Captain America: The Winter SoldierCap and his mighty shield are back in this enjoyable, mostly old-school Marvel blockbusterFri Mar 28 2014 - 01:00
The princess and the frogShe is jarringly frank and confrontational. He does his best to steer a path towards harmony. Together they are Piggy and Kermit, clearly the most volatile couple in showbiz. Our reporter asks the questions . . . carefullyFri Mar 28 2014 - 00:00
‘Aren’t United/France/The Harlem Globetrotters frightful?’Opinion: A word to the wise who pretend to be ignorantSat Mar 22 2014 - 00:01
The Unknown KnownErrol Morris takes on Donald Rumsfeld, but the dogged documentarian never does corner the prickly right-wing secretary of defenceFri Mar 21 2014 - 00:00
Film is from Mars, telly is from VenusAfter all these years, the two mediums are finally getting it onFri Mar 21 2014 - 00:00
Jack O’Connell: from Skins to superstardomO’Connell’s searing performance in new prison drama Starred Up has movie-watchers giddy with excitement – and Hollywood has already come a-knockingFri Mar 21 2014 - 00:00
Why must we be ‘proud’ to be Irish?Opinion: ‘The ironies that colour the debate on the New York parade are too dazzling to ignore’Sun Mar 16 2014 - 00:01
Under the SkinScarlett Johansson is an alienated alien in this stunning avante-garde masterpieceFri Mar 14 2014 - 12:52
"I landed a job on a rigged gameshow . . . It was a strange time"Kim Mordaunt, the boundlessly enthusiastic director of The Rocket, on hard-line dictators, unexploded bombs - and how he came to be the host of a rigged gameshow in communist VietnamFri Mar 14 2014 - 00:00
Will Paddy Power come to regret its tasteless Pistorius ad? Don’t bet on itOpinion: You might like to keep the names of companies that offend you on fileSat Mar 08 2014 - 00:01
The Stag review: not your average Irish HangoverJohn Butler's film follows a party of young men as they behave badly on a stag weekend - and that's where the comparisons endFri Mar 07 2014 - 11:23
The Grand Budapest HotelWes Anderson’s rambunctious but elegant Mitteleuropa farce stars Ralph Fiennes on brilliant comic formFri Mar 07 2014 - 00:00
Jonathan Glazer: the joy of divisionHe has made just three films in 14 years – the first was universally praised, the second is a continuing puzzle to most, and now, Glazer latest,Under the Skin, starring Scarlett Johansson, is cleaving audiences into impassioned opposing campsThu Mar 06 2014 - 17:14
12 Years a Slave wins best film, Gravity dominates fieldCate Blanchett, Matthew McConaughey take acting Academy Awards; No joy for U2 in best songMon Mar 03 2014 - 06:10
Donald Clarke's predictions for the Academy AwardsPutting his reputation on the line. Donald Clarke predicts the big prizes at the Academy Awards tomorrow night - and who deserves to win in each categorySat Mar 01 2014 - 01:00
Oscar bravos, Oscar charliesAre the Academy Awards about the year’s best films – or nice frocks and aggressive lobbying? And who will – or should – bag the prizes?Sat Mar 01 2014 - 01:00
Definitely maybe a message of hope from the era of OasisOpinion: Good times always come to an end, but so do bad timesSat Mar 01 2014 - 00:01
‘The Stag’ and ‘Calvary’ top nominations for the upcoming IftasShortlist for best Irish film completed by ‘Byzantium,’ ‘Run & Jump’ and ‘The Sea’Fri Feb 28 2014 - 01:11
Do the Oscars get it right? A more useful question is: Have they ever got it right?The roll call of best picture wins over the years does feature some real clangers, but maybe we shouldn’t be too hard on the Academy ...Fri Feb 28 2014 - 00:00
Stellan Skarsgård: Nymphomaniac’s off-centred everymanTwo decades of collaboration with out-there Lars Von Trier has honed Stellan Skarsgård’s Swedish oddball persona to perfection – but deep down he’s really just an ordinary family man with a peculiar sort of careerFri Feb 28 2014 - 00:00
The Book ThiefSmart older kids might buy this too cosy depiction of Germany’s descent into fascismFri Feb 28 2014 - 00:00
Father and son go head -to-head in IFTAsBrendan and Domhnall Gleeson nominated in the best actor categoryThu Feb 27 2014 - 13:46
Celebrities mouthing off can be annoying but let’s give them the benefit of the doubtOpinion: It hurts a little, but I’m going to say it anyway. You keep at it, BonoSat Feb 22 2014 - 00:01
Nymphomaniac: Volume 1 and Volume 2Lars Von Trier continues on his highly eccentric way with this bold and bonkers epicFri Feb 21 2014 - 10:58
Elementary my dear WatsonCautious and couched, Emily Watson is an actor who exhibits reason and calm at every turn. So how did such a sober person find herself in such as dangerous business? “I was pretty bloody minded . . .”Fri Feb 21 2014 - 00:00
McQueen brought to earth as ‘Gravity’ wins six BaftasIt was a night of surprises – not least when Tinie Tempah high-fived Prince WilliamMon Feb 17 2014 - 01:01
We’ve been sheltered from the weather, but now it’s all changeOpinion: How strange it is that global warming has become an issue that divides right and leftSun Feb 16 2014 - 00:01
The Morgan formula: how to put famous lives on filmScreenwriter Peter Morgan developed a neat way of portraying personalities, from Tony Blair and David Frost to the queen: focus on one incident. Now everyone’s at itFri Feb 14 2014 - 01:00
Richard Dreyfuss on Spielberg and Stone, Hollywood and the almighty dollarStill the curmudgeon after all these years, Richard Dreyfuss - who's in Dublin this week for the JDIFF - hasn’t lost any of his appetite for bashing Hollywood and colleagues who irritate him.Fri Feb 14 2014 - 00:00
