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Life Itself: Goopy, mawkish drama that will leave you in tears for all the wrong reasons

Life Itself: Goopy, mawkish drama that will leave you in tears for all the wrong reasons

Review: Narrated details fail in a bewildering mess of ideas and shallow characters

Thu Jan 03 2019 - 06:00
Six of the best films to see at the cinema this week

Six of the best films to see at the cinema this week

New this week: Oscar contender The Favourite from director Yorgos Lanthimos

Fri Dec 28 2018 - 06:00
Sink or Swim: Dad bods you really don’t want to see

Sink or Swim: Dad bods you really don’t want to see

Review: Not Waving but Drowning would be a better name for this French ‘comedy’

Fri Dec 28 2018 - 05:00
Almost every film in cinemas this week, reviewed and rated

Almost every film in cinemas this week, reviewed and rated

The Irish Times what-to-see guide to the movies now in cinemas across Ireland

Fri Dec 28 2018 - 00:00
101 films to watch on Netflix right now

101 films to watch on Netflix right now

The best movies to stick on on the streaming app, from 'Taxi Driver' to 'Whiplash'

Sat Dec 22 2018 - 05:00
Robert Zemeckis: ‘There’s a power of being in an audience’

Robert Zemeckis: ‘There’s a power of being in an audience’

‘Back to the Future’ director on creating original ideas in Hollywood for 40 years

Sat Dec 22 2018 - 05:00
Mug: Ingenious tragicomedy flirts with real-life events

Mug: Ingenious tragicomedy flirts with real-life events

Review: Malgorzata Szumowska's clever, affecting film touches on many topical themes

Fri Dec 21 2018 - 10:07
Six of the best films to see at the cinema this weekend

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

New this week: The Last Movie, Bumblebee, Mary Poppins Returns, Mug

Fri Dec 21 2018 - 06:00
Khrustalyov, My Car! Maddening miscellany of Russian horrors

Khrustalyov, My Car! Maddening miscellany of Russian horrors

Aleksei German’s 1998 film set in last days of Stalin reflects director’s grim view of humanity

Fri Dec 21 2018 - 05:00
Bird Box: Sandra Bullock has seldom seemed so forbidding

Bird Box: Sandra Bullock has seldom seemed so forbidding

Review: Exciting adaptation of Josh Malerman’s dystopian novel starring Sandra Bullock

Fri Dec 21 2018 - 05:00
All the movies in cinemas this Christmas, reviewed and rated

All the movies in cinemas this Christmas, reviewed and rated

The Irish Times what-to-see guide to the films now in cinemas across Ireland

Fri Dec 21 2018 - 00:00
Mary Poppins Returns: ‘No one can impersonate Julie Andrews so why would you bother trying’

Mary Poppins Returns: ‘No one can impersonate Julie Andrews so why would you bother trying’

Mary Poppins Returns actors Emily Blunt and Lin-Manuel Miranda and director Rob Marshall on taking on a Disney classic

Tue Dec 18 2018 - 06:00
So long, Optimus Prime: Transformers spin-off wins over the planet

So long, Optimus Prime: Transformers spin-off wins over the planet

Travis Knight’s Bumblebee – with a female lead – has confounded franchise expectations with glowing reviews

Sat Dec 15 2018 - 05:00
Six of the best films to see at the cinema this weekend

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

New this week: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-verse, Free Solo, Keepers of the Flame, Dead Souls

Fri Dec 14 2018 - 06:00
Dead Souls: Sitting in a cinema for eight hours over two days

Dead Souls: Sitting in a cinema for eight hours over two days

Review: Monumental documentary on survivors of 1950s China’s re-education camps

Fri Dec 14 2018 - 05:00
Latest movies reviewed: All films in cinemas this week rated

Latest movies reviewed: All films in cinemas this week rated

The Irish Times what-to-see guide to the movies now in cinemas across Ireland

Fri Dec 14 2018 - 04:00
Mortal Engines: A lavish, spectacular but lopsided movie

Mortal Engines: A lavish, spectacular but lopsided movie

Review: Even Robert Sheehan and Jihae can’t make up for this film’s lack of personality

