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Four new films to stream this weekend

Four new films to stream this weekend

The Vast of Night, Mike Wallace Is Here, Only the Animals, and The High Note

Fri May 29 2020 - 00:00
Antonia Campbell-Hughes: ‘I like hard graft. That’s what I believe in’

Antonia Campbell-Hughes: ‘I like hard graft. That’s what I believe in’

The actor returns to Donegal to get behind the camera for the first but not the last time

Tue May 26 2020 - 05:00
‘After Waves I needed to get therapy and I needed to do a rom-com’

‘After Waves I needed to get therapy and I needed to do a rom-com’

Kelvin Harrison Jr on the excitement of working on a movie about strong women

Sat May 23 2020 - 05:00
Take Me Somewhere Nice: Spirited sexual awakening dramedy

Take Me Somewhere Nice: Spirited sexual awakening dramedy

Review: A Dutch-raised teen returns to Bosnia for an eventful and surreal adventure

Fri May 22 2020 - 05:00
The County: A spiky, lopsided Icelandic hymn to individualism

The County: A spiky, lopsided Icelandic hymn to individualism

Review: There’s an uncomfortable Randian dimension to the gritty protagonist

Fri May 22 2020 - 05:00
Film-maker Pedro Costa: ‘There is no Beckett or Joyce in cinema’

Film-maker Pedro Costa: ‘There is no Beckett or Joyce in cinema’

The Portuguese director on finding the story for his award-winning film Vitalina Varela

Tue May 19 2020 - 05:00
Vitalina Varela: The most unfortunate casualty of cinema closures

Vitalina Varela: The most unfortunate casualty of cinema closures

Review: Nobody makes cinema quite like Pedro Costa. This is a movie to wash over you

Fri May 15 2020 - 05:00
Cassandro, The Exotico!: Handmade, heartfelt and against the grain

Cassandro, The Exotico!: Handmade, heartfelt and against the grain

Review: Marie Losier’s one-woman crew follows gay luchador Saúl Armendáriz

Fri May 15 2020 - 05:00
Eliza Hittman: ‘How can you talk about abortion and not politics?’

Eliza Hittman: ‘How can you talk about abortion and not politics?’

Never Rarely Sometimes Always avoids the cuddly approach to reproductive issues

Tue May 12 2020 - 05:00
Films to stream right now: 10 great crime movies on Netflix and beyond

Films to stream right now: 10 great crime movies on Netflix and beyond

From Goodfellas to Gone Girl, gripping films to watch on Netflix, Amazon and Apple TV

Fri May 08 2020 - 06:00
Romantic Comedy: History of the genre tracked from the 1930s

Romantic Comedy: History of the genre tracked from the 1930s

Review: Writer-director Elizabeth Sankey delivers note-perfect riffs on rom-com genre

Fri May 08 2020 - 05:00
Ginghina’s thoughts on football are more than thoughts about football

Ginghina’s thoughts on football are more than thoughts about football

Film review: We are shown a complicated knot of regrets, ambitions, contrariness and personal philosophy

Fri May 08 2020 - 05:00
Corneliu Porumboiu: From a whistle to a screen

Corneliu Porumboiu: From a whistle to a screen

The Romanian director’s thriller The Whistlers was inspired by a unique language

Wed May 06 2020 - 05:00
Movies to stream right now: 10 great romantic comedies

Movies to stream right now: 10 great romantic comedies

Netflix, Google and Apple have some of the headiest screen rom-coms of all time

Mon May 04 2020 - 11:00
Gael García Bernal: ‘All couples are weird’

Gael García Bernal: ‘All couples are weird’

The Mexican actor’s daring, brilliant new film, Ema, offers a different concept of family

Sat May 02 2020 - 05:00
The 50 best Irish films ever made, in order

The 50 best Irish films ever made, in order

Donald Clarke and Tara Brady's definitive list has more than a few surprises

Sat May 02 2020 - 05:00
Ema: A heady fusion of dance and sexual coupling

Ema: A heady fusion of dance and sexual coupling

Film review: Pablo Larraín’s incendiary tale of grief and healing moves to its own rhythm

Thu Apr 30 2020 - 11:00
The Assistant: Harvey Weinstein didn’t produce this film. Well, he sort of did

