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Jawbone review: A gritty boxing movie that's well worth the pay-per-view

Jawbone review: A gritty boxing movie that's well worth the pay-per-view

Johnny Harris writes and stars as an alcoholic fighter going back in the ring, with great support from Ray Winstone, Michael Smiley and Ian McShane

Thu May 11 2017 - 07:00
Dennis Quaid: No dog was harmed in the making of this movie

Dennis Quaid: No dog was harmed in the making of this movie

When allegations surfaced of ill-treatment of dogs on Dennis Quaid's latest movie, the actor and campaigner had to snap back

Fri May 05 2017 - 06:30
Without Name review: hell-bound for naked forest nuttiness

Without Name review: hell-bound for naked forest nuttiness

Jagged edits and bad trip cliches mean Lorcan Finnegan’s latest fails to strike fear

Thu May 04 2017 - 16:00
A Dog’s Purpose review: a bouncy, wet-nosed, waggly-tailed dog’s-eye tale

A Dog’s Purpose review: a bouncy, wet-nosed, waggly-tailed dog’s-eye tale

A dog ponders the nature of his (and her) existence in Lasse Hallström’s wonderful family-friendly film

Thu May 04 2017 - 13:59
Julian Barratt: from The Mighty Boosh to a ‘Partridgean joke’

Julian Barratt: from The Mighty Boosh to a ‘Partridgean joke’

Barratt plays a ridiculous 1980s TV star in his new comedy film, Mindhorn

Thu May 04 2017 - 05:00
Harmonium review: A sadistically playful family drama

Harmonium review: A sadistically playful family drama

Koji Fukada’s tale of bad-ass bad karma toys with us – and then toys with us some more

Wed May 03 2017 - 17:00
Citizen Jane review: A timely warning against big-block buildings with ground-floor shop units

Citizen Jane review: A timely warning against big-block buildings with ground-floor shop units

Documentarian Matt Tyrnauer recounts how Jane Jacobs fought architectural giant Robert Moses and won

Wed May 03 2017 - 15:45

Why Kim Kardashian’s a fan of Irishman Terry George’s new film

At the core of The Promise is the first World War genocide of the Kardashians’ fellow Armenians, a cause close to the family's heart

Sat Apr 29 2017 - 05:00
Warning: Suntan may induce a midlife crisis/chronic cringing

Warning: Suntan may induce a midlife crisis/chronic cringing

A lonely middle-aged doctor is an unwelcome beach guest in a film that has to be watched through splayed fingers

Fri Apr 28 2017 - 10:32
The Promise review: Intimate complications amid the horrors of genocide

The Promise review: Intimate complications amid the horrors of genocide

Oscar-winning Irish director Terry George's latest sees Oscar Issac, Charlotte Le Bon and Christian Bale adrift in the Armenian genocide

Thu Apr 27 2017 - 06:45
'Not everybody wants to confront death. And pay for the ticket'

'Not everybody wants to confront death. And pay for the ticket'

The French director’s ‘Heal the Living’ follows the journey of a heart from donor to transplant recipient

Thu Apr 27 2017 - 06:30
Lady Macbeth review: a five-star stone-cold instant classic

Lady Macbeth review: a five-star stone-cold instant classic

Florence Pugh is stunning as the carnal, ruthless, suffering, pitiable, monstrous anti-heroine of William Oldroyd’s bold film

Thu Apr 27 2017 - 05:30
Warren Beatty: ‘I’ve had 16 books written about me. All baloney’

Warren Beatty: ‘I’ve had 16 books written about me. All baloney’

Warren Beatty, a true Hollywood maverick, sets the record straight on his six-decade-long career and the state of cinema today

Sat Apr 22 2017 - 05:00
The Belko Experiment: The Purge meets The Office, with added blood and guts

The Belko Experiment: The Purge meets The Office, with added blood and guts

The staff have 30 minutes to kill two of their office co-workers in this latest gorefest from the Blumhouse stable

Fri Apr 21 2017 - 06:49
Andrew Scott on the rugby-school comedy ‘Handsome Devil’

Andrew Scott on the rugby-school comedy ‘Handsome Devil’

The actor plays an inspirational teacher in the film about a gay loner and a jock

Fri Apr 21 2017 - 05:00
Their Finest review: Oh! What a lovely war film

Their Finest review: Oh! What a lovely war film

A great ensemble cast, featuring Gemma Arterton, Richard E Grant and Bill Nighy, put in a sterling effort in this second World War-set film-within-a-film comedy

Thu Apr 20 2017 - 16:44
The Transfiguration review: a transfixing subversion of the vampire genre

