Spotlight review: top-notch drama about journalism at its dogged bestThe pen is ultimately mightier than the cardinal in this dramatisation of the Boston Globe’s investigation into sex abuse by Catholic churchThu Jan 28 2016 - 20:30
Dublin International Film Festival programme is launched‘February feels right. It’s gloomy and dark and that’s a good time to go to the cinema,’ says directorThu Jan 28 2016 - 19:04
The 33 review: A worthy take, undermined by some dodgy casting decisionsClaustrophobic tension and unexpectrd anglo-saxon appearances abound in this film about the 2010 Chilean mining accidentThu Jan 28 2016 - 18:22
Bad Grandpa review: Sweary De Niro takes yet another turn for the worseThe once-unassailable actor swears and bludgeons his way through a comedy that is indeed bad, but in a defiantly odd wayTue Jan 26 2016 - 16:42
Irish films go down a storm at SundanceSing Street, Love & Friendship and Mammal earn rave reviews at independent festivalMon Jan 25 2016 - 14:30
Donald Clarke: Trump gets the laughs while Ted scares the establishmentIn Ted Cruz, the Tea Party finally has a candidate with a chance of seizing powerSat Jan 23 2016 - 01:00
The 33: ‘In another week they would have begun to die’The Chilean mining disaster is now a film, and the fact that 33 people came out alive is one of the great survival stories of our time, Héctor Tobar tells Donald ClarkeFri Jan 22 2016 - 06:00
The Assassin review: Tang tale and the Tao of techniqueThis visually ravishing historical martial arts film may be just a little too in love with its own artistryThu Jan 21 2016 - 21:00
Ride Along 2 review: Ice Cube returns in a sequel barely believable in its awfulnessOpening here this Friday, this is the film that finally knocked Star Wars: The Force Awakens off the top of the US box-office charts - go figureThu Jan 21 2016 - 15:44
Donald Clarke: Irish Oscar nods were due to great expectationsIrish success at Academy Awards shows the value of both cultural planning and self-beliefSat Jan 16 2016 - 01:00
Domhnall Gleeson: The Force is strong in this oneWith roles in ‘Frank’, ‘Ex Machina’ and ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’, and a star turn in ‘The Revenant’, Gleeson’s career has gone stellarFri Jan 15 2016 - 14:00
Irish Oscar nominations exceed all expectationsPundits underestimated films’ potential ahead of Academy Awards announcementFri Jan 15 2016 - 08:04
Alan Rickman: acclaimed performer who became a hero with a villain’s mannerDonald Clarke on the late actor, a funny, warm man in person, who could never quite shake the whiff of brimstone on screenThu Jan 14 2016 - 16:45
Room review: home is where the room isThe walls close in on a mother and child in Lenny Abrahamson’s moving, harrowing adapation of the acclaimed novelThu Jan 14 2016 - 14:19
Irish talent front and centre in the 2016 Oscar nominationsSaoirse Ronan and Michael Fassbender get acting nominations, while ‘Brooklyn’ and ‘Room’ both make the Best Picture listThu Jan 14 2016 - 14:11
The Revenant review: Beautiful but grisly exercise in suffering‘The Revenant’ is short on dialogue and thin on characterisation; however the misery is well worth enduringThu Jan 14 2016 - 13:45
Oscars 2016: Donald Clarke predicts the nominationsThere are more mysteries and imponderables this year than over the past decadeWed Jan 13 2016 - 09:20
Golden Globes 2016: Full list of winnersAlejandro González Iñárritu’s ‘The Revenant’ takes three awards in Los AngelesMon Jan 11 2016 - 10:30
Golden Globes: Brie Larson, Leonardo DiCaprio win bigSylvester Stallone takes best supporting actor for ‘Creed’ in Los Angeles ceremonyMon Jan 11 2016 - 10:30
Ronan has good chance of winning best actress at Golden GlobesDonald Clarke previews Sunday night’s award ceremony in Los AngelesSun Jan 10 2016 - 11:20
Donald Clarke: Saoirse Ronan being claimed by the UK not ‘a compliment’Journalist’s report has led to yet another controversy over the actor’s nationalitySat Jan 09 2016 - 17:40
Donald Clarke: No crying please, we’re IrishIt’s okay for President Obama to wipe away a tear in public, but then he’s an AmericanSat Jan 09 2016 - 01:00
People to watch in 2016: Film and TVIreland's film and TV industries continue their ascent this year, and these five actors and directors are set for big things in 2016Sat Jan 09 2016 - 00:00
Baftas 2016: ‘Brooklyn’, Saoirse Ronan and Fassbender nominated‘Bridge of Spies’ and ‘Carol’ lead pack with nine nominations each, ‘Room’ receives twoFri Jan 08 2016 - 15:33
Shem the Penman Sings Again Review: When James met JohnA delightful, playful study of the relationship between Joyce and McCormackThu Jan 07 2016 - 18:00
