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Beast: A psychosexual thriller with a touch of Hitchcock

Beast: A psychosexual thriller with a touch of Hitchcock

Review: Killarney-born Jessie Buckley plays dark version of Little Red Riding Hood

Thu Apr 26 2018 - 08:54
The Delinquent Season: A hugely disappointing Irish debut

The Delinquent Season: A hugely disappointing Irish debut

Review: Cillian Murphy, Eva Birthistle and Andrew Scott can’t save Mark O’Rowe’s film

Wed Apr 25 2018 - 09:46
‘We limit ourselves. We’re told to behave in a certain way from birth’

‘We limit ourselves. We’re told to behave in a certain way from birth’

Following on from her work on the stage and TV, Jessie Buckley now makes her big-screen debut in ‘Beast’ – a bow that is cause for great excitement in her native Co Kerry

Wed Apr 25 2018 - 05:00
Spoiler alert: People don’t hate spoilers . . . or do they?

Spoiler alert: People don’t hate spoilers . . . or do they?

Avengers: Infinity War directors have made sure the new film’s story remains a secret. But if they did tell you, would it really spoil the experience?

Sat Apr 21 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: An Irish zombie pic, a feminist western and a Canadian drama

Fri Apr 20 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 Apr 20 2018 - 06:00
Let the Sunshine In: A French ‘comedy’ of sexual misadventures

Let the Sunshine In: A French ‘comedy’ of sexual misadventures

Review: Plot is series of fragmented episodes of people squabbling and embracing

Fri Apr 20 2018 - 05:00
Coming out made me more free in every aspect of my life

Coming out made me more free in every aspect of my life

Since she publicly came out in 2014, ‘Juno’ actor Ellen Page has chosen roles and projects that are more personally fulfilling – such as David Freyne’s Irish zombie flick ‘The Cured’

Fri Apr 20 2018 - 05:00
Never Steady, Never Still: A beautiful, wintry, heartfelt film

Never Steady, Never Still: A beautiful, wintry, heartfelt film

Review: Poignancy and visual poetry mark director Hepburn as major new talent

Thu Apr 19 2018 - 09:37
Marlina the Murderer in Four Acts: The feminist western you need to see

Marlina the Murderer in Four Acts: The feminist western you need to see

Review: A vicious, Sergio Leone-style tale of one woman’s revenge on a rapist

Wed Apr 18 2018 - 10:09
‘Western’ offers a clever study of toxic masculinity

‘Western’ offers a clever study of toxic masculinity

Review: Valeska Grisebach’s thorny film takes a scalpel to male bravado and colonialism

Fri Apr 13 2018 - 13:35
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: A searing family drama from France, a gentle coming-out comedy from the US, and a heartwarming documentary from Ireland

Fri Apr 13 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 Apr 13 2018 - 06:00
‘Abused women know that danger can be lurking everywhere’

‘Abused women know that danger can be lurking everywhere’

Xavier Legrand’s scintillating ‘Custody’ dramatises the horror of domestic violence

Fri Apr 13 2018 - 05:00
A Fistful of Dollars: ‘See, my mule don’t like people laughing’

A Fistful of Dollars: ‘See, my mule don’t like people laughing’

Review: Classic spaghetti western rerelease showcases Clint Eastwood’s star quality

Thu Apr 12 2018 - 06:00
Making the Grade: Irish documentary is one of the great, affecting films about teaching

Making the Grade: Irish documentary is one of the great, affecting films about teaching

Review: A colourful cross-section of the 30,000 Irish children who learn piano

Thu Apr 12 2018 - 06:00
‘Love, Simon’ is a very welcome message

‘Love, Simon’ is a very welcome message

Review: The film is a landmark in LGBTQ representation, but succeeds on its own merits

Tue Apr 10 2018 - 12:30
‘When the epidemic started I realised that we needed to be considered by society’

‘When the epidemic started I realised that we needed to be considered by society’

In his award-winning new film ‘120 BPM’, Robin Campillo pays tribute to the lives and the sacrifices of those behind the 1980s Aids activism group ACT UP

Sat Apr 07 2018 - 05:00
Is this the first Bruce Willis movie written by Russian trolls?

Is this the first Bruce Willis movie written by Russian trolls?

While Death Wish doubles as a commercial for the gun lobby, its alt-right posturing is undermined by its uneven, head-scratching tone

Fri Apr 06 2018 - 18:08
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 Apr 06 2018 - 06:00

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

New this week: A thriller so tense you can hear a pin drop, a hard-hitting Irish prison drama, and an epic about the French Aids crisis

Fri Apr 06 2018 - 06:00
Ghost Stories: Scares and floating sheets in dismal Britain

Ghost Stories: Scares and floating sheets in dismal Britain

Review: Adaptation of the play ‘Dead of Night’ transfers the show-stopping moments well

Fri Apr 06 2018 - 05:00
The Hurricane Heist: A force- 10 disaster with notions

The Hurricane Heist: A force- 10 disaster with notions

Review: Is a mini-sermon on climate change necessary in a dumb actioner?

Fri Apr 06 2018 - 05:00
Wonderstruck: Unconvincing fantasy and even less credible reality

Wonderstruck: Unconvincing fantasy and even less credible reality

Review: How did Todd Haynes’s messy, overstuffed misfire attract so many stars?

