Ryan Murphy

In All’s Fair, I genuinely worry that Kim Kardashian might be flammable

The output of Ryan Murphy, who thinks subtlety is for cowards, now resembles children’s programming but real sexy like

Thu Nov 06 2025 - 05:17

All’s Fair on Disney+ review: Kim Kardashian’s stilted new legal drama is a proper atrocity

Television: Ryan Murphy, Hollywood’s laureate of bad taste, has produced one of the worst things Disney+ has ever foisted upon its subscribers

Wed Nov 05 2025 - 10:40

Feud: Capote vs The Swans review - Glittering cast with Tom Hollander and Naomi Watts cannot save this tragedy

Television: Ryan Murphy’s portrayal of Truman Capote with swoon-worthy ensemble is not the capricious romp he may have originally had in mind

Wed Apr 17 2024 - 10:00

Calista Flockhart: ‘I cannot believe I was scrutinised, pursued like that. It was intense and it was unfair’

The Ally McBeal star (59), who nearly disappeared from stage and screen at the height of her stardom, is back, playing a bouffanted Lee Radziwill in Feud: Capote vs. the Swans

Mon Feb 05 2024 - 06:00

Winds of climate change in France as Macron hosts global finance summit

Planet Business: Carlos Ghosn’s legal fight, Ryan Murphy’s Netflix legacy and the jailing of a crypto boss

Sat Jun 24 2023 - 06:15

Sinn Féin councillor Ryan Murphy becomes one of Belfast’s youngest Lord Mayors

‘Huge honour’ to take the reins from Tina Black, says 28-year-old

Mon Jun 05 2023 - 21:06

Netflix: 10 of the best new TV shows to watch in March

Bridgerton returns for a much-anticipated second season and a Big Mouth spin-off arrives

Mon Feb 28 2022 - 06:00

West Side Story's Ariana DeBose: ‘I was enamoured with Rita Moreno’

The performer and actor on playing the classic role of Anita in Steven Spielberg's remake

Sat Dec 11 2021 - 05:00

Edie Falco: ‘I was a big fan of cocaine if it was around, but I could never afford any’

The actor on addiction, James Gandolfini, and the pure joy of adopting two children

Thu Dec 02 2021 - 06:00

Donald Clarke: Not every villain needs a harrowing origin story

Timothée Chalamet’s Wonka is the latest example of trend that refuses to go away

Sat Oct 16 2021 - 05:00

Angela Bassett on success, salaries and staying power: ‘I gotta find a new queen to play’

The Tina Turner actor on fairness in pay, film-making and why acting is still her first love

Thu Sept 09 2021 - 06:00

Monica Lewinsky: ‘I wanted a job, a husband, kids. I wanted to be treated normally’

Lewinsky is revisiting her scandalous affair with Bill Clinton for American Crime Story

Fri Sept 03 2021 - 08:04

Netflix: 10 of the best new shows to watch in August

Including Cooking with Paris, Pray Away, Untold, The Chair, Clickbait and Sparking Joy

Mon Aug 02 2021 - 06:00

McKeon and Dressel the pride of the pool as Olympic swimming delivers the goods

Australian claims seven medals, four gold, while US speedster wins three individual golds and five overall

Sun Aug 01 2021 - 16:45

Ewan McGregor: I’ve been sober a long time. Addiction is part of my life

The actor has drawn on his experience of addiction to portray the fashion designer Halston

Thu May 13 2021 - 06:00

Netflix: 10 of the best new shows to watch in May

Ewan McGregor as Halston and the return of Special are among the month’s highlights

Fri Apr 30 2021 - 06:00

The Zoom transgression that sank one of the United States’ best-known journalists

How Jeffrey Toobin, New Yorker writer and CNN legal analyst, lost his sweetest gig

Tue Dec 22 2020 - 11:24

Meryl Streep hasn’t had this much fun on screen since The Devil Wears Prada

Review: The Prom, also starring Nicole Kidman, is an old-fashioned toe-tapping feelgood musical

Fri Dec 04 2020 - 13:03

Netflix: 10 of the best new shows and films to watch in December

Including Mank, The Prom, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, The Midnight Sky and Bridgerton

Tue Dec 01 2020 - 06:00

Netflix: 10 of the best new shows and films to watch in September

Including Hilary Swank in space drama Away and Jessie Buckley in Charlie Kaufman’s I’m Thinking of Ending Things

Tue Sept 01 2020 - 06:00

‘Always be beautiful. Always be dynamic. Always be welcoming’

A Japanese mentor helped to inspire Conor Hanratty’s online short play War Paint

Thu Jul 23 2020 - 05:00

Netflix: 10 of the best new shows and films to watch in June

Including Queer Eye, Dating Around, The Politician, Athlete A, and a Eurovision spoof

