Jun 29 2017 - 17:00
Ruth Negga, Ciarán Hinds, Domhnall Gleeson get the Academy seal of approvalThe Irish stars are among a raft of Academy inductees, which could diversify the Oscar nominationsThu Jun 29 2017 - 15:50
An Irish comedy about a Muslim abattoir? Pull the other oneHalal Daddy review: This Sligo-set comedy sometimes displays a fearful contrivanceThu Jun 29 2017 - 14:00
‘E stands for Empire. Why would I want an award that says that?’Halal Daddy star Art Malik’s views about what is proper in cinema’s engagement with race have changed over the yearsThu Jun 29 2017 - 05:12
The 10 best films of 2017 so farWe’re halfway through the year – it’s time to take cinematic stockWed Jun 28 2017 - 14:00
Galway Film Fleadh will premiere ‘Dunkirk’ and Maze escape featureThe 29th festival will close with a rare original feature project from Colm ToíbínTue Jun 27 2017 - 19:20
Baby Driver: slick flick, dazzling car chase, killer soundtrackShaun of the Dead director Edgar Wright has made his best film in more than a decadeTue Jun 27 2017 - 15:51
Neil Jordan Riviera controversy: Writers don’t control TVAnalysis: It’s not the writer or director, but the ‘showrunner’, who controls TV drama nowMon Jun 26 2017 - 16:04
Dear England: Here’s who the DUP areYou’ll be seeing a lot more of that little-known species, the lesser-spotted Ulster unionistSat Jun 24 2017 - 06:00
Donald Clarke’s movie quiz: The first rule of multiple choice is...This week’s quiz features Fight Clubbers, Toy Stories and high grossersFri Jun 23 2017 - 08:00
Hampstead: Diane Keaton and Brendan Gleeson climb gamely up nothing hillThis ‘true’ story of Hamstead Heath squatter Harry Hallowes has nice leads, but everything around them is a disasterThu Jun 22 2017 - 11:15
From the Land of the Moon review: Mills & Boon à la françaiseMarion Cotillard is smashing as a lovestruck heroine, but this is ‘cinéma de papa’ territoryWed Jun 21 2017 - 16:00
Transformers The Last Knight: a two-and-a-half-hour flood of raw effluentThe best thing about Michael Bay’s latest affront to cinema is Mark Wahlberg’s ‘Top Gear’ mulletWed Jun 21 2017 - 08:00
Daniel Day-Lewis in surprise retirement from actingDonald Clarke: Oscar-winner will likely honour commitment to silence on the matterTue Jun 20 2017 - 23:36
The most popular film of 2016 in Ireland was . . .We still love the cinema. Last year Ireland had the joint highest attendance in EuropeTue Jun 20 2017 - 11:00
How is the new Taoiseach younger than me?As a medical man Dr Varadkar will know that he is technically of an age to be my sonSat Jun 17 2017 - 06:00
Diane Keaton: ‘Where would I be without Woody? I wouldn’t be here’An Oscar-winning performance in Woody Allen’s ‘Annie Hall’ changed everything for Diane KeatonSat Jun 17 2017 - 05:00
Donald Clarke’s movie quiz: Chief Brody needs a bigger...?This week’s quiz features Jaws, Jason Bourne, Hitchcock and HamletFri Jun 16 2017 - 08:00
Six of the best films to see at the cinema this weekendFrom Whitney Houston to Dublin gangsters, here are the best of this week’s releasesFri Jun 16 2017 - 05:00
Gifted review: Gives glorified TV movies a better nameA classy package that gets by on warmth and sincere performancesThu Jun 15 2017 - 11:15
Neneh Cherry tries to escape her past in StockholmFilm review: It’s oppressive but this is a Swedish captor I came to love just a littleThu Jun 15 2017 - 08:00
'Brexit is going to be a land of milk and honey. Or the apocalypse'Ross Noble on Brexit, his house burning down, and why he is in so many Irish horror filmsThu Jun 15 2017 - 08:00
Cardboard Gangsters review: A Darndale Boyz n the HoodMark O’Connor’s Cardboard Gangsters is so enjoyable, you forgive its flawsWed Jun 14 2017 - 12:00
Why ‘Gone With The Wind’ isn’t a great film any moreEmpire’s 100 greatest films list has no pre-1940 movies. Yet ‘Hot Fuzz’ makes itTue Jun 13 2017 - 12:33
Harry Potter on screen: a magic formula for the faithfulIt is the second-biggest movie franchise of all time, but the films are slaves to the textSat Jun 10 2017 - 06:05
The Harry Potter ‘Big Seven’ – Where are they now?Potter gave some young actors a leg-up, but it created few genuine stars. Where did the broomsticks take the ones JK Rowling called ‘The Big Seven’?Sat Jun 10 2017 - 06:00
I did badly in the Leaving. And look how awesome I am nowSemi-celebs love to reveal their poor results – and brag about their achievements sinceSat Jun 10 2017 - 06:00
Exit poll bombshell leads to glee at downfall of the loathedTV view: Osborne’s election night delight underlined the factional nature of British politicsFri Jun 09 2017 - 15:04
Donald Clarke’s movie quiz: Which Disney dwarf’s name is not an adjective – and other gemsThis week’s quiz features Bond villains, Wham! pop songs and, er, Leo VaradkarFri Jun 09 2017 - 12:15
Six of the best films to see this weekendQuality blasts from the past include Wonder Woman and a Fritz Lang classicFri Jun 09 2017 - 12:07
Sofia Boutella: ‘All Americans think they are Irish. Right?’The live-wire Algerian actor on dancing with Madonna and channelling Boris KarloffFri Jun 09 2017 - 05:00
The Berlin Syndrome: Before Sunrise, but for psychosCate Shortland’s creepy, eerily beautiful third feature delivers a familiar story, but gets by on evil ambienceThu Jun 08 2017 - 12:00
My Cousin Rachel: We ain't saying she's a goldigger...Rachel Weisz is suitably ambiguous in this worthwhile adaptation of Daphne du Maurier’s classicThu Jun 08 2017 - 08:00