Wed Dec 12 2018 - 09:57
‘I very much relate to that Peter Parker – he wears sweatpants’

‘I very much relate to that Peter Parker – he wears sweatpants’

‘Spider-Man: Into the Spiderverse’ producers on superheros, teamwork and Stan Lee

Wed Dec 12 2018 - 05:00
Free Solo: ‘One little slip, and you fall and die’

Free Solo: ‘One little slip, and you fall and die’

Review: This chronicle of reckless, beautiful human spirit is terrifying – but magic

Tue Dec 11 2018 - 18:05
‘Young Offenders’: ‘Who knew little old Cork would travel so well?’

‘Young Offenders’: ‘Who knew little old Cork would travel so well?’

The comedy’s enormous success surprised everyone, not least its stars Alex Murphy and Chris Walley

Tue Dec 11 2018 - 06:00
Six of the best films to see at the cinema this weekend

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

New this week: The Old Man & the Gun, Sorry to Bother You, Roma

Fri Dec 07 2018 - 06:00
Sorry to Bother You: The madcap comedy you need to see right now

Sorry to Bother You: The madcap comedy you need to see right now

Review: The buzziest movie of 2018 is a whirl of dazzling ideas and innovative visuals

Fri Dec 07 2018 - 05:10
White Boy Rick: This hustler-turned-snitch yarn ain’t no ‘Goodfellas’

White Boy Rick: This hustler-turned-snitch yarn ain’t no ‘Goodfellas’

The director is so hung up on avoiding the crime saga tropes, he loses the thrills

Fri Dec 07 2018 - 05:00
Latest movies reviewed: All films in cinemas this week rated

Latest movies reviewed: All films in cinemas this week rated

The Irish Times what-to-see guide to the movies now in cinemas across Ireland

Fri Dec 07 2018 - 04:00
Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle lacks the bare necessities

Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle lacks the bare necessities

Review: Andy Serkis’s ambitious, slow-paced movie may be a ‘Jungle Book’ too many

Thu Dec 06 2018 - 05:00
David Lowery on directing Robert Redford, ‘one of the last great icons of cinema’

David Lowery on directing Robert Redford, ‘one of the last great icons of cinema’

The director of the Old Man & the Gun says he would understand if Redford ‘decided to quit after this one. But I hope he doesn’t’

Sat Dec 01 2018 - 05:00
The bizarre story of triplets separated at birth finally gets told

The bizarre story of triplets separated at birth finally gets told

Their mind-boggling reunion in 'Three Identical Strangers' is one of a series of explosive reveals in the Oscar-tipped documentary

Fri Nov 30 2018 - 06:05
Six of the best films to see at the cinema this weekend

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

New this week: Creed II, Disobedience, Three Identical Strangers, The Wild Pear Tree

Fri Nov 30 2018 - 06:00
Surviving Christmas With The Relatives: But can you survive this movie?

Surviving Christmas With The Relatives: But can you survive this movie?

Review: ’Tis the season for any old holiday themed rubbish in the cinemas

Fri Nov 30 2018 - 05:15
Almost every film in cinemas this week, reviewed and rated

Almost every film in cinemas this week, reviewed and rated

The Irish Times what-to-see guide to the movies now in cinemas across Ireland

Fri Nov 30 2018 - 00:00
Disobedience: Rachel Weisz and Rachel McAdams in a sensual study of bisexuality

Disobedience: Rachel Weisz and Rachel McAdams in a sensual study of bisexuality

Review: Fine camerawork, a swelling score ... this film doesn’t put a foot wrong

Thu Nov 29 2018 - 06:00
Three Identical Strangers: An adoption story with a sinister secret

Three Identical Strangers: An adoption story with a sinister secret

Review: Tim Wardle effortlessly segues from feelgood to tragedy to full-blown conspiracy

Thu Nov 29 2018 - 06:00
Boots Riley: More than happy to bother you

Boots Riley: More than happy to bother you

The newbie director has made the most important – and entertaining – film of the year

Sat Nov 24 2018 - 05:00
Six of the best films to see at the cinema this weekend

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

New this week: Assassination Nation, Shoplifters, The Girl in the Spider’s Web and The Camino Voyage