Mon Jun 01 2020 - 00:00

Netflix: 10 of the best new shows and films to watch in May

Including Hollywood, The Love Birds, The Eddy and an Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt special

Fri May 01 2020 - 06:00

They should have called it Dylan McDermott’s Sex Garage

Netflix’s 1940s-Hollywood drama is brimming with petroleum-based rumpy pumpy

Fri May 01 2020 - 05:00

Ready or Not is an absolute hoot of a bloody horror

Review: What this lacks in characterisation, it makes up in sheer, hurtling momentum

Fri Sept 27 2019 - 05:00

Tyrone teenager ‘bruised and shaken’ after being hit by lightning at Tour Championship

Ryan Murphy was struck while following Rory McIlory at Atlanta golf course

Sun Aug 25 2019 - 21:26

Netflix secures Game of Thrones creators in talent arms race

Weiss and Benioff’s €179m deal could take years to pay off for streaming service

Sat Aug 10 2019 - 05:47

For Monica Lewinsky, it’s payback time

A new American Crime Story project will see overdue redemption for Monica Lewinsky

Sat Aug 10 2019 - 05:00

Monica Lewinsky to produce American Crime Story on Clinton scandal

Latest series of hit show will recount White House intern’s affair with president

Thu Aug 08 2019 - 10:37

Netflix: the 10 best new films and shows to watch in May

Renee Zellweger stars in What/If; Knock Down the House looks at the rise of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Wed May 01 2019 - 06:30

Shane Ryan wins world bronze medal for Ireland

He set a new Irish record of 22.76 at World Short Course Swimming Championships

Fri Dec 14 2018 - 14:23

Shane Ryan lowers Irish record on way to World Championships final

‘I definitely have more in the tank, I have a lane, I have an opportunity’

Thu Dec 13 2018 - 13:58

Emmys 2018: Complete list of major winners

HBO and Netflix tied for the total number of Emmys won, with 23 awards each

Tue Sept 18 2018 - 08:41

Scarlett Johansson criticised for accepting transgender role

Backlash led by trans actors who argue such decisions take opportunities away from LGBTQ+ community

Fri Jul 06 2018 - 10:30

Netflix overtakes Disney to become most valuable US media company

Move marks symbolic change for the industry

Thu May 24 2018 - 17:19

Obamas strike multiyear production deal with Netflix

Agreement covers scripted and unscripted series, documentaries and feature films

Mon May 21 2018 - 19:25

Has Olivia de Havilland’s last starring role just been cut short?

The Hollywood great’s failed lawsuit has got fact-based TV and cinema off the hook

Mon Mar 26 2018 - 20:28

Young people playing Russian roulette with drugs, warns coroner

Cork teenager thought he was buying cocaine which turned out to be powerful opioid

Thu Mar 22 2018 - 14:04

The Assassination of Gianni Versace: I'll not allow that nobody to kill my brother twice

This expertly made, gorgeous-to -look-at new series makes his murderer into a somebody

Wed Feb 28 2018 - 23:00

Disney deal with Fox reopens battle for TV’s creative talent

Streaming services such as Netflix and Amazon are swooping for leading producers

Wed Dec 27 2017 - 18:32

‘La La Land’ pushes Golden Globes rivals into the dust

Irish nominees come up short, Meryl Streep gives searing critique of Donald Trump

Mon Jan 09 2017 - 10:55

Medicinal marijuana has yet to hit expected highs

Cannabis derivatives offer viable pain relief, so why has big pharma ignored them so far?

Thu Dec 01 2016 - 05:13

Michael Phelps wraps up Olympic odyssey with 23rd gold medal

The all-time greatest Olympian helps his team to 4x100m medley title in Rio

Sun Aug 14 2016 - 04:08

Rio 2016: China’s Sun Yang responds to drug taunts with freestyle gold

Controversial Russian Yulia Efimova has to settle for silver as Lilly King takes gold for USA

Tue Aug 09 2016 - 03:28

Rio 2016: Shane Ryan plays his part on historic night in the pool

First ever Irish swimmer to reach a 100m backstroke semi-final finishes eighth

Mon Aug 08 2016 - 11:47

Gender and race still lively drama in US politics

As per the OJ and Clarence Thomas cases, one theme dominates the US

Mon Feb 29 2016 - 01:00

Annie review: Great cast, shame about the movie

Fri Jan 02 2015 - 08:00

Netflix’s top 50 series

Whether it's a Netflix original like Orange Is The New Black, a British comedy like Peep Show or just completely addictive like Breaking Bad; we've listed and categorised the very best Netflix boxsets for you to enjoy.

Fri Dec 19 2014 - 12:00