Four new films to see this week: Project Hail Mary, Dead Man’s Wire, Midwinter Break and La GraziaRyan Gosling, Bill Skarsgard, Al Pacino, Lesley Manville, Ciarán Hinds and Toni Servillo feature in a quartet of movies released in the week of March 20th, 2026Sun Mar 22 2026 - 05:00
House of Guinness actor Danielle Galligan: ‘People say I choose interesting roles. Choose? I’m begging people to hire me!’The Spilt Milk, Walsh Sisters and House of Guinness star on experimental theatre, moving to London and working with Marian KeyesSat Mar 21 2026 - 05:17
Chuck Norris was unique among movie stars for being tough as characters he playedBy the 1980s, he was a new kind of celebrity – among the first stars to profit from the rise of home videoFri Mar 20 2026 - 17:07
The Movie Quiz: Who has not provided the source for a Hitchcock film?Plus: Oscar Levant’s famous quote ‘I knew her before she was a virgin’, was about whom?Fri Mar 20 2026 - 04:59
Midwinter Break review: Suppressed emotions and gentle ambiguitiesCiarán Hinds and Lesley Manville play an Irish couple in this adaptation of Bernard MacLaverty’s novel Thu Mar 19 2026 - 05:10
Oscars 2027: Which films will be up for best picture? Donald Clarke predicts the nomineesFrom Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey to Martin McDonagh’s Wild Horse Nine, a look at next year’s potential best-picture contendersTue Mar 17 2026 - 05:11
Oscars 2026: Jessie Buckley finishes a job started by three other Irish starsThe Hamnet star, winner of the Academy Award for best actress, had seemed unstoppable for monthsMon Mar 16 2026 - 05:50
Jessie Buckley to her husband: ‘Fred, I love you. I want 20,000 more babies with you’The Irish star, picking up the Academy Award for best actress for her heart-rending turn in Hamnet, is one of two Irish winnersMon Mar 16 2026 - 05:03
Film-maker Neil Jordan: ‘I go to my local cinema ... normally sitting in a totally empty hall’Jordan, who started out as a writer, has rarely gone longer than three years without releasing a filmSun Mar 15 2026 - 06:00
Comfort viewing: Is Gilmore Girls the ultimate feel-better TV?Amy Sherman-Palladino’s comedy-drama came into its own in the streaming era, moving ahead of Friends on NetflixSun Mar 15 2026 - 05:15
Oscars 2026: How to watch, which races to stay glued to and everything else you need to knowIrish Academy Award nominees Jessie Buckley, Richard Baneham, John Kelly and Andrew Freedman will all be at Sunday night’s ceremony Sun Mar 15 2026 - 05:03
Four new films to see this week: One Last Deal, Resurrection, Scarlet and A Pale View of HillsDanny Dyer, Jackson Yee, Suzu Hirose and Yoh Yoshida feature in a quartet of movies released in the week of March 13th, 2026Sun Mar 15 2026 - 05:00
Oscars 2026: Is Jessie Buckley really a cert? We predict who will win and who should winUnless Los Angeles slides into the sea, the Hamnet star will become the first Irish winner of the best actress Academy AwardSat Mar 14 2026 - 06:00
Oscars 2026: All of Ireland’s Academy Award wins, including two doubles and a tripleIf Jessie Buckley wins the leading-actress award for Hamnet this weekend, she’ll join an illustrious group of Irish winnersFri Mar 13 2026 - 05:16
The Movie Quiz: Which film is nominated for the most Oscars this year?Plus: Who claimed that the Oscar was so named as she had noted its backside resembled that of her uncle Oscar?Fri Mar 13 2026 - 04:55
Resurrection review: Stories combine into gorgeous knot, never fully untiedShot with extravagant beauty by Dong Jingsong, Resurrection makes more sense on first viewing than the director perhaps allowsThu Mar 12 2026 - 05:12
One Last Deal review: Danny Dyer delivers frantic football agent performanceIrish director Brendan Muldowney’s drama brings tension and claustrophobia to a single office settingWed Mar 11 2026 - 05:10
Project Hail Mary review: Galaxy-spanning blockbuster starring Ryan Gosling is a sentimental treatPhil Lord and Christopher Miller’s film is old-school American can-do at its most inventive and humaneTue Mar 10 2026 - 13:00
Not convinced by The Bride!? Try James Whale’s imperishable Bride of Frankenstein insteadNew film starring Jessie Buckley, a giant riff on Whale’s horror, might send audiences back to 1935 classicSun Mar 08 2026 - 05:15
The Movie Quiz: Who was the first Irish woman to win an acting Oscar?Plus: Which of these stars has worked with the most female directors?Fri Mar 06 2026 - 05:00
Actor Dave Franco: ‘My idea of an exciting night is dinner with my wife, a documentary, then asleep by 9.30pm’Although the younger Franco brother plays himself in Seth Rogan’s The Studio, it turns out to be a ‘turned up to 11’ versionThu Mar 05 2026 - 05:14
Jessie Buckley’s brash new Bride of Frankenstein film leaves no artery unslicedMaggie Gyllenhaal’s sincerely intended but slightly rickety The Bride! just about gets by on suave style and committed performancesWed Mar 04 2026 - 20:00
Sound of Falling: Forbidding film that richly rewards audiencesMascha Schilinski’s second feature employs a comprehensive cinematic arsenal to tell a tale of abuse, unease and alienationWed Mar 04 2026 - 05:10
Actor Awards: Jessie Buckley wins again with best actress award for HamnetSinners and Michael B Jordan are big winners at the former SAG (Screen Actors Guild) awards; Paul Mescal loses out to Sean Penn for best supporting actor Mon Mar 02 2026 - 06:47