Fri Nov 23 2018 - 06:00
Dolph Lundgren: Grace Jones would bring as many as five girls back... ‘Exhausting’

Dolph Lundgren: Grace Jones would bring as many as five girls back... ‘Exhausting’

Rocky star Dolph Lundgren recalls heady NYC days with Grace Jones, Bowie and Warhol

Fri Nov 23 2018 - 06:00
Nativity Rocks! This Ain’t No Silent Night: Christmas sequel pumps up the volume

Nativity Rocks! This Ain’t No Silent Night: Christmas sequel pumps up the volume

Review: The fourth in the series is tolerable, but it’s like a tourist board ad for Coventry

Fri Nov 23 2018 - 05:00
The Christmas Chronicles: Can Santa make Xmas great again?

The Christmas Chronicles: Can Santa make Xmas great again?

Review: Routine seasonal confection but with an old-school Republican Santa

Fri Nov 23 2018 - 05:00
Dublin Feminist Film Festival screens terrific ‘The Seen and Unseen’

Dublin Feminist Film Festival screens terrific ‘The Seen and Unseen’

Few women have senior creative roles in film. Kamila Andini’s movie is an exception

Thu Nov 22 2018 - 11:46
The Girl in the Spider’s Web: Lisbeth Salander becomes James Bond

The Girl in the Spider’s Web: Lisbeth Salander becomes James Bond

Review: Claire Foy brings nuance to a character that isn’t supposed to have any

Wed Nov 21 2018 - 05:00
Taron Egerton: ‘You have to bet on yourself in this game’

Taron Egerton: ‘You have to bet on yourself in this game’

The Welsh actor on playing Robin Hood and why he’s headed for Aberystwyth in a zombie apocalypse

Sat Nov 17 2018 - 05:00
Six of the best films to see this weekend

Six of the best films to see this weekend

New this week: 9 to 5 rereleased and The Ballad of Buster Scruggs from the Coen brothers airs on Netflix

Fri Nov 16 2018 - 06:00
Almost every film in cinemas this week, reviewed and rated

Almost every film in cinemas this week, reviewed and rated

The Irish Times what-to-see guide to the movies now in cinemas across Ireland

Fri Nov 16 2018 - 00:00
9 to 5: The original girl power movie as barbed as ever

9 to 5: The original girl power movie as barbed as ever

Next month marks 37 years since the release of this knockabout feminist comedy

Thu Nov 15 2018 - 05:30
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs: Bucks you right out of the saddle

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs: Bucks you right out of the saddle

Review: The Coen brothers have endless fun in their Western-themed portmanteau film

Thu Nov 15 2018 - 05:00
Make Us Dream: Another stellar display by Steven Gerrard

Make Us Dream: Another stellar display by Steven Gerrard

Review: A powerful documentary from the team behind ‘Senna’ and ‘Amy’

Thu Nov 15 2018 - 05:00
Event of the Week: The IFI French Film Festival

Event of the Week: The IFI French Film Festival

Lineup includes Lukas Dhont’s ‘Girl’, Christophe Honoré’s ‘Sorry Angel’ and a documentary about John McEnroe that includes shouting

Sat Nov 10 2018 - 05:00
Fantastic beasts and how she creates them

Fantastic beasts and how she creates them

Costume designer Colleen Atwood reveals her inspiration for Newt Scamander’s outfit

Sat Nov 10 2018 - 05:00
‘The first day I was a ball of nerves’: Paul Dano’s directorial debut

‘The first day I was a ball of nerves’: Paul Dano’s directorial debut

Actor discusses crafting screenplay for ‘Wildlife’ alongside partner Zoe Kazan

Fri Nov 09 2018 - 06:00
Six of the best films to see at the cinema this weekend

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

New this week: Wildlife, Good Favour, The Grinch, They Shall Not Grow Old

Fri Nov 09 2018 - 05:30
Almost every film in cinemas this week, reviewed and rated

Almost every film in cinemas this week, reviewed and rated

The Irish Times what-to-see guide to the movies now in cinemas across Ireland

Fri Nov 09 2018 - 00:00
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