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Rodeo: Electrifying biker flick leaves Fast & Furious in the dirt

Rodeo: Electrifying biker flick leaves Fast & Furious in the dirt

Newcomer Julie Ledru gives a phenomenal performace in Lola Quivoron’s Cannes breakout

Wed Apr 26 2023 - 19:24
Four new films to see in cinemas this week

Four new films to see in cinemas this week

Blazingly grotesque comic horror Evil Dead Rise, plus provocative Irish documentary Pray for Our Sinners, Sick of Myself from Norway and Pacifiction from France

Sun Apr 23 2023 - 05:00
Re-creating Ann Lovett’s last day: ‘This is one story that hasn’t been faced up to’

Re-creating Ann Lovett’s last day: ‘This is one story that hasn’t been faced up to’

Almost 40 years after the 15-year-old schoolgirl died after giving birth in a grotto, a new film tackles a difficult and sensitive subject

Sat Apr 22 2023 - 05:00
Sick of Myself: Pitch-black comedy makes merry with malignant narcissism and the worried well

Sick of Myself: Pitch-black comedy makes merry with malignant narcissism and the worried well

Kristine Kujath Thorp excels as Signe. whose need for sympathy is curiously touching even as her behaviour is repugnant

Fri Apr 21 2023 - 05:00
Pacifiction: A meandering, mysterious meditation on French imperialism

Pacifiction: A meandering, mysterious meditation on French imperialism

Albert Serra’s cryptic feature is visually remarkable but certainly not for everyone

Fri Apr 21 2023 - 05:00
How to Blow Up a Pipeline: ‘an eco Ocean’s Eleven’

How to Blow Up a Pipeline: ‘an eco Ocean’s Eleven’

The environmental movement finally has its own Oceans Eleven

Wed Apr 19 2023 - 05:30
Four new films to see in cinemas this week

Four new films to see in cinemas this week

Two raving Nic’s in gory horror comedy Renfield, plus masterly Japanese animation Suzume, Egyptian-set machinations in Cairo Conspiracy, and Léa Seydoux in affecting French drama One Fine Morning

Sun Apr 16 2023 - 05:00
Heathers is now a murderously catchy musical with legions of fans. But isn’t it dangerous to be this popular?

Heathers is now a murderously catchy musical with legions of fans. But isn’t it dangerous to be this popular?

The darkly satirical 1980s film has been reinvented as a feelgood musical that is inspiring Rocky Horror-style devotion

Sat Apr 15 2023 - 06:05
One Fine Morning: wait until you see Léa Seydoux’s no-nonsense Arlene Foster ‘do’

One Fine Morning: wait until you see Léa Seydoux’s no-nonsense Arlene Foster ‘do’

Mia Hansen-Løve and Seydoux have created an engaging character study, even if the film doesn’t quite coalesce into a pleasing dramatic structure

Fri Apr 14 2023 - 05:10
Cairo Conspiracy: belting political thriller with shades of All the President’s Men and The Name of the Rose

Cairo Conspiracy: belting political thriller with shades of All the President’s Men and The Name of the Rose

Nervy political thriller was worthy winner at Cannes last year.

Fri Apr 14 2023 - 05:00
Aidan Gillen: ‘It was liberating to get out a little early on Game of Thrones’

Aidan Gillen: ‘It was liberating to get out a little early on Game of Thrones’

Always keen on a new challenge, the unassuming Kin, Wire and Queer as Folk star gets on his gumshoes for Barber, his new film

Thu Apr 13 2023 - 05:45
Four new films to see in cinemas this week

Four new films to see in cinemas this week

Ben Affleck’s Nike dramedy Air, plus Icelandic Godland, animated Super Mario Bros, and imaginative alt-history fantasy LOLA

Sun Apr 09 2023 - 05:00
Godland: A crisis of faith plays out against spectacular Icelandic tableaux

Godland: A crisis of faith plays out against spectacular Icelandic tableaux

Hlynur Pálmason’s strikes a doomy tone in this film not for the faint of heart

Fri Apr 07 2023 - 05:00
The Super Mario Bros Movie: Fun for kids, very okay for adults

The Super Mario Bros Movie: Fun for kids, very okay for adults

One this misstep aside, the film belts along with an assault of candy colours and a commendable command of canonical detail

Wed Apr 05 2023 - 14:24
Andrew Legge: ‘Lola is kind of Zelig if Zelig himself could make the film’

Andrew Legge: ‘Lola is kind of Zelig if Zelig himself could make the film’

The Irish director’s first feature is a wildly original retro sci-fi film about two politically polarised sisters

Wed Apr 05 2023 - 06:00
Four new films to see this week

Four new films to see this week

Dungeons & Dragons and French drama The Night of the 12th in cinemas, Please Baby Please and Tetris streaming

Sun Apr 02 2023 - 05:00
The Night of the 12th: No easy solutions in this absorbing alpine murder mystery

The Night of the 12th: No easy solutions in this absorbing alpine murder mystery

French police procedural focuses on the investigation of a teenage girl’s violent death - and raises some very uncomfortable questions