The Transfiguration review: a transfixing subversion of the vampire genre

Debut director Michael O’Shea's acclaimed film tells the tale of an outsider teen from the Projects with a chilling vampire obsession

Thu Apr 20 2017 - 16:44
Molly Monster review: Sweet, silly and super for children

Molly Monster review: Sweet, silly and super for children

Wholesome tale of dragon-like creature’s adventures will keep the little ones amused

Thu Apr 20 2017 - 16:39
The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki review: a very worthy contender

The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki review: a very worthy contender

Juho Kuosmanen’s Cannes-winning debut feature tells the tale of a boxing underdog with warmth and humour

Thu Apr 20 2017 - 16:08
Clash review: an Arab Spring thriller that all takes place in a van

Clash review: an Arab Spring thriller that all takes place in a van

Paddywagon-detained suspects bake in heat, uncertainly and fear in Mohamed Diab’s high-concept political thriller

Thu Apr 20 2017 - 10:00
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest review: Still raising hell

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest review: Still raising hell

The sexual politics have dated but the themes of Miloš Forman’s classic remain potent and urgent

Thu Apr 13 2017 - 07:00
The Handmaiden review: Erotic, exotic and fully empowered

The Handmaiden review: Erotic, exotic and fully empowered

Park Chan-wook’s film provoked controversy for its sexual content but is not the bloody spectacle most were expecting

Thu Apr 13 2017 - 07:00
Scott Eastwood: Clint’s son rises, but under his own steam

Scott Eastwood: Clint’s son rises, but under his own steam

Scott Eastwood on staying out out of his mega-famous dad’s shadow and stepping into the Fast and Furious franchise following the death of his friend Paul Walker

Wed Apr 12 2017 - 06:30
Whatever happened to child beauty queen JonBenét Ramsey?

Whatever happened to child beauty queen JonBenét Ramsey?

A new Netflix documentary ‘Casting JonBenét’ explores the mystery surrounding the death of the six-year-old in Colorado 20 years ago

Tue Apr 11 2017 - 05:30
Gael García Bernal: ‘You can’t separate art from politics’

Gael García Bernal: ‘You can’t separate art from politics’

Impassioned Oscars speech a sharp reminder of actor's political commitment

Fri Apr 07 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

This week, you can expand your political consciousness, shred your nerves or turn your stomach. Your choice

Fri Apr 07 2017 - 05:00
This documentary will make you rethink everything about US black history

This documentary will make you rethink everything about US black history

I Am Not Your Negro is already attracting the attention of bigots for its brilliance

Thu Apr 06 2017 - 11:39
Peppa Pig: My First Cinema Experience - an hour of snorts and giggles for the little ones

Peppa Pig: My First Cinema Experience - an hour of snorts and giggles for the little ones

It’s not a movie; it’s a perfect toddler-friendly outing - but be warned, there will be oinking

Thu Apr 06 2017 - 07:05
A Dark Song review: a nifty, novel Irish horror

A Dark Song review: a nifty, novel Irish horror

Ambiguity soon segues into full-blown weirdness in Liam Gavin’s impressive debut feature

Wed Apr 05 2017 - 13:31
A Quiet Passion review: Emily Dickinson, from lively girl to thundering wagon

A Quiet Passion review: Emily Dickinson, from lively girl to thundering wagon

The poet and proto-emo barely deems to step outside her own head in this portrayal

Tue Apr 04 2017 - 13:14
Fear Eats the Soul - Rainer  Fassbinder’s  masterpiece is as timely and affecting as ever

Fear Eats the Soul - Rainer Fassbinder’s masterpiece is as timely and affecting as ever

Fassbinder’s 1974 drama is a bleak dissection of race, age, gender, bigotry and hate

Thu Mar 30 2017 - 11:23
The Age of Shadows review: Breakneck skulduggery in 1920s Korea

The Age of Shadows review: Breakneck skulduggery in 1920s Korea

Kim Jee-woon lays on the thrills from the start in this old-fashioned spy drama

Thu Mar 30 2017 - 06:00
Cannibalism meets feminism in this new horror movie

Cannibalism meets feminism in this new horror movie

Director Julia Ducournau’s feminist-cannibal horror-comedy ‘Raw’ made audience members faint in Toronto, but it's more than a horror movie; it’s a crossover movie

Thu Mar 30 2017 - 05:30
Ghost in the Shell needs a soul, like Scarlett Johansson’s robot

Ghost in the Shell needs a soul, like Scarlett Johansson’s robot

Rupert Sanders’ remake is exactly what you’d expect from a project that spent a decade getting kicked around Hollywood

Wed Mar 29 2017 - 10:04
‘Of course, corruption is not good. But people are complex’

