The glory and the gloom of the Galway Film FleadhThere are at least half a dozen Irish films worthy of hearty praise this year, so why are Irish film-makers so dark of mood?Tue Jul 15 2014 - 01:00
John Carney goes urban musical Once more‘Once’ director John Carney’s new film has been dubbed ’Twice’ as it is about a couple making music around a city, this time New York, but he says it is part of a portfolioSat Jul 12 2014 - 01:00
Efforts to rebrand the Orange Order are doomed to failureOpinion: North’s Protestant middle class has already abandoned the organisationSat Jul 12 2014 - 01:00
Andy Murray crash-out raises the British/Scottish questionOpinion: If Scotland leaves the union the surviving UK rump state would have to restart its search for the first British male Wimbledon winner since the jazz ageSun Jul 06 2014 - 12:21
Pollyanna McIntosh: Out of this worldRaised in Colombia and Portugal, amongst other places, Pollyanna McIntosh is a true child of the world – but she also resolutely Scottish and proud of itFri Jul 04 2014 - 00:00
Mrs Brown’s Age of Extinction could soon be upon usTwo movies are going to tear up the box office this week. Imagine if they were one . . .Fri Jul 04 2014 - 00:00
Five Go on a Treasure Hunt: Pat McCabe, please bag me a fortuneWhen asked for this series, in competition with four other bargain hunters, to pick up an old item that could turn a profit, I set out to find a decent rare volumeTue Jul 01 2014 - 01:00
Oldman in need of a new scriptOpinion: Why you have to be careful what you say about what you can (or can’t) saySun Jun 29 2014 - 12:18
Review: Mrs Brown’s Boys D’MovieBrendan O’Carroll’s big-screen debut has clunky gags and a threadbare story. Oh, and it will be one of the biggest hits of d’summerFri Jun 27 2014 - 00:00
Brendan O’Carroll: "Somewhere in the 1980s, comedy began to leave the people behind"A natural raconteur with an enviable ability to stir up empathy, Brendan O’Carroll has little time for critics of his retro brand of comedy and little doubt about the reasons for his phenomenal success. "Comedy became more snarky . . . For a long time, nothing filled that void"Fri Jun 27 2014 - 00:00
O’Carroll’s Mrs Brown is comedy gold even though critics hate itO’Carroll’s character, now a film star, harks back to pre-intellectual 1970s comedyThu Jun 26 2014 - 01:00
How a hashtag hoax offers a sobering counter to romantic optimism about TwitterOpinion: #endfathersday campaign was aimed at discrediting feminismSat Jun 21 2014 - 07:36
Film review: Jersey BoysClint Eastwood’s meandering jukebox biopic won’t inspire Mama Mia!-level devotionFri Jun 20 2014 - 00:00
Vincent Piazza: beyond the boardwalkAlready shinning in TV’s Boardwalk Empire, the Italian-American actor moves to the big screen in Clint Eastwood’s Four Seasons musical, Jersey Boys. ‘I’ve never felt more at home’Fri Jun 20 2014 - 00:00
Plain talking about cigarettesOpinion: As long as people have addictive personalities, people will continue to smokeSun Jun 15 2014 - 12:01
Film review: RoadA documentary about Northern Ireland's road-racing Dunlops fires on all cylindersFri Jun 13 2014 - 00:00
Is Tom Cruise now such a liability that his absence boosts a film’s prospects?Edge of Tomorrow star seems to have lost his box-office mojoFri Jun 13 2014 - 00:00
Audrey Tautou: Vive la différenceSince stumbling into the role of Amélie, Audrey Tautou has forged a singular career, one of the few resolutely Gallic film stars to become a global star. Her secret to success: ‘I always tried to follow my instinctsFri Jun 13 2014 - 00:00
If you don’t approve of the church then don’t take part in its ritualsOpinion: Each spring, thousands of non-believers allow their pre-pubescent daughters to don wedding dresses for their first communionSat Jun 07 2014 - 12:01
Fruitvale StationThis Sundance prize winner is overly schematic, but also hard-hitting in its outrage over a racially charged miscarriage of justiceFri Jun 06 2014 - 00:00
Review: Grace of MonacoA woefully misguided project that does nothing for the reputations of anybody listed in the creditsFri Jun 06 2014 - 00:00
Mass shooting sends us messages on gun control, misogyny and the pick-up cultureOpinion: Supporters of the National Rifle Association were quick to offer the usual useless rebuttalsSat May 31 2014 - 01:01
Film review: Jimmy’s HallLife in the Free State was no jape, according to Ken Loach's affecting, beautifully shot but somewhat underpowered dramaFri May 30 2014 - 00:00
Cannes comes to a close with a Palme d’Or for Winter SleepTimothy Spall and Julianne Moore among award winners from the Cannes JuryWed May 28 2014 - 10:14
Don’t take your cue from the Cannes queueOpinion: How queuing brings out the national stereotype in us allSat May 24 2014 - 01:01
Turkish film tipped for top prize at CannesPalme d’Or ceremony brought forward to avoid clash with Euro election resultsSat May 24 2014 - 01:00
R-Pat and company rule the RivieraPreviously callow youths are acting their age – to great resultsFri May 23 2014 - 00:00
Review: Goodbye to LanguageJean-Luc Godard is back with the most striking use of 3D in film historyWed May 21 2014 - 18:26