Fri Mar 31 2023 - 05:00
Please Baby Please: The most confounding film of the year benefits from a never-better Andrea Riseborough

Please Baby Please: The most confounding film of the year benefits from a never-better Andrea Riseborough

Amanda Kramer’s leather-clad, neon-bathed shakedown of gender, greasers and groaning is unclassifiable

Thu Mar 30 2023 - 05:30
Four new films to see in cinemas this week

Four new films to see in cinemas this week

Paul Mescal is enigmatic in God’s Creatures, Keanu Reeves is back for more revenge as John Wick and more

Sun Mar 26 2023 - 05:00
The Five Devils: Five stars for a time-travelling melodrama you could not have seen coming

The Five Devils: Five stars for a time-travelling melodrama you could not have seen coming

Léa Mysius’s swirling imagination is anchored by remarkable performances from Sally Dramé and Adèle Exarchopoulos

Fri Mar 24 2023 - 05:30
Infinity Pool: Nobody could accuse Brandon Cronenberg of tarnishing the family name

Infinity Pool: Nobody could accuse Brandon Cronenberg of tarnishing the family name

Mia Goth and Alexander Skarsgärd endure a nightmarish vacation

Fri Mar 24 2023 - 05:00
Léa Mysius: ‘I dreamed of this gift where I could get into someone’s head and see through their eyes’

Léa Mysius: ‘I dreamed of this gift where I could get into someone’s head and see through their eyes’

The French film-maker’s magical tone is all over The Five Devils, centred on the power of smell

Thu Mar 23 2023 - 05:45
John Wick: Chapter 4 – Imagine Harry Potter, but with head-stomping

John Wick: Chapter 4 – Imagine Harry Potter, but with head-stomping

Keanu Reeves says ‘Yeah’ five times, and not much more, and it’s only ever one stuntman-rolling-down-steps away from implosion. Welcome to the Wickiverse

Thu Mar 23 2023 - 02:00
Four new films to see this week

Four new films to see this week

Liam Neeson takes on the hardest of hard-boiled detectives in Marlowe, sparky romantic comedy Rye Lane plus intriguing horror sequel from Ti West

Sun Mar 19 2023 - 05:00
Neil Gaiman: ‘15 minutes before the end I realise I have tears running down my face’

Neil Gaiman: ‘15 minutes before the end I realise I have tears running down my face’

Even the multiple media mastering author was astonished by the stage adaptation of his novel, An Ocean at the End of the Lane

Sat Mar 18 2023 - 05:00
Pearl: Ti West’s voguish slasher flick is fun, if not quite as much fun as it thinks

Pearl: Ti West’s voguish slasher flick is fun, if not quite as much fun as it thinks

With its lurid libidinous action and over-the-top murders, Pearl is a jokey spin-off of a jokey film

Fri Mar 17 2023 - 05:30
Shazam! Fury of the Gods: Slumming A-list actors, dreary world-building and eye-watering CGI

Shazam! Fury of the Gods: Slumming A-list actors, dreary world-building and eye-watering CGI

This underwhelming sequel has no sense of jeopardy, and is unlikely to revive the ailing DC Extended Universe

Fri Mar 17 2023 - 05:00
Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom – ‘I felt like if we went through hardship, it could translate into the film’

Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom – ‘I felt like if we went through hardship, it could translate into the film’

Pawo Choyning Dorji and his crew had a mountain to climb to shoot their Oscar-nominated movie set in a remote school in Bhutan

Fri Mar 10 2023 - 11:02
Meet Me in the Bathroom: Pleasing, rough-hewn chronicle of New York music scene of early 2000s

Meet Me in the Bathroom: Pleasing, rough-hewn chronicle of New York music scene of early 2000s

Archive footage does the talking for LCD Soundsystem, The Strokes, Karen O and The Moldy Peaches in Dylan Southern and Will Lovelace’s film

Fri Mar 10 2023 - 05:00
Bríd Brennan: ‘From childhood you’re trying to tell the story of who you are’

Bríd Brennan: ‘From childhood you’re trying to tell the story of who you are’

A fan of quietly passionate roles, the actor has just made My Sailor, My Love, a romance that grapples with the way our lives are now structured

Thu Mar 09 2023 - 06:00
Luther: The Fallen Sun – The best James Bond we never had just about holds your attention

Luther: The Fallen Sun – The best James Bond we never had just about holds your attention

Idris Elba’s detective arrives at Netflix in a film about a global serial killer that is as distasteful as it is silly

Wed Mar 08 2023 - 05:00
Lukas Dhont on the difficulties of teenage friendship: ‘I pushed people away, although I didn’t really want to’:

Lukas Dhont on the difficulties of teenage friendship: ‘I pushed people away, although I didn’t really want to’:

Lukas Dhont has crafted an extraordinary drama from the expectations and prejudices experienced by young men

Sat Mar 04 2023 - 00:00
Close: Five stars for Lukas Dhont’s powerful coming-of-age film

Close: Five stars for Lukas Dhont’s powerful coming-of-age film

You can predict where the Belgian director’s tragedy is headed, but this Cannes Grand Prix winner still makes an indelible emotional impact