The Assistant: Harvey Weinstein didn’t produce this film. Well, he sort of did

Review: A gripping recreation of the intimidation that allows for sexual abuse

Wed Apr 29 2020 - 05:00
Shining a light on the bullying and abuse of entry-level employees

Shining a light on the bullying and abuse of entry-level employees

The Assistant has the audience stuck in the young woman’s shoes for the whole film

Sat Apr 25 2020 - 05:00
Films to stream right now: 10 great Irish movies

Films to stream right now: 10 great Irish movies

From The Young Offenders and Adam & Paul to The Lobster, Hunger and Barry Lyndon

Fri Apr 24 2020 - 06:00
Moffie: White-knuckle view of homophobia in apartheid South Africa

Moffie: White-knuckle view of homophobia in apartheid South Africa

Review: This film makes the training section of Full Metal Jacket seem less stressful

Fri Apr 24 2020 - 05:00
Extraction: Great action, dodgy ‘white saviour’ optics

Extraction: Great action, dodgy ‘white saviour’ optics

Review: The stunts and fights form a pleasing flow in an adaptation of graphic novel Ciudad

Fri Apr 24 2020 - 05:00
Connie Nielsen on Sea Fever: ‘Right now the film has taken on a whole new depth’

Connie Nielsen on Sea Fever: ‘Right now the film has taken on a whole new depth’

The actor on her salty turn in Neasa Hardiman’s contagion-themed debut feature

Sat Apr 18 2020 - 05:00
Movies to stream right now: 10 great comedies

Movies to stream right now: 10 great comedies

From Step Brothers and Clueless to Monty Python’s Life of Brian and When Harry Met Sally

Fri Apr 17 2020 - 06:00
Selah and the Spades: This isn’t 1990s teen angst, it’s Gen Y stress

Selah and the Spades: This isn’t 1990s teen angst, it’s Gen Y stress

Review: The best high school movie since Heathers

Fri Apr 17 2020 - 05:00
Le Corbeau (The Raven): Dark and intriguing tale of paranoia

Le Corbeau (The Raven): Dark and intriguing tale of paranoia

First released in 1943, this film is streaming as part of Mubi’s excellent Henri-Georges Clouzot season

Fri Apr 17 2020 - 05:00
‘The thing we have in common as South Africans is apartheid’

‘The thing we have in common as South Africans is apartheid’

Oliver Hermanus’s new film shows the brutality of army life for white men defending the regime

Thu Apr 16 2020 - 05:00
Reiner Holzemer: ‘We had a contract that we cannot show his face’

Reiner Holzemer: ‘We had a contract that we cannot show his face’

Reclusive, brilliant Belgian fashion designer Martin Margiela is portrayed in a documentary

Sat Apr 11 2020 - 05:00
Movies to stream right now: 10 great family films

Movies to stream right now: 10 great family films

From Pixar’s perfect Up and Wall-E, to the atmospheric Coraline and classic Wizard of Oz

Fri Apr 10 2020 - 06:00
The Iron Mask: A bonkers movie with a bonkers lineage

The Iron Mask: A bonkers movie with a bonkers lineage

Review: The plot is head-spinning but the fight scenes and monsters are fun

Fri Apr 10 2020 - 05:00
Trolls, World Tour review: Hugs, glitter and autotune

Trolls, World Tour review: Hugs, glitter and autotune

There’s not much that resembles a movie in this sequel to the toe-tapping mega-hit

Fri Apr 10 2020 - 05:00
Curzon Home Cinema: vivid selection of films to rent online

Curzon Home Cinema: vivid selection of films to rent online

Art house classics rub shoulders with Palme d’Or winners and critically acclaimed works

Sat Apr 04 2020 - 05:00
Movies to stream right now: 10 great thrillers

Movies to stream right now: 10 great thrillers

From Vertigo to Uncut Gems, edge-of-seat films to watch on Netflix, YouTube and elsewhere

Fri Apr 03 2020 - 15:20
Four Kids and It: Perfect marriage of social awareness and magical fantasy

Four Kids and It: Perfect marriage of social awareness and magical fantasy

Review: Jacqueline Wilson’s novel survives the transition to the big screen with charm

