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A date from hell in this psychosexual thriller

A date from hell in this psychosexual thriller

Kaleidoscope review: Rupert Jones directs his brother Toby in this pleasingly discombobulating thriller

Thu Nov 09 2017 - 05:00
Homeless children growing up in poverty just outside Disneyland

Homeless children growing up in poverty just outside Disneyland

The Florida Project is Sean Baker's acclaimed new film, a comedy about children living in budget motels in the shadow of Disney World

Thu Nov 09 2017 - 05:00
Loughinisland massacre documentary raises more questions than answers

Loughinisland massacre documentary raises more questions than answers

No Stone Unturned review: Film-maker Alex Gibney names names over RUC collusion but the results are patchy

Wed Nov 08 2017 - 10:17
Six of the best films to see at the cinema this weekend

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

Colin Farrell reunites with his Lobster director for the Killing of a Sacred Deer, a moving Holocaust documentary and a lesbian puzzler from Norway

Fri Nov 03 2017 - 06:00
‘Sometimes I say that this is worse than with the Holocaust’

‘Sometimes I say that this is worse than with the Holocaust’

Tomi Reichental, who has worked tirelessly to keep the memory of Jewish Holocaust victims alive, is saddened that lessons from history have not been learned, as the world’s treatment of Syrian refugees shows

Fri Nov 03 2017 - 05:00
Perfect Blue review: Peerless animation that inspired ‘Black Swan’

Perfect Blue review: Peerless animation that inspired ‘Black Swan’

The late Satoshi Kon’s psychodrama about celebrity is a screwy masterpiece

Thu Nov 02 2017 - 11:00
Thelma review: Thrilling but chilly tale of lesbianism and Christianity

Thelma review: Thrilling but chilly tale of lesbianism and Christianity

Eponymous heroine is struggling to reconcile supernatural abilities – and the result is mesmerising

Thu Nov 02 2017 - 05:00
The Killing of a Sacred Deer: Colin Farrell and Barry Keoghan in an extraordinary film

The Killing of a Sacred Deer: Colin Farrell and Barry Keoghan in an extraordinary film

Farrell does Buster Keaton via Beckett and Keoghan steals the show in Lanthimos’s new movie

Wed Nov 01 2017 - 09:53
Jigsaw review: ‘Saw’ still hacking away with blunted teeth

Jigsaw review: ‘Saw’ still hacking away with blunted teeth

Another mainstream monster is back in business, in a serviceable midtable offering

Tue Oct 31 2017 - 12:46
Happy Death Day review: If you can’t enjoy this give up on film

Happy Death Day review: If you can’t enjoy this give up on film

The sleeper slasher hit you’ve been waiting for

Fri Oct 27 2017 - 12:17
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: Thor hammers at the funny bone, Andrew Garfield catches his breath, a gay romance and exorcisms

Fri Oct 27 2017 - 06:00
‘Can you still love someone who has done terrible things?’

‘Can you still love someone who has done terrible things?’

Property of the State review: Grim chronicle examines systemic failures during disturbed killer Brendan O'Donnell's teenage years

Thu Oct 26 2017 - 11:00
Exorcism: 'It’s the last chance for a lot of people'

Exorcism: 'It’s the last chance for a lot of people'

Federica Di Giacomo followed a famous exorcising priest for three years for her strange, unsettling documentary

Thu Oct 26 2017 - 05:00
Grace Jones: ‘You have to be a high-flying bitch sometimes’

Grace Jones: ‘You have to be a high-flying bitch sometimes’

Grace Jones Bloodlight and Bami review: Although this biopic is unfocused in parts, the live performances make for spectacular viewing

Wed Oct 25 2017 - 12:00
Back from the dead: how horror is this year’s rising film trend

Back from the dead: how horror is this year’s rising film trend

The quality on offer at this weekend’s Horrorthon festival shows why the genre is far from undead

Wed Oct 25 2017 - 05:00
The Ballad of Shirley Collins: a life worthy of a folk tale

The Ballad of Shirley Collins: a life worthy of a folk tale

This wonderful, warm film centres on the ‘lost’ singer who made her most recent album at 82

Tue Oct 24 2017 - 18:13
Six of the best films to see at the cinema this weekend

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

Vince Vaughn's bone-crushing return while Armando Iannucci takes on Stalin are among this week's best movies

Fri Oct 20 2017 - 06:00
I Am Not a Witch review: Serious satire on a terrifying phenomenon

I Am Not a Witch review: Serious satire on a terrifying phenomenon

Rungano Nyoni’s knockout debut tackles the treatment of ‘witches’ in Zambia

Thu Oct 19 2017 - 09:58
‘Why do people want to see other people’s penises?’

