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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
The Student review: a timely reminder of how   religion is used to subjugate others

The Student review: a timely reminder of how religion is used to subjugate others

An unhinged adolescent and his theological rants cause havoc at a state school in this chilling Cannes prize-winner from Kirill Serebrennikov

Thu Mar 09 2017 - 12:33
Fist Fight review: Ice Cube rolls up his sleeves for a lame last day of school

Fist Fight review: Ice Cube rolls up his sleeves for a lame last day of school

Ice Cube and the rest of the teaching faculty take centre stage in this painfully floundering high-school comedy

Mon Mar 06 2017 - 10:44
Gillian Anderson: A woman of extremely few words

Gillian Anderson: A woman of extremely few words

Recreating Lady Mountbatten’s cut-glass accent in Viceroy’s House is something Gillian Anderson is happy to talk about but unfortunately, that’s where the chit-chat begins and ends

Fri Mar 03 2017 - 06:02
Viceroy’s House review: ludicrous opulence and  class distinctions - perfect for Downton  fans

Viceroy’s House review: ludicrous opulence and class distinctions - perfect for Downton fans

Hugh Bonneville and Gillian Anderson learn the truth of the ancient adage “the sun never sets on the British Empire because God doesn’t trust them in the dark”

Thu Mar 02 2017 - 15:23

In Loco Parentis - a look at life in Ireland’s only primary-age boarding school

Neasa Ní Chianáin unquestioning, affectionate documentary about Headfort School in Co Meath could do with some old-school discipline

Thu Mar 02 2017 - 12:01
Certain Women review: a sorrowful tour de force from director Kelly Reichardt

Certain Women review: a sorrowful tour de force from director Kelly Reichardt

Kristen Stewart, Michelle Williams and Laura Dern lead a formidable ensemble in a quiet, precise triptych of tales about longing

Thu Mar 02 2017 - 11:33
Xavier Dolan: ‘I’m not an enfant terrible. I’m a human being reacting’

Xavier Dolan: ‘I’m not an enfant terrible. I’m a human being reacting’

The young Canadian auteur has torn up the cinema rulebook, but his lack of formal film education gives his brilliance free rein on his new film ‘It’s Only the End of the World’

Fri Feb 24 2017 - 05:35
A Cure for Wellness review: Lost in its own gothic ambitions

A Cure for Wellness review: Lost in its own gothic ambitions

Dane DeHaan is marvellous in Gore Verbinski gothic horror, but as the mysteries pile up, it all gets a bit silly

Thu Feb 23 2017 - 13:00
Best review: a fair  appraisal of the sad, messy life  of a footballing legend

Best review: a fair appraisal of the sad, messy life of a footballing legend

Daniel Gordon’s documentary about George Best keeps its eye on the football, not the trainwreck, and prints the legend, mostly

Thu Feb 23 2017 - 05:33
Moonlight director Barry Jenkins, from the Projects to the Oscars

Moonlight director Barry Jenkins, from the Projects to the Oscars

From the Miami Projects and care homes to college jock and an almost-stalled film career, Barry Jenkins’s route to eight Oscar nods is as extraordinary as his film Moonlight

Fri Feb 17 2017 - 05:00
John Wick: Chapter 2 review - sadface Keanu Reeves returns to kill everybody

John Wick: Chapter 2 review - sadface Keanu Reeves returns to kill everybody

Less a sequel than an escalation, the hitman of few words is back for more relentless action and stunning stuntwork

Thu Feb 16 2017 - 17:45
Hidden Figures review: A winning drama that reaches for the stars

Hidden Figures review: A winning drama that reaches for the stars

It’s tricky to distil hard fact from light fiction, but the extraordinary story shines throughout this serious Oscar contender

Thu Feb 16 2017 - 13:00
George Best said ‘I’m depressed and I need help’. And no one got it

George Best said ‘I’m depressed and I need help’. And no one got it

As Daniel Gordon's new film about George Best comes to ADIFF, the director talks about the rise and fall of a footballing legend

Thu Feb 16 2017 - 05:00
Patriots Day review: Boston bombing thriller isn’t subtle, but delivers on action

Patriots Day review: Boston bombing thriller isn’t subtle, but delivers on action

As a white-knuckle ride, Peter Berg’s thrilling chase film is flawless - just don't expect any insight or inclusiveness

Wed Feb 15 2017 - 10:33
20th Century Women review: a dazzled and confused paean to nostalgia

20th Century Women review: a dazzled and confused paean to nostalgia

A spectacular ensemble cast on top form helps rescue Mike Mills’s meandering, contrived love-letter to the late 1970s

Thu Feb 09 2017 - 15:00
The Lego Batman Movie review: Batman never better as a psychopathic jerk

The Lego Batman Movie review: Batman never better as a psychopathic jerk

Director Chris McKay and star Will Arnett relentlessly prod at Batman with a welcome helping of BoJack Horseman-brand misery and narcissism

