Irish interest at Venice film festival 2026: Martin McDonagh’s Wild Horse Nine, Werner Herzog’s Bucking Fastard and more
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This take on Homer’s classic – with a celebrity cast including Matt Damon, Tom Holland and Zendaya – should win over even the most passionate sceptics
Christopher Nolan interview: ‘It’s exciting to bring The Odyssey out. It’s also terrifying’
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Die My Love review: Jennifer Lawrence’s new film could be the worst date movie ever made
Uncompromising, hypnotic, brave and often indelible looking, even when the theatricality and fractured structure erode any emotional weight
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Cannes 2025: An emotional screening of My Mom Jayne, and Kristen Stewart’s ‘big Cannes energy’
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The Cannes film festival is back at the centre of the movie world thanks to recent Oscars success
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The Academy Award can help move a director to the top of the heap – or make everyone involved lose the run of themselves and deliver a catastrophic flop
Mickey 17 review: Bong Joon Ho’s fitful sci-fi satire is a rickety follow-up to the Oscar-winning Parasite
Robert Pattinson and the rest of the strong cast manage to make something fleetingly diverting of this jumbled concoction
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