A War (Krigen) Review: Fighting from front line to home frontThe war in Afghanistan is the inspiration for a tense Danish courtroom dramaThu Jan 07 2016 - 18:00
The Hateful Eight review: The wheels come off the wagonTarantino sinks deeper into his auto-mythology with more haphazard plotting, gooey violence and endless dialogue, writes Donald ClarkeThu Jan 07 2016 - 17:00
Quentin Tarantino film distribution row hits some Irish audiences‘The Hateful Eight’ will be not be screened at Cineworld due to failure to agree termsTue Jan 05 2016 - 19:51
Top 10 ‘Get Off My Lawn’ moments of outrage in 2015Trump, tabloids, Gaybo’s grimace and questions of race and gender all make the listSat Jan 02 2016 - 10:07
Joy review: Jennifer Lawrence’s silver dollars playbookLawrence reunites with Robert De Niro, Bradley Cooper and director David O Russell for an enjoyable – if thoroughly inauthentic – biopicFri Jan 01 2016 - 06:00
Movie preview: Films to see in 2016From now until next December, here are 50 big releases that will demand to be noticed over the next yearFri Jan 01 2016 - 01:00
Sleeping with Other People review: do ask, do tellCompared with the likes of ‘Trainwreck’, this modest comedy turns into a bedroom farce of a transcendent orderThu Dec 31 2015 - 15:00
The community spirit and awful on-screen romances of Alison BrieThe actor talks about playing ‘strong’ Trudy, wife to the awful Pete Campbell in Mad Men; and her new film, in which she dates jerksThu Dec 24 2015 - 06:00
Daddy’s Home review: these father figures just don’t add upWill Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg reprise their Other Guys double act, but Sean Anders’ latest comedy is strictly by-the-numbersWed Dec 23 2015 - 11:00
And the best British actor is . . . Saoirse Ronan? Really?Why does the London Film Critics’ Circle refer to Irish actors as British? It’s bafflingSun Dec 20 2015 - 17:42
Donald Clarke’s 2015: The Irish are coming. Yes, I knowIt looks as if we will see the most Irish Academy Awards everSat Dec 19 2015 - 14:00
Ireland’s Viva makes shortlist to join Oscar-chasing packPaddy Breathnach’s film portrays young gay man’s struggle to get by in present-day CubaFri Dec 18 2015 - 17:05
The Ticket Awards 2015 - and the awards for best film go to...We asked your opinions, and you responded in your thousands. Here are the results of the popular votes - and our critical takeFri Dec 18 2015 - 06:02
Reissue of the week: The Red Shoes - Powell and Pressburger’s 1948 film is still worth seeingMoira Shearer shines in a ballet story that explores the destructive side of artThu Dec 17 2015 - 12:04
Star Wars box office takings to rocket – that’s the Vader do itLet the game commence: Battle on to see which will be the most successful film to dateThu Dec 17 2015 - 01:00
Star Wars review: New faces, old stories, star turn from the skelligJJ Abrams taps into Star Wars’ ancient energy without breaking any new ground, and a certain island almost steals the showWed Dec 16 2015 - 08:01
Donald Clarke: Controversy over Fury will do the roundsBoxer’s Sports Personality of the Year listing is proving contentiousSat Dec 12 2015 - 01:00
By the Sea review: Life’s a beach and then you film itAngelina Jolie Pitt’s passionate homage to 1970s foreign arthouse films is gorgeous but miserableFri Dec 11 2015 - 10:00
Guy Maddin: ‘I wanted to cure myself of myself’With ‘The Forbidden Room’, a sprawling tribute to lost films, the singular Canadian director has come up with his most ‘Guy Maddin-y’ film to dateFri Dec 11 2015 - 06:00
Peggy Guggenheim - Art Addict review: all hail the queen of high bohemiaGuggenheim heard Joyce sing, met Gertrude Stein, Picasso, Dali and Beckett... and then the Manhattan heiress's life got really interestingThu Dec 10 2015 - 15:46
Fassbender and Ronan nominated in Golden GlobesStrong Irish presence among the nominees shortlisted for the 73rd annual showThu Dec 10 2015 - 15:10
Reissue of the week: When Harry Met Sally - We’ll still have what she’s havingWhen Harry Met Sally is still sharp, funny and touching after all these yearsWed Dec 09 2015 - 18:00
Six Irish films to feature at Sundance Film FestivalMammal, Land of the Enlightened, The Lobster, Viva, Love & Friendship and Sing Street featureTue Dec 08 2015 - 16:40
Donald Clarke: Fat-shaming bullies feel they are making a moral pointStunt on London Underground highlights particular strain of aggressive prejudiceSat Dec 05 2015 - 08:03
The Ticket Awards 2015: FilmFranchises were creaky (though a certain space opera has yet to land); the best films were strange beasts; and the locals came good. Donald Clarke and Tara Brady on the best and worst of film in 2015Fri Dec 04 2015 - 06:00