Thu Feb 09 2017 - 13:00
Ang Lee: 'We’re working 15 to 20 years ahead. No living being will see it'

Ang Lee: 'We’re working 15 to 20 years ahead. No living being will see it'

Why has Ang Lee made a film with technology that only a handful of people will be able to appreciate via a few US cinemas? He explains his technological gamble

Thu Feb 09 2017 - 05:57
Forty years on, the genocidal avenger of  Taxi Driver still packs a psychodramatic punch

Forty years on, the genocidal avenger of Taxi Driver still packs a psychodramatic punch

“Some day a real rain will come and wash all this scum off the streets,” seethes Robert De Niro, with what could be an election-winning slogan

Wed Feb 08 2017 - 06:33
Gold review: Matthew McConaughey in Y-Fronts with a self-aware degree of sleaze

Gold review: Matthew McConaughey in Y-Fronts with a self-aware degree of sleaze

McConaughey’s indestructible charisma shines through this uneven mix of boys’ action and capitalist satire

Fri Feb 03 2017 - 12:59
Matthew McConaughey: ‘I will never be my hero’

Matthew McConaughey: ‘I will never be my hero’

The languid actor discusses putting rom-coms behind him and putting on 20kg for ‘Gold’

Fri Feb 03 2017 - 05:00
Toni Erdmann review: one of the funniest German films you will ever see

Toni Erdmann review: one of the funniest German films you will ever see

Maren Ade’s Oscar-nominated film displays an acute, moving and mortifying understanding of the generation gap

Thu Feb 02 2017 - 07:15
The Son of Joseph review: a deadpan French dramedy, in the biblical sense

The Son of Joseph review: a deadpan French dramedy, in the biblical sense

US-born French filmmaker Eugène Green wears his Baroque-theatre origins on his sleeve in this ultra-droll comedy about sulky teens and useless fathers

Wed Feb 01 2017 - 16:11
Why did reporter Christine Chubbuck shoot herself live on air?

Why did reporter Christine Chubbuck shoot herself live on air?

Actor Rebecca Hall had serious reservations about tackling the macabre story around why Chubbuck killed herself in 1974. So what changed her mind?

Sat Jan 28 2017 - 05:00
Cameraperson review: Kirsten Johnson's visual memoir of an extraordinary career

Cameraperson review: Kirsten Johnson's visual memoir of an extraordinary career

The remarkable cinematographer behind such films as Fahrenheit 9/11, Citizenfour, Darfur Now and This Film Is Not Yet Rated looks back on a life well shot

Fri Jan 27 2017 - 11:19
Irvine Welsh: 'Brexit? Trump? It gives you more to write about. These are exciting times'

Irvine Welsh: 'Brexit? Trump? It gives you more to write about. These are exciting times'

The Scottish writer is disappointed on both counts, but he reckons it means some great books are just around the corner

Fri Jan 27 2017 - 06:00
Sing review: a pitch-perfect, star-studded, snark-free, family-friendly singathon

Sing review: a pitch-perfect, star-studded, snark-free, family-friendly singathon

An all-star cast, including Scarlett Johansson and Matthew McConaughey, belt out the hits and turn on the cutesy charm in this thoroughly entertaining animated musical

Thu Jan 26 2017 - 13:30
Christine review: nimbly explores the dark times before a very public death

Christine review: nimbly explores the dark times before a very public death

Based on the true story of an US TV news anchor’s on-air suicide, Antonio Campos’ compelling film teases out all the contradictions of Christine Chubbuck’s life

Thu Jan 26 2017 - 12:33
xXx: The Return of Xander Cage - just when you thought things couldn’t get any more ridiculous

xXx: The Return of Xander Cage - just when you thought things couldn’t get any more ridiculous

Vin Diesel returns to punch people with a motorbike, go skiing in the jungle and go surfing on a motorbike

Fri Jan 20 2017 - 10:00
Nicole Kidman is happy that she "looks Irish"

Nicole Kidman is happy that she "looks Irish"

The actor on ditching the A list, her Irish roots, and how her personal experience with adoption powered her latest role in Lion

Fri Jan 20 2017 - 05:55
Pixar fans are in for a treat: sneak peaks and hidden cameos

Pixar fans are in for a treat: sneak peaks and hidden cameos

A new video has lots of hiddren treasures to offer fans of movies from A Bug’s Life to Brave

Thu Jan 19 2017 - 17:00
The Dreamed Ones review: Pen pals of a poetic bent

The Dreamed Ones review: Pen pals of a poetic bent

This cerebral German drama charts the odd long-distance relationship between a Nazi’s daughter and a Holocaust survivor

Thu Jan 19 2017 - 17:00
Anya Taylor-Joy: ‘This guy stuck his head out the window and said, If you stop you won’t regret it'