‘Why do people want to see other people’s penises?’

Italian director Luca Guadagnino's new film, ‘Call Me by Your Name’, is surprisingly coy despite its notorious peach-masturbation scene

Thu Oct 19 2017 - 05:00
My Little Pony: An innocent riot of colour – but why the short faces?

My Little Pony: An innocent riot of colour – but why the short faces?

Feature-length update of now snub-nosed equine will appeal to kids and Bronies alike

Wed Oct 18 2017 - 15:13
Vince Vaughn is back with a show of bone-crunching menace

Vince Vaughn is back with a show of bone-crunching menace

Brawl in Cell Block 99 review: Vaughn has never brooded bigger and badder than he does here

Wed Oct 18 2017 - 11:47
Kevin Roche: ‘I’m basically a problem-solving construction guy’

Kevin Roche: ‘I’m basically a problem-solving construction guy’

His father built up Galtee cheese, and his first job was designing a piggery: now 95, the unassuming Irish ‘starchitect’ focuses on the small problems, such as where you hang your coat

Sat Oct 14 2017 - 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: Two thrillers from Scandi land, another Lego go, and a tough Irishman who wouldn’t stand down

Fri Oct 13 2017 - 06:00
‘There’s an entire generation whose first exposure to sex was depraved’

‘There’s an entire generation whose first exposure to sex was depraved’

Rafe Spall grew up during the lad culture of the 1990s, and there’s little doubt in his mind how the likes of Harvey Weinstein were allowed to flourish

Fri Oct 13 2017 - 05:00
The Irish man who built America

The Irish man who built America

The Quiet Architect review: an elegant documentary examines Kevin Roche, one of the greatest architects of the modern era

Wed Oct 11 2017 - 05:00
The Lego Ninjago Movie: Everything is not awesome

The Lego Ninjago Movie: Everything is not awesome

Review: Three directors, eight writers and some great voices can't save this film

Tue Oct 10 2017 - 13:23
The Ritual: The folk horror revival continues, so stay out of the woods

The Ritual: The folk horror revival continues, so stay out of the woods

Four former college friends set out on an isolated hiking trail – what could go wrong?

Tue Oct 10 2017 - 10:20
Cillian Murphy as a ‘handsome banker’ in a toe-curling misfire

Cillian Murphy as a ‘handsome banker’ in a toe-curling misfire

The Party review: The film is barely over an hour long, but shortness is the least if its problems

Tue Oct 10 2017 - 09:50
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 return of the skinjobs, the real Arab women of Israel, and zany anime

Fri Oct 06 2017 - 06:00
Don’t raise your voice. Men don’t like women with raised voices

Don’t raise your voice. Men don’t like women with raised voices

In Between review: Tel Aviv gets the Broad City treatment in this terrific female-centered feature

Fri Oct 06 2017 - 05:00
The Glass Castle review: Misery porn at its most dishonest

The Glass Castle review: Misery porn at its most dishonest

Woody Harrelson, Brie Larson and the talented child stars make it soapishly watchable

Thu Oct 05 2017 - 05:00
The strange, true story of Ghana's modern-day camps for witches

The strange, true story of Ghana's modern-day camps for witches

For her new film, Rungano Nyoni spent more than a month in a real-life witch camp, that works as a tourist attraction, labour camp and women’s refuge

Thu Oct 05 2017 - 05:00
The Night Is Short, Walk on Girl review:  A blistering night of partying and drinking

The Night Is Short, Walk on Girl review: A blistering night of partying and drinking

By the final act in this film, the randomness coalesces into something philosophical

Wed Oct 04 2017 - 16:31
Domhnall Gleeson: How is he using his ‘Star Wars’ success?

