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Happy Christmas review: Life, as we know it

Happy Christmas review: Life, as we know it

Fri Dec 19 2014 - 08:00
The Ticket Awards results: your favourite films of 2014

The Ticket Awards results: your favourite films of 2014

Hollywood may not think so, but you Ticket readers have good memories and great taste

Fri Dec 19 2014 - 06:00
The Interview: rarely has such a film created such noise

The Interview: rarely has such a film created such noise

Donald Clarke analysis: If film never goes on wide release it will be key text in Hollywood’s history

Thu Dec 18 2014 - 06:59
Angelina Jolie, North Korea and  Sony Pictures: the story that keeps on giving

Angelina Jolie, North Korea and Sony Pictures: the story that keeps on giving

Welcome to the leaky, insecure world of 21st century communication

Sat Dec 13 2014 - 11:00
The Green Prince review: Israel’s man in Hamas

The Green Prince review: Israel’s man in Hamas

This fascinating but frustrating documentary tells only part of the true story of a Palestinian with Hamas in the blood who spied for the Israelis

Fri Dec 12 2014 - 11:00
Manakamana review: sense and sensory sensibility over Nepal

Manakamana review: sense and sensory sensibility over Nepal

Fri Dec 12 2014 - 09:00
The Great Museum review: fly-on-the-wall in Hapsburg heartland

The Great Museum review: fly-on-the-wall in Hapsburg heartland

This study of Vienna’s Kunsthistorisches Museum is as sober and formal as the city’s architecture

Fri Dec 12 2014 - 08:00
Dumb and Dumber To: the Farrellys return to their gross-out grassroots

Dumb and Dumber To: the Farrellys return to their gross-out grassroots

Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels are back as cinema’s most lovable idiots. But why a sequel 20 years later? ‘It makes sense because these guys are always the same. They’re too stupid to have character arcs’

Fri Dec 12 2014 - 06:00
Tinker Bell review: Tinky winky stinky

Tinker Bell review: Tinky winky stinky

These cheapo Disney animations aren’t the worst of their kind, but Tink’s evolution from jealous menace to mindless chatterbox isn’t much fun

Thu Dec 11 2014 - 17:35
Golden Globe nominations: Birdman leads with seven nods

Golden Globe nominations: Birdman leads with seven nods

Boyhood and Imitation Game come second while Brendan Gleeson ’s Calvary loses out

Thu Dec 11 2014 - 16:05
Gleeson and Scott win at British Independent Film Awards

Gleeson and Scott win at British Independent Film Awards

Respective performances in ‘Calvary’ and ‘Pride’ recognised with male acting prizes

Mon Dec 08 2014 - 00:10
More than a feminist furore over Hozier’s appearance at Victoria’s Secret fashion show

More than a feminist furore over Hozier’s appearance at Victoria’s Secret fashion show

‘Both feminists and conservatives railed at the naked commercialism and naked, well, nakedness’

Sat Dec 06 2014 - 01:00
Black Sea review: Jude Law under pressure

Black Sea review: Jude Law under pressure

Man on board and overboard in a cracking submarine thriller that’s the best boy’s adventure Alastair Maclean never wrote

Fri Dec 05 2014 - 10:00
Men, Women and Children review: the Twitterati made me do it

Men, Women and Children review: the Twitterati made me do it

Ansel Elgort, Adam Sandler and a big-name cast play it oh-so-serious in Jason Reitman’s latest

Fri Dec 05 2014 - 09:00

Ticket Awards 2014 - The best screen shots

Irish film had a standout year, franchises asserted their dominance, and some of the year’s best films came in documentary form. Donald Clarke and Tara Brady name-check the best - and a few of the worst - of 2014

Fri Dec 05 2014 - 06:00
Penguins of Madagascar review: cracking jokes keep these birdbrains flying high

Penguins of Madagascar review: cracking jokes keep these birdbrains flying high

Birds of little brain still manage to fly fairly high in funny sequel

Fri Dec 05 2014 - 05:00
Concerning Violence review: people power

Concerning Violence review: people power

Colonialism and its violently radicalising effect is the subject of this chilling documentary

Fri Dec 05 2014 - 04:00
Glassland listed for Sundance Film Festival competition

Glassland listed for Sundance Film Festival competition

Kerryman Gerard Barrett’s work among 12 films for World Cinema Dramatic Competition

Wed Dec 03 2014 - 23:34
Gregory Campbell  should sharpen his  cutting wit

Gregory Campbell should sharpen his cutting wit

DUP politician’s pathetic dig at Irish Language Act sullys the name of political insult

Sat Nov 29 2014 - 01:00
Kajaki review: soldiers of misfortune

Kajaki review: soldiers of misfortune

Fri Nov 28 2014 - 06:00
I Am Ali review: Ali allure wins on points

I Am Ali review: Ali allure wins on points

Fri Nov 28 2014 - 06:00
The Possibilities are Endless review: grace after tragedy

The Possibilities are Endless review: grace after tragedy

The story of Edwyn Collin's return and recovery after stroke is one of the unexpected surprises of the season

Fri Nov 28 2014 - 06:00
Ansel Elgort: there’s no fault with this star

Ansel Elgort: there’s no fault with this star

Ansel who? Elgort what? The suddenly red-hot 20 year old hearthrob from Divergent and The Fault in Our Stars talks Twitter and truthfulness

Fri Nov 28 2014 - 00:00
2001: A Space Odyssey review – Kubrick’s space trip still a standout

2001: A Space Odyssey review – Kubrick’s space trip still a standout

Thu Nov 27 2014 - 21:58
Gifts: the best films and box sets

Gifts: the best films and box sets

Make Nidge and Ed Sheeran the perfect gifts this Christmas with music, TV, films and games for all the family to savour

Wed Nov 26 2014 - 08:00
Did International Men’s Day pass you by?

