Denzel Washington

Graham Norton’s male guests found self-defence hilarious. Of course it was all just a joke, but this tiny little sofa vignette reflects women’s reality

Irish actor plays Lucius, son of Lucilla from the original Gladiator, in sequel set years after 2000 epic

Irish actor Paul Mescal is all muscle amid the sieges, riots and killer rhinos as he channels Russell Crowe in Ridley Scott’s epic sequel

Star has been a constant force in Antoine Fuqua’s film-directing career. The Equalizer 3 is their fifth collaboration in 22 years

The Academy denounced Smith’s actions and opened an inquiry into the incident

Ireland has its biggest haul of nominations since 2016, but has won few awards so far

Here are 10 films that could have been nominated for best picture, but weren’t

After his nomination for best actor in King Richard, the actor reflects on his career

After a year of scandals, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association is under pressure

Donald Clarke: The mellifluous Poitier didn’t just break down barriers, he was also of the great movie stars

Joel Coen delivers an expressionist version of the often-filmed drama

Review: Steven Spielberg revives Bernstein and Sondheim’s classic musical for the screen

People Magazine named him ‘Sexiest Man Alive’. An Irish connection was swiftly unearthed

The actor on her journey from Limerick to LA and her performance in Rebecca Hall’s Passing

The Black Widow star and her lawyers are riding a wave that has been swelling for some time

Will the critics let them be sexagenarian murderers in peace? I wouldn’t count on it

You need dark forces behind you to make it as a basketball star – in this case an obsessive dad

Judas and the Black Messiah, Coming 2 America, The Little Things, Cherry

The Covid-19 pandemic has caused a traffic jam of anticipated films for this year

The Oscar-winner on playing Ma Rainey, working with Chadwick Boseman and race in Hollywood

But hang on: what’s Keanu Reeves doing here? And really hang on: where’s Meryl Streep?

Book Review: Timely novel about a sudden, cataclysmic event that shocks the world

The actor on his life philosophies, securing roles, and his new memoir Greenlights

The best biopics, documentaries, cartoons, features and award favourites of the year

Oscar winners to take lead roles in Coen’s adaptation of Shakespeare’s tragedy based on his own script

Green Book is best film, Bohemian Rhapsody wins most. Glenn Close overlooked for 7th time

The actor and director talks Shakespeare ‘trutherism’ and his working-class upbringing

US director says his heart lies with action movies like The Equalizer 2

Review: It’s pulpy, it’s not deep but this sequel is certainly the equal of ‘The Equalizer’

Incredibles 2, Ocean’s 8, Jurassic World and Mamma Mia!: Here We Go Again

Asia Argento stuns audience with Weinstein allegation: ‘festival was his hunting ground’

Who is in the running to win the Oscars in every category?

Review: This Oscar-nominated film starring Farrell and Denzel Washington just doesn’t feel ready for release.

Netflix has its first nod, Cinematography has its first woman, ‘Three Billboards’ could struggle

Saoirse Ronan and Daniel Day-Lewis, Martin McDonagh’s ‘Three Billboards’ and Kilkenny’s Cartoon Saloon nominated

Dunkirk blows away the competition

‘The Breadwinner’, by Kilkenny’s Cartoon Saloon, nominated for best animated feature

US singer on his favourite film, the one gadget he can never be without and more

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

A diligent Oscars observer should be happy with nothing less than 70 per cent in the prediction stakes – which means I’m not happy with my forecasting