Domhnall Gleeson: How is he using his ‘Star Wars’ success?

He’s writing a bawdy comedy with his brother and Michael McElhatton. Who wouldn’t? he asks

Sat Sept 30 2017 - 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: Winnie the Pooh – the origin story, the devil’s own spaghetti western, and a Bridget Jones for the fleabag generation

Fri Sept 29 2017 - 07:00
Dakota Fanning: Women like to watch other women on screen

Dakota Fanning: Women like to watch other women on screen

At just 23, Dakota Fanning is a Hollywood veteran - just don't expect her to go all Lindsay Lohan anytime soon

Thu Sept 28 2017 - 05:00
Daphne review: an anti-Bridget Jones for the Fleabag generation

Daphne review: an anti-Bridget Jones for the Fleabag generation

Emily Beecham is an appealing mess of uncertainties in this strong debut feature

Wed Sept 27 2017 - 08:00
Will this film finally put the rom-com out of its misery?

Will this film finally put the rom-com out of its misery?

The format has been on the wane for years. Home Again could be its nadir

Tue Sept 26 2017 - 10:27
A lone voice in the forest at a time of climate change denial

A lone voice in the forest at a time of climate change denial

Tribe’s Bruce Parry heads back to the Bornean jungle in Tawai: A Voice from the Forest

Tue Sept 26 2017 - 05:35
Tom Vaughan-Lawlor: ‘I fought my way up from the mean streets of Rathgar’

Tom Vaughan-Lawlor: ‘I fought my way up from the mean streets of Rathgar’

From Love/Hate to the Avengers: Infinity War, he does a fine line in onscreen menace

Sat Sept 23 2017 - 00:00
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 1983 breakout from The Maze and Shi LaBeouf remarkably channels tennis brat John McEnroe

Fri Sept 22 2017 - 06:00
The best offbeat romcom of the year?

The best offbeat romcom of the year?

Writer-director Ildikó Enyedi mines female aloofness for both comedy and sadness in On Body and Soul

Thu Sept 21 2017 - 12:35
Borg Vs McEnroe: a smashing match made in heaven

Borg Vs McEnroe: a smashing match made in heaven

This dramatisation cleverly demonstrates that the two weren’t so different after all

Thu Sept 21 2017 - 09:15
First They Killed My Father: Angelina Jolie does it again

First They Killed My Father: Angelina Jolie does it again

This Cambodian tale shows Jolie is perfectly capable of tackling geopolitical complexities

Thu Sept 21 2017 - 08:00
American Assassin review: an utterly brainless espionage caper

American Assassin review: an utterly brainless espionage caper

Dylan O’Brien and Michael Keaton exact vigilante brutality on a global scale

Mon Sept 18 2017 - 18:02
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: J-Law in the mother of all weird-outs and an unhinged Asian Extreme

Fri Sept 15 2017 - 06:00
Jungle Bunch review: Interspecies love and terror among the trees

Jungle Bunch review: Interspecies love and terror among the trees

This weird animation, adapted from a French TV series, needs English lessons

Thu Sept 14 2017 - 08:00
Darren Aronofsky: ‘My ego finds its way into all the films’

Darren Aronofsky: ‘My ego finds its way into all the films’

`Everything I do is autobiographical,' says the film-maker, so what are we to make of 'mother!', the maddest movie of the year, which stars his psychologically tortured real-life girlfriend Jennifer Lawrence

Thu Sept 14 2017 - 05:00
Here's 2017’s most breathtakingly unhinged action film

Here's 2017’s most breathtakingly unhinged action film

Sit down, Wonder Woman. Here’s how avenging angels should roll

Wed Sept 13 2017 - 10:20
No laughing matter: why are we so terrified of clowns?

No laughing matter: why are we so terrified of clowns?

Real-life clowns are protesting that Stephen King’s ‘It’ is killing their business. So why are they so often seen as evil?

Sat Sept 09 2017 - 05:00
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