Oliver Stone: ‘I realised the cocaine wasn’t helping my writing’American director has written a cracking memoir charting his entire careerSat Jul 25 2020 - 05:45
Q magazine closure marks the end of one chapter in music journalismThe music press has not gone away – a handful of websites still hold substantial influenceSat Jul 25 2020 - 05:00
The movie quiz: Who has appeared in all six Tolkien films?Plus: Foxx’s flicks, order of Star Wars, the riddle of the oater, voicing with the fishesFri Jul 24 2020 - 06:00
Four new films to see this weekendSaint Frances, Stage Mother on release, Last and First Men, The Traitor streamingFri Jul 24 2020 - 06:00
The Traitor: There’s a gripping Mafia story buried somewhere in hereFilm review: This true-life mafioso-turned-snitch tale thinks it’s a documentaryThu Jul 23 2020 - 10:06
Saint Frances presents abortion as an ordinary part of human experienceFilm review: Taboo-busting comedy with a generous spirit and a concealed polemic edgeWed Jul 22 2020 - 05:00
The age-old ‘Ugly American’ trope, after decades, has reappearedCovid-19 failure has reignited hostilities towards stereotypically loud US touristsSat Jul 18 2020 - 05:00
The movie quiz: Spot the bogus Ennio Morricone scorePlus: keeping up with the Skywalkers and a line never once spoken in CasablancaFri Jul 17 2020 - 06:00
Clemency: A masterclass in anxiety acting from Alfre WoodardReview: For all its virtues, the film becomes taken up with procedures. But it’s worth the effortFri Jul 17 2020 - 05:00
Four new films to stream this weekendClemency, The Night Eats the World, Landless, Come as You AreFri Jul 17 2020 - 05:00
Come As You Are: A bunch of disabled people go to a brothel. Yes, it’s a comedyDespite its controversial aspects, this movie works well and that’s largely down to the actorsThu Jul 16 2020 - 07:57
Iftas: Normal People arrives too late for ‘virtual’ awardsJessie Buckley and Niamh Algar among nominees for Irish Film and TV AwardsTue Jul 14 2020 - 12:13
Galway Film Fleadh: No shortage of talent as online festival still delivers the goodsDark comedy from Cavan wins best Irish film as many highlights found in documentary sectionMon Jul 13 2020 - 13:20
Alfre Woodard: ‘I love coming to Ireland, but we’re the pariahs now’The actor on capital punishment, ‘mentally compromised’ Trump and US race relationsSat Jul 11 2020 - 05:00
Thandie Newton names names. Will Hollywood punish her?Many are women tidied away by an industry that prefers its boats to remain unrockedSat Jul 11 2020 - 05:00
The movie quiz: ‘Jaws’ appeared in how many James Bond films?Plus: brothers & sisters of Oscar winners, playing The Exorcist, directing Stephen KingFri Jul 10 2020 - 06:00
Three new films to stream – and one actually in the cinemasThe Old Guard, Finding the Way Back, Scoob!, Black Water: AbyssFri Jul 10 2020 - 06:00
The Old Guard: Charlize Theron is the most potent female action star of our timeSilly adaptation of Greg Rucka’s comic about ancient immortals tees up new franchiseFri Jul 10 2020 - 05:00
Black Water: Abyss – The first cinema release in months. It must be a great movie, right?Review: The characters are dull, the tensions intermittent, the violent scenes confusingWed Jul 08 2020 - 22:27
Galway Film Fleadh online: The highlights of what to watch from wherever you areFilms can be rented from the website. Conversations and seminars are free on ZoomTue Jul 07 2020 - 13:00
Ennio Morricone, genius: ‘I didn’t know I was doing anything new or revolutionary’Late composer was among tiny handful of film scorers whose work is instantly recognisableMon Jul 06 2020 - 13:30
Inheritance: Awful gothic idiocy in the key of baloneyTen minutes in, the plot has already tested the allowances we make for pulp hokumMon Jul 06 2020 - 05:00
We are world masters of The Slag – but Niall Horan fans don’t get itThe Irish experts at expressing themselves through ironic aggression rather than sincere affectionSat Jul 04 2020 - 05:00
The movie quiz: Who has never starred in Little Women?Plus: great escape goddesses, Hitchcock's first silent/last sound film, the show still went onFri Jul 03 2020 - 06:00
Four new films to stream this weekendHamilton, Lynn + Lucy, The Booksellers, InheritanceFri Jul 03 2020 - 06:00
The Booksellers: A brilliant browse through New York’s small bookshopsFilm Review: This study of independent and antiquarian booksellers speaks volumesFri Jul 03 2020 - 05:00
Sex, swearing and flushing the loo: How these films broke big-screen taboosThe new indie comedy Saint Frances features period sex – cinema has travelled a long wayThu Jul 02 2020 - 06:00
The internet age has turned fan communities into mass cultsThe activity of ‘stans’ online is not entirely harmless - dissenters get abusedSat Jun 27 2020 - 05:00
Emma Mackey: ‘No, not all French people want to have sex all the time’The Sex Education actor talks about her Irish roots and her Anglo-French upbringingSat Jun 27 2020 - 05:00
The movie quiz: Who has hair of Harlow gold?Plus: Spot the fake Michael Bay film, performing for Bond, the month for OscarFri Jun 26 2020 - 06:00
Just Don’t Think I’ll Scream: Confessions of a self-centred cinephileReview: Frank Beauvais meditates on movie addiction through a collage of film clipsFri Jun 26 2020 - 05:00
Irresistible: Soft-focus political satire in small-town AmericaReview: Jon Stewart directs a witty and neatly drawn look at politics and big moneyFri Jun 26 2020 - 05:00
Four new films to stream this weekendIrresistible, Eurovision Song Contest, Fanny Lye Deliver’d, Just Don’t Think I’ll ScreamFri Jun 26 2020 - 00:00
Galway Film Fleadh reveals programme for its virtual 32nd editionThe festival, long the prime spot for new Irish features, is moving online for just one yearThu Jun 25 2020 - 20:00
Why most cinemas won’t reopen on Monday – even though they can‘I just want to get trading. I have been sitting on my butt since March,’ says one managerThu Jun 25 2020 - 07:11
Joel Schumacher: the director who made Colin Farrell a star and helped invent the 1980sThe late film-maker defined an age, made movies whole generations hugged to their bosomsMon Jun 22 2020 - 23:51
A socially distant cinema? Finally we can watch a film in peaceDecent folk have been complaining about bad behaviour in cinemas for