‘An illusion of safety’: Kathryn Bigelow and Idris Elba on nuclear-attack thriller House of Dynamite
Dialogue about nuclear weapons has been nonexistent for years, says Oscar-winning director
Idris Elba
A House of Dynamite review: Kathryn Bigelow’s stressful film brings home perils of nuclear strike
People will shiver at realisation that when a response to nuclear attack is needed, it is too late
First Look: A House of Dynamite, Kathryn Bigelow’s rattling nuclear potboiler, feels agonisingly real
Venice International Film Festival 2025: Oscarologists are already alive to the Academy Award possibilities for the director’s first film for eight years
The ultimate in movie-star glamour: Emma Stone, Julia Roberts and George Clooney get their speedboats ready
Venice International Film Festival 2025 is getting under way – and for Hollywood stars nothing tops arriving on a glossy motor launch
The summer of unsatisfying TV: scrolling the Netflix options can be more rewarding than watching a series
Aoife Barry: In a world of overwhelming choice, much of it atrocious, committing can feel impossible
Hijack: An excellent showcase for Idris Elba - shame about the angry Irishmen
Television: The real-time thriller on Apple TV+ draws on many influences to conjure that is moslty engaging, though predictable
Extraction 2: This barely recycled snuff trash really makes you think (no, of course it doesn’t)
Chris Hemsworth plays hard-boiled mercenary Tyler Rake in a loud, empty action flick that gets by on undeniable chutzpah
Luther: The Fallen Sun – The best James Bond we never had just about holds your attention
Idris Elba’s detective arrives at Netflix in a film about a global serial killer that is as distasteful as it is silly
Idris Elba on Nelson Mandela, Sonic the Hedgehog – but absolutely not 007
From Finding Dory to Zootopia to Cats: The legendary actor takes on the role of Knuckles
World Cup 2022 draw: England could face Scotland or Wales
Former champions Spain and Germany to meet in the group stage
Paul Rudd is the world’s sexiest not-very-Irish man
People Magazine named him ‘Sexiest Man Alive’. An Irish connection was swiftly unearthed
The Suicide Squad: Franchise gets welcome jolt of mad energy
Review: James Gunn’s comic-strip fantasy delivers on its own terms
Idris Elba: ‘Man, talk about work as therapy. I would break down on set’
The actor on fighting for his big break, and why acting helped him out of a ‘dark, weird junction’
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