Did International Men’s Day pass you by?

Opinion: ‘The dominant order doesn’t need to celebrate its identity with annual festivals’

Sat Nov 22 2014 - 01:00
Two Northern Irish films on Oscar live-action longlist

Two Northern Irish films on Oscar live-action longlist

A pornographer’s obsession in ‘SLR’ and facts of life in ‘Boogaloo and Graham’ make the cut

Fri Nov 21 2014 - 14:23
Chadwick Boseman: Standing up for James Brown

Chadwick Boseman: Standing up for James Brown

Chadwick Boseman, who plays 1960s pop star James Brown in a new biopic Get on Up, talks to Donald Clarke

Fri Nov 21 2014 - 10:10
Winter Sleep review: Palme d’Or winner from a master of slow cinema

Winter Sleep review: Palme d’Or winner from a master of slow cinema

Fri Nov 21 2014 - 06:30
What we do in the Shadows review: a comedy about four vampires squabbling over the washing-up

What we do in the Shadows review: a comedy about four vampires squabbling over the washing-up

Fri Nov 21 2014 - 06:15
The Homesman review: All kinds of grit to be savoured here

The Homesman review: All kinds of grit to be savoured here

Tommy Lee Jones and Hilary Swank spark off each other like flinty knives in this elegantly elegiac and magnificently mean western

Fri Nov 21 2014 - 06:00
Carte Noire French Film Festival at the Irish Film Institute

Carte Noire French Film Festival at the Irish Film Institute

Now is the time to rush to the French cinematic barricades

Fri Nov 21 2014 - 01:00
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part I review - halfway decent, then it leaves you hanging

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part I review - halfway decent, then it leaves you hanging

Thu Nov 20 2014 - 17:51
Band Aid: the day rebellious music died  (yet again)

Band Aid: the day rebellious music died (yet again)

Opinion: Charity single and Live Aid showed rock’s dangerous years were in the past

Sat Nov 15 2014 - 01:00
The Imitation Game review: the highest form of flattery

The Imitation Game review: the highest form of flattery

Alan Turing and his colleagues get the popular tribute they deserve in this pacy tale of derring-do

Fri Nov 14 2014 - 16:50
The Drop review: a walk on the waterfront

The Drop review: a walk on the waterfront

Fri Nov 14 2014 - 01:12
Third Person review: a cinema crash waiting to happen

Third Person review: a cinema crash waiting to happen

Beautiful people have all the frickin’ problems in Paul Haggis glossy but superficial drama

Fri Nov 14 2014 - 00:00
Life Itself review: a critical take on a critic’s life

Life Itself review: a critical take on a critic’s life

This documentary on the late Roger Ebert, America’s most beloved movie reviewer, gets a big thumbs up

Fri Nov 14 2014 - 00:00
Everything is awesome! Especially the internet

Everything is awesome! Especially the internet

Please, let us not stereotype boorish, ignorant Americans

Sat Nov 08 2014 - 01:00
The Skeleton Twins review: Making no bones about the schmaltz

The Skeleton Twins review: Making no bones about the schmaltz

Fri Nov 07 2014 - 01:17
Noomi Rapace:   “I think acting saved my life”

Noomi Rapace: “I think acting saved my life”

Noomi Rapace certainly knows how to make an entrance – and how to talk. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and Prometheus star discusses her love of Iceland, life as a 15-year-old wild child in Stockholm, and how acting saved her life

Fri Nov 07 2014 - 00:00
Interstellar review: a little bit lost in space

Interstellar review: a little bit lost in space

Fri Nov 07 2014 - 00:00
Out of Here review: a picture-perfect framing of a time and a place

Out of Here review: a picture-perfect framing of a time and a place

Thu Nov 06 2014 - 21:16
Badly  behaved children don’t deserve a place at the cafe table

Badly behaved children don’t deserve a place at the cafe table

Opinion: ‘Children have enough advantages. They don’t have to go to work. They are allowed to eat delicious liquidised fruit pulp’

Sat Nov 01 2014 - 01:00
Mr Turner review: Spall grunts and swaggers  his way through one of Mike Leigh’s  greatest films

Mr Turner review: Spall grunts and swaggers his way through one of Mike Leigh’s greatest films

Fri Oct 31 2014 - 09:12
Jesssica Paré: Mad, rad and very useful to know

Jesssica Paré: Mad, rad and very useful to know

The Mad Men star on singing with The Jesus and Mary Chain, her new Irish movie Standby, and being constantly badgered for spoilers about the hit TV series

Fri Oct 31 2014 - 01:02
Horns review: what the devil is Daniel Radcliffe at?

Horns review: what the devil is Daniel Radcliffe at?

Fri Oct 31 2014 - 00:00
One Million Dubliners review: Homage to Glasnevin is a dead-cert winner

One Million Dubliners review: Homage to Glasnevin is a dead-cert winner

Documentary on the famous cemetery a fitting tribute to the work of Shane MacThomais

Fri Oct 31 2014 - 00:00
Nightcrawler review: snap-happy psycho Jake Gyllenhaal steals the show

Nightcrawler review: snap-happy psycho Jake Gyllenhaal steals the show

Thu Oct 30 2014 - 22:31
Gerry and Nigel just two peas in a mainstream insurgency pod

Gerry and Nigel just two peas in a mainstream insurgency pod

Sinn Féin and Ukip? They’re practically twins they are

Sat Oct 25 2014 - 07:21
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