Thu Apr 05 2018 - 11:01
A Quiet Place: An almost silent horror masterpiece

A Quiet Place: An almost silent horror masterpiece

Review: Genre thrills centring on familial tension in a post-apocalypic world

Thu Apr 05 2018 - 10:37
‘Michael Inside’ – how prison affects a teenaged first-timer

‘Michael Inside’ – how prison affects a teenaged first-timer

‘A lot of the former prisoners said the story of the film is very much their story’

Tue Apr 03 2018 - 05:00
Paddy Considine: ‘I can’t remember the last big film I’ve seen that was any good’

Paddy Considine: ‘I can’t remember the last big film I’ve seen that was any good’

Director talks about his new film, his 'crippling' Irlen syndrome and why Hollywood isn’t everything

Fri Mar 30 2018 - 06:30
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 Mar 30 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: An animated masterpiece that manages to out-fantastic Mr Fox

Fri Mar 30 2018 - 06:00
Journeyman: An ageing boxer’s life-changing fight

Journeyman: An ageing boxer’s life-changing fight

Review: Paddy Considine’s latest tale is about community, carers and close friends

Fri Mar 30 2018 - 05:00
Ready Player One author Ernest Cline living the VR dream – in real life

Ready Player One author Ernest Cline living the VR dream – in real life

Cline is now a bestselling author and his story has been brought to cinematic life by Steven Spielberg

Thu Mar 29 2018 - 05:00
Isle of Dogs: A five-star movie that doesn’t put a paw wrong

Isle of Dogs: A five-star movie that doesn’t put a paw wrong

Review: Wes Anderson’s second stop-motion animation film is his warmest picture yet

Wed Mar 28 2018 - 13:30
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: Oprah in A Wrinkle in Time, and a Steven Soderbergh iPhone movie

Fri Mar 23 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 Mar 23 2018 - 06:00
The Third Murder: One of the most polarising films of the year

The Third Murder: One of the most polarising films of the year

Review: Many are left cold by the strange marriage of brutality and wistfulness

Fri Mar 23 2018 - 05:00
Vivienne Westwood: ‘This film about me is mediocre. I am not’

Vivienne Westwood: ‘This film about me is mediocre. I am not’

Review: ‘Westwood: Punk, Icon, Activist’ is highly entertaining. But the designer hates it

Thu Mar 22 2018 - 10:00
‘People of all kinds of cultures, colours, ages, weights. That’s what we wanted to show’

‘People of all kinds of cultures, colours, ages, weights. That’s what we wanted to show’

African-American director Ava DuVernay’s ‘A Wrinkle in Time’ starring Oprah is a big hit at box offices despite so-called negative ‘audience reviews’

Thu Mar 22 2018 - 05:00
A Wrinkle in Time: Oprah towers over this sprawling, messy film

A Wrinkle in Time: Oprah towers over this sprawling, messy film

Review: It’s a mish-mash of quantum physics, trippy adventure and glitter

Wed Mar 21 2018 - 09:50
Catherine Keener: ‘I did not know about Harvey Weinstein at all’

Catherine Keener: ‘I did not know about Harvey Weinstein at all’

Onetime queen of indie flicks on her good Catholic upbringing, the #MeToo movement and her latest role in Irish director Alan Gilsenan’s adaptation of a Carol Shields novel

Sat Mar 17 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

Mary Magdalene demythifies Christ’s 13th apostle, and Peter Rabbit bounds into cinemas

Fri Mar 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 Mar 16 2018 - 06:00
Walton Goggins: ‘I’m very grateful Quentin Tarantino saw something in me’

Walton Goggins: ‘I’m very grateful Quentin Tarantino saw something in me’

The actor, who made his breakthrough in The Hateful Eight, puts the same thought into his Tomb Raider character that another actor might reserve for Richard III

Fri Mar 16 2018 - 05:00
The Magic Flute: Restored 1975 Oscar winning opera

The Magic Flute: Restored 1975 Oscar winning opera

Review: Filmed by Ingmar Bergman, this version of Mozart’s opera is fascinating to watch

Fri Mar 16 2018 - 05:00
Peter Rabbit: A family comedy that will spawn many sequels

Peter Rabbit: A family comedy that will spawn many sequels

Review: Even the controversial 'allergy bullying' scene doesn’t feel out of place in this slapstick film

Thu Mar 15 2018 - 09:51
Tomb Raider: Stand upwind. It’s the first stinker of 2018

Tomb Raider: Stand upwind. It’s the first stinker of 2018

Review: Delicate, non-English-sounding Alicia Vikander is wildly miscast as Lara Croft

Wed Mar 14 2018 - 17:00
Lynne Ramsay: From Ratcatcher to revenge thriller

Lynne Ramsay: From Ratcatcher to revenge thriller

The Scottish film-maker on her taut new film starring Joaquin Phoenix, watching movies with her mum, and the awkward fallout from that Natalie Portman flick

Sat Mar 10 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 Mar 09 2018 - 06:00

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

This week brings us a riveting revenger, a forbidding Outback western, and Nicolas Cage at his unhinged loopiest

Fri Mar 09 2018 - 06:00
Sweet Country: Once upon a time in the outback

Sweet Country: Once upon a time in the outback

Review: Warwick Thornton’s ‘western’ grippingly depicts Antipodean racial inequality

Fri Mar 09 2018 - 05:00
Gringo: A hugely likable cast keeps this film afloat

Gringo: A hugely likable cast keeps this film afloat

Review: Charlize Theron and Thandie Newton star in this decent stab at a cross-crossing crime caper

Fri Mar 09 2018 - 05:00
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