‘Of course, corruption is not good. But people are complex’

Cristian Mungui: 'It is not a very coherent movement to the extent that there was never any formal aesthetic criteria or manifesto’

Wed Mar 29 2017 - 06:00
Smurfs: The Lost Village - a pretty sm*rfing pointless reboot

Smurfs: The Lost Village - a pretty sm*rfing pointless reboot

The live-action films have been smurfed from history, along with the snark and zingers - this reboot is strictly for the younger kids

Tue Mar 28 2017 - 07:00
Jack Reynor: ‘I was afraid of being Han Solo’

Jack Reynor: ‘I was afraid of being Han Solo’

The Dublin actor on ‘Transformers’, ‘The Secret Scripture’ and why he’s wary of Hollywood

Sat Mar 25 2017 - 06:10

The Eyes of My Mother review: a perfectly ghoulish slice of American gothic

The debut feature from director Nicolas Pesce is a visceral, horrible and beautiful reviention of arthouse

Fri Mar 24 2017 - 10:54
Life review: There’s a very familiar alien monster in those space-station vents

Life review: There’s a very familiar alien monster in those space-station vents

Jake Gyllenhaal and Ryan Reynolds are stuck between an extra-terrestrial and a hard place in this Alien knock-off

Thu Mar 23 2017 - 15:15
Aquarius review:  a nuanced portrait of a badass lady

Aquarius review: a nuanced portrait of a badass lady

Kleber Mendonça Filho’s dazzling drama is a sensual and subtle - and brilliantly doubles as a political allegory

Thu Mar 23 2017 - 13:33
The Lost City of Z: a high-end adventure from the good old days

The Lost City of Z: a high-end adventure from the good old days

Charlie Hunnam, Robert Pattinson and Sienna Miller bring the old-school in James Gray's superior based-on-fact Amazonian adventure

Wed Mar 22 2017 - 17:21
A story of austerity, but not as we know it

A story of austerity, but not as we know it

Screenwriter Paul Laverty’s latest film – a tale of prosperity, austerity and olive trees – is set in a Spain that could be Ireland

Thu Mar 16 2017 - 22:00
Beauty and the Beast review: a joyless performance from Emma Watson

Beauty and the Beast review: a joyless performance from Emma Watson

Disney's flat-pack rebuild of its own 1991 animation works as a straight-up musical, but beyond that it's pretty charmless

Thu Mar 16 2017 - 16:32
The Salesman: Asghar Farhadi’s Oscar-winner is a serious film for serious times

The Salesman: Asghar Farhadi’s Oscar-winner is a serious film for serious times

Farhadi film entered history when Trump’s travel ban helped it towards an Oscar. It deserves to be known for more than that

Thu Mar 16 2017 - 16:30
Personal Shopper review: Kristen Stewart refuses to give up the ghost

Personal Shopper review: Kristen Stewart refuses to give up the ghost

A remarkable Kristen Stewart powers Olivier Assayas teasingly cryptic modern supernatural tale

Thu Mar 16 2017 - 15:00
Uncertain, a backwater US town filled with the most colourful characters imaginable

Uncertain, a backwater US town filled with the most colourful characters imaginable

Ewan McNicol and Anna Sandilands’ warm, witty film about life in a Texas- Louisiana border town has rightly won every award possible

Thu Mar 16 2017 - 13:33
Jason Blum, the man who made $193m on a $15,000 film budget

Jason Blum, the man who made $193m on a $15,000 film budget

Jason Blum, the man behind Split, Get Out, The Purge, Paranormal Activity and a host of other blockbuster hits, has a simple, strategic and proven approach to film production

Thu Mar 16 2017 - 06:00
Blood, sugar, sex, magic: The Love Witch director Anna Biller goes retro

Blood, sugar, sex, magic: The Love Witch director Anna Biller goes retro

Anna Biller, the creative powerhouse behind the unashamedly retro The Love Witch, talks technicolour, feminism and multitasking

Fri Mar 10 2017 - 06:00
Catfight review: Anne Heche and Sandra Oh  beat seven shades of snot out of each other

Catfight review: Anne Heche and Sandra Oh beat seven shades of snot out of each other

Catfight plays like a movie Larry David might make after a sex-change and years of fight training, and that’s a good thing

Thu Mar 09 2017 - 17:19
The Dancer review: the mysterious tale of  the dancer from Hozier’s Take Me to Church

The Dancer review: the mysterious tale of the dancer from Hozier’s Take Me to Church

Steven Cantor’s winning documentary tells the amazing story of Sergei Polunin’s shock retirement and return to ballet

Thu Mar 09 2017 - 16:15
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