Fri Apr 03 2020 - 05:00
Coffee & Kareem: If you think swearing is big and clever, this is for you

Coffee & Kareem: If you think swearing is big and clever, this is for you

Review: In its favour, this broad comedy makes absolutely no concession to good taste

Fri Apr 03 2020 - 05:00
Standing Up, Falling Down: A gentle dramedy that doesn’t wobble

Standing Up, Falling Down: A gentle dramedy that doesn’t wobble

Review: Billy Crystal and Ben Schwartz make a terrific double act in this funny, poignant film

Fri Apr 03 2020 - 05:00
Michael Curtiz: The ‘pompous b*****d’ who shaped Casablanca

Michael Curtiz: The ‘pompous b*****d’ who shaped Casablanca

A new Netflix film focuses on how the egotistical Hungarian-born director brought the 1942 classic together

Sat Mar 28 2020 - 05:00
Lady and the Tramp: This production has pedigree

Lady and the Tramp: This production has pedigree

Review: Tessa Thompson and Justin Theroux are endearing in the title roles

Fri Mar 27 2020 - 05:00
Dogs Don’t Wear Pants: Dark romantic comedy from Finland

Dogs Don’t Wear Pants: Dark romantic comedy from Finland

Review: BDSM film that’s far better than those dreary Fifty Shades pictures

Fri Mar 27 2020 - 05:00
System Crasher review: This is a wail you won’t forget

System Crasher review: This is a wail you won’t forget

A wildly impressive film powered by a strong cast, great chemistry and fierce energy

Fri Mar 27 2020 - 05:00
Stargirl: A Manic Pixie Dream Girl adventure strictly for kids

Stargirl: A Manic Pixie Dream Girl adventure strictly for kids

Based on the 2000 YA novel, this is an innocent, harmless confection on Disney+

Tue Mar 24 2020 - 05:00
52 movies to watch on Disney+, from Jungle Book to Frozen

52 movies to watch on Disney+, from Jungle Book to Frozen

There are plenty of adventures and singalongs on the latest streaming service

Sat Mar 21 2020 - 05:00
Udo Kier: ‘Only if you’re a good person can you be very evil onscreen’

Udo Kier: ‘Only if you’re a good person can you be very evil onscreen’

The world's ‘most beautiful man’ on Fassbinder, von Trier, accidental career and his latest, shocking film

Sat Mar 21 2020 - 05:00
Ultras: A boys’ own descent, seething with pointless masculinity

Ultras: A boys’ own descent, seething with pointless masculinity

Review: No film will flunk the Bechdel Test quite as spectacularly this month

Fri Mar 20 2020 - 05:00
Swallow: This quarantine nightmare requires a strong stomach

Swallow: This quarantine nightmare requires a strong stomach

Review: Haley Bennett is pitch-perfect as a bored wife with an extreme eating disorder

Fri Mar 20 2020 - 05:00
Marjane Satrapi: ‘I did not want a monkey Madame Curie’

Marjane Satrapi: ‘I did not want a monkey Madame Curie’

The Persepolis writer and director on growing up rebellious in Iran, and her new film Radioactive about Marie Curie

Wed Mar 18 2020 - 05:00
‘Just to hear the language Bob Hope was using – it was so offensive’

‘Just to hear the language Bob Hope was using – it was so offensive’

Gugu Mbatha-Raw’s role in Misbehaviour, about the 1970 Miss World pageant, plays to her strengths

Sat Mar 14 2020 - 05:00
Six of the best films to see in the cinema this weekend

Six of the best films to see in the cinema this weekend

New this weekend: Misbehaviour, The Hunt, Bacurau, Calm with Horses, And Then We Danced

Fri Mar 13 2020 - 06:00
Misbehaviour: Keira Knightley and Jessie Buckley smash Seventies sexism

Misbehaviour: Keira Knightley and Jessie Buckley smash Seventies sexism

Review: The true story of the 1970 Miss World contest is mortifying viewing

Fri Mar 13 2020 - 05:00
My Spy review: The best nonsensical family comedy out there

My Spy review: The best nonsensical family comedy out there

Ex-wrestler Dave Bautista follows Dwayne Johnson out of the ring and into our hearts

Fri Mar 13 2020 - 05:00
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