Actor Amanda Seyfried: ‘My husband and I both love Ireland so much’Star of The Testament of Ann Lee has taken some unlikely career swerves. It makes it easier to disappear into roles, she saysSun Mar 01 2026 - 05:23
Four new films to see this week: Scream 7, Sirat, All You Need Is Kill and AmplifiedNeve Campbell, Courteney Cox and Sergi López feature in a quartet of movies released in the week of February 27thSun Mar 01 2026 - 05:00
Sirat: This nomadic rave adventure is tense, original and extraordinaryBest enjoyed in the biggest cinema with the best audio system, it leans into ravers’ musical preference with relishFri Feb 27 2026 - 05:12
The Movie Quiz: Who has not played the title character in a Martin Scorsese film?Plus: What was the first film to take a billion dollars at the world box office?Fri Feb 27 2026 - 04:53
Bafta N-word Tourette fallout has done nobody any good and there is no easy fixOn one thing everyone agreed: broadcast of the involuntary tics two hours after the live event defied all reasonThu Feb 26 2026 - 10:25
Scream 7: Neve Campbell and Courteney Cox return for meta-textual bloodlettingThe latest addition to the franchise struggles to find fresh ways to snark at slasher conventionsThu Feb 26 2026 - 09:01
‘I share this with my daughter’: Jessie Buckley wins best actress at 2026 BaftasIrish actor takes home one of award ceremony’s leading prizes, continuing her run towards the OscarsSun Feb 22 2026 - 21:32
TikTok’s analogue bags: Stuffed with wool, watercolour kits and no shortage of ironyCult of the smartphone-free bag hints at the enduring power of Big NeedlepointSun Feb 22 2026 - 05:15
Four new films to see this week: The Secret Agent, If I Had Legs I’d Kick You, The Testament of Ann Lee and The MomentCharli XCX, Rose Byrne, Amanda Seyfried and Wagner Moura feature in a quartet of movies released in the week of February 20th, 2026Sun Feb 22 2026 - 05:00
Iftas 2026: Jessie Buckley, Ciarán Hinds and Cork drama Christy take prizesHamnet star pays tribute ‘to Kerry for reminding me of my wildness’ as she collects best actress awardFri Feb 20 2026 - 21:31
The Moment: Charli XCX mockumentary relies on damply written stereotypesSatire makes few jokes that weren’t made as well in Absolutely Fabulous 30 years agoFri Feb 20 2026 - 05:10
The Movie Quiz: Which is not a Sergio Leone film?Plus: What is the actual last line of Sunset Blvd?Fri Feb 20 2026 - 05:00
The Testament of Ann Lee: Oscar snub for steely Amanda Seyfried is a mysteryFive stars for a musical that argues for the often underexplored potency of female charismaThu Feb 19 2026 - 06:00
Fair Deal review: Aislín McGuckin holds nothing back as a pantomime monster for the agesUna McKevitt’s play turns into a riotous black farce. It’s a tonal shift that pays offWed Feb 18 2026 - 09:17
The Monk review: Gerry Hutch’s prologue is not the oddest aspect of this one-man showTheatre: Lights pick out the real Hutch in show that approaches truth from oblique angles Tue Feb 17 2026 - 08:21
Even the most pinch-mouthed Ulsterman is yearning for a rain-free momentRain does a lot for popular culture. You’ll see a fair bit of it in Wuthering Heights if you check it outSun Feb 15 2026 - 06:00
Four new films to see this week, from Wuthering Heights to Crime 101Margot Robbie, Jacob Elordi, Chris Hemsworth and Mark Ruffalo feature in a quartet of movies released in the week of February 13th, 2026Sun Feb 15 2026 - 05:00
‘Wuthering Heights’ star Alison Oliver: ‘I really didn’t imagine a film career for myself’The Irish actor stars alongside Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi in Emerald Fennell’s Emily Brontë adaptationSat Feb 14 2026 - 05:31
The Secret Agent director Kleber Mendonça Filho: ‘I love the title. It’s short and sexy’After winning two Golden Globes, the proudly puzzling thriller is up for the best-picture Oscar. And now the Brazilian president is on the phoneFri Feb 13 2026 - 05:13
The Wuthering Heights Movie Quiz: Who did not do similar duty on the moors?Plus: Who has released a whole album for the new “Wuthering Heights”?Fri Feb 13 2026 - 04:59
Crime 101 review: Barry Keoghan brings his Love/Hate juice to LA – and eats the role aliveIrish actor stars alongside Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo and Halle Berry in Bart Layton’s sleek thrillerWed Feb 11 2026 - 16:00
‘Wuthering Heights’ review: Less 120 Days of Sodom, more Carry on HeathcliffThe Irish actor Alison Oliver shines in a film that can’t shake off the problem with Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi as Cathy and HeathcliffMon Feb 09 2026 - 20:00
Four new films to see this week: A Quiet Love, Send Help, My Father’s Shadow and TwinlessRachel McAdams, Sope Dirisu, Dylan O’Brien, James Sweeney and Aisling Franciosi feature in a quartet of movies released in the week of February 6th, 2026Mon Feb 09 2026 - 04:58
Lupita Nyong’o, Odessa A’zion and the Norman Nobrains of racially controversial castingNobody wants casting directors to be administering DNA tests to establish the genetic suitability of auditioning actorsSun Feb 08 2026 - 05:15
Sam Raimi: ‘I was very lucky that Stephen King gave The Evil Dead a good word. It got noticed and I was off’The Send Help director is best known for horror but his roots lie in comedy and no-budget shorts shot with pals in 1970s DetroitFri Feb 06 2026 - 05:12
The Movie Quiz: Who is not a Looney Tuner?Plus: The director of which sequence has just stepped up as the first lady’s official chronicler?Fri Feb 06 2026 - 04:59