Fri Mar 03 2023 - 05:00
I’m Fine (Thanks for Asking): A film as scrappy as its rollerskating, job-juggling heroine

I’m Fine (Thanks for Asking): A film as scrappy as its rollerskating, job-juggling heroine

Kelley Kali attempts to hustle her way out of homelessness in this raw South by Southwest jury-prize winner

Fri Mar 03 2023 - 04:00
Four new films to see in cinemas this week

Four new films to see in cinemas this week

High concept horror-comedy Cocaine Bear and Lily James in romcom What’s Love Got to Do with It?, plus Joyland from Pakistan and Broker from South Korea

Sun Feb 26 2023 - 05:00
Joyland: Extraordinary, unmissable tale of unexpected attraction

Joyland: Extraordinary, unmissable tale of unexpected attraction

Pakistani director Saim Sadiq’s Cannes-winning debut has huge heart and beautifully drawn characters

Fri Feb 24 2023 - 05:00
Broker: A sweet-natured drama about babies for sale

Broker: A sweet-natured drama about babies for sale

Japanese master Hirokazu Koreeda turns in his latest humanist crowd-pleaser

Fri Feb 24 2023 - 05:00
Four new films to see in cinemas this week

Four new films to see in cinemas this week

Tiny titan Paul Rudd returns in Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, plus Hugh Jackman in tough drama The Son, charming animated Marcel the Shell with Shoes On, and provocative pro-nuclear doc Atomic Hope

Sun Feb 19 2023 - 05:00
The Son: Hugh Jackman shines in devastating drama that probes depression, guilt, and duty

The Son: Hugh Jackman shines in devastating drama that probes depression, guilt, and duty

Florian Zeller’s grown-up drama should have been an Oscar contender

Fri Feb 17 2023 - 05:05
Atomic Hope: Swimming against the tide in nuclear power debate

Atomic Hope: Swimming against the tide in nuclear power debate

For the general public, atomic energy is an image of Homer Simpson asleep at his workstation. It’s Chernobyl. It’s Fukushima

Fri Feb 17 2023 - 04:55
Asif Kapadia’s Creature: ‘All of the crew were into dance. Even our electricians went to the ballet’

Asif Kapadia’s Creature: ‘All of the crew were into dance. Even our electricians went to the ballet’

The Oscar-winning director of Amy and Senna is reinventing filmed performance with an electrifying version of Akram Khan’s celebrated modern ballet

Wed Feb 15 2023 - 05:00
‘There are all types of queer people, and they deserve to have their stories told’

‘There are all types of queer people, and they deserve to have their stories told’

Georgia Oakley was inspired to make Blue Jean when lesbian protesters abseiled into the House of Lords to protest Section 28

Mon Feb 13 2023 - 00:00
Four new films to see in cinemas this week

Four new films to see in cinemas this week

Oscar-nominated Women Talking, plus Channing Tatum takes another twirl as Magic Mike, gritty British drama Blue Jean, and French kids animation Epic Tails

Sun Feb 12 2023 - 05:00
Siân Phillips on marriage to Peter O’Toole: ‘It was like holding sand in my hand’

Siân Phillips on marriage to Peter O’Toole: ‘It was like holding sand in my hand’

Peter O’Toole’s former wife is central to a new documentary portrait of the Lawrence of Arabia star

Sat Feb 11 2023 - 05:00
Dublin International Film Festival line-up features big names and fresh talent

Dublin International Film Festival line-up features big names and fresh talent

A guest appearance from Oscar nominee Paul Mescal and an array of new Irish and international productions make for a lively 21st edition of the festival

Sat Feb 11 2023 - 05:00
Blue Jean: An elegantly structured film composed of clever, delicate movements

Blue Jean: An elegantly structured film composed of clever, delicate movements

Georgia Oakley’s debut feature is as restrained as Rosy McEwen’s excellent performance

Fri Feb 10 2023 - 05:00
Epic Tails: Cheers for Greek mythology references; jeers for everything else

Epic Tails: Cheers for Greek mythology references; jeers for everything else

Olympians depicted in this new family comedy start off as jerks, behave abominably, and emerge, well, as jerks

Fri Feb 10 2023 - 05:00
Four new films to see in cinemas this week

Four new films to see in cinemas this week

Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, EO, Saint Omer, The Whale

Sun Feb 05 2023 - 05:00
‘I felt so guilty for perpetuating fake news’: Former journalist sets the record straight on Paris ‘suicide bomber’

‘I felt so guilty for perpetuating fake news’: Former journalist sets the record straight on Paris ‘suicide bomber’

In 2015, Dina Amer reported - inaccurately - on ‘Europe’s first female suicide bomber’. A biopic aims to make amends

Sat Feb 04 2023 - 05:00
Saint Omer: An electrifying dramatisation of a mother’s trial for leaving her baby to drown

Saint Omer: An electrifying dramatisation of a mother’s trial for leaving her baby to drown

Alice Diop’s Venice-winning first feature sticks to the facts of Fabienne Kabou’s prosecution for an unspeakable crime against her daughter

Fri Feb 03 2023 - 05:00
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