Anya Taylor-Joy: ‘This guy stuck his head out the window and said, If you stop you won’t regret it'

Split star Anya Taylor-Joy’s humour and energy is irrepressible and she looks all set to make the jump from horror films to the mainstream

Thu Jan 19 2017 - 07:36
Goodfellas, Martin Scorsese’s all-out wiseguy whirlwind, is back in cinemas

Goodfellas, Martin Scorsese’s all-out wiseguy whirlwind, is back in cinemas

The director’s 1990 masterpiece is restored and remastered for the big screen

Wed Jan 18 2017 - 10:07

Natalie Portman on Jackie O: 'All the people in her life knew different versions of her'

Natalie Portman his played many iconic roles, but none more heavy with history than Jacqueline Kennedy, the wife and widow of JFK

Fri Jan 13 2017 - 05:04
Manchester by the Sea review: A hyper-real dissection of macho despair

Manchester by the Sea review: A hyper-real dissection of macho despair

This exquisitely mounted depiction of unbridled misery pivots around Casey Affleck's performance, but as a character study, its trajectory simply has nowhere to go

Thu Jan 12 2017 - 15:33
Underworld: Blood Wars review - more like attack of the sexy Halloween costumes

Underworld: Blood Wars review - more like attack of the sexy Halloween costumes

Kate Beckinsale is back (again) as sexy werewolves take on sexy vampires (again)

Thu Jan 12 2017 - 14:26
Endless Poetry review:  the surreal deal from the master Jodorowsky

Endless Poetry review: the surreal deal from the master Jodorowsky

With his trademark bursts of comic-book magic realism, Alejandro Jodorowsky follow-up to The Dance of Reality is a triumph

Thu Jan 05 2017 - 15:33
Film 2017: Coming to a big screen near you this year

Film 2017: Coming to a big screen near you this year

This year’s releases include films from Christopher Nolan, Sofia Coppola and Paul Thomas Anderson, and new episodes of Trainspotting, Blade Runner and Star Wars

Thu Jan 05 2017 - 05:02
A Monster Calls review: Sad and true and perfectly beautiful

A Monster Calls review: Sad and true and perfectly beautiful

A young bot comes to terms with the darkness of life via the tales of a giant creature in this masterful family movie

Thu Dec 29 2016 - 11:33
Adam Driver, accidental superstar, on Star Wars, Scorsese and stepping up after 9/11

Adam Driver, accidental superstar, on Star Wars, Scorsese and stepping up after 9/11

In the past five years, Driver has worked with Eastwood, Spielberg, the Coens and now Scorsese - not bad for a former US Marine who never really had any acting ambition

Thu Dec 29 2016 - 05:44
Monster Trucks review: A preposterous premise that proves just about roadworthy

Monster Trucks review: A preposterous premise that proves just about roadworthy

Blessed with low expectations, Chris Wedge’s kids’ yarn turns out to be not as monstrous as feared

Mon Dec 26 2016 - 06:00
Ten things to watch on Amazon Prime

Ten things to watch on Amazon Prime

Make the most of the discounted first month as Prime video streaming arrives in Ireland

Fri Dec 23 2016 - 13:05
Ballerina review: an animated tale that dances along lightly

Ballerina review: an animated tale that dances along lightly

One for the kids, this part puppy love story, part knockabout farce features superb animated choreography and an excellent voice cast

Fri Dec 23 2016 - 10:52
The Eagle Huntress review: Gonna fly now

The Eagle Huntress review: Gonna fly now

A girl strives to be Mongolia’s first eagle huntress in this splendid documentary

Thu Dec 22 2016 - 15:33
Donnie Darko review: Down the rabbit hole once more

Donnie Darko review: Down the rabbit hole once more

The 2001 cult classic with star-to-be Jake Gyllenhaal is restored and rereleased

Wed Dec 21 2016 - 05:00
Sigourney Weaver: ‘I want to do an Irish accent’

Sigourney Weaver: ‘I want to do an Irish accent’

The towering star of ‘Alien’, ‘Ghostbusters’ and ‘Avatar’ deals with death in ‘A Monster Calls’

Sat Dec 17 2016 - 05:00
Alejandro Jodorowsky: ‘I never seek money. I make films to lose money’

Alejandro Jodorowsky: ‘I never seek money. I make films to lose money’

The mysterious maestro behind ’70s head classic ‘El Topo’ is still making movies his way

Fri Dec 16 2016 - 06:00
Into the Forest review: Survivalist sisters in the woods

Into the Forest review: Survivalist sisters in the woods

Ellen Page and Evan Rachel Wood impress in this pared-down feminist science fiction tale

Thu Dec 15 2016 - 15:00
The Black Hen review: Nepali  drama puzzles and provokes

The Black Hen review: Nepali drama puzzles and provokes

Child actors are the stars of this impressive film set against the backdrop of civil war

Tue Dec 13 2016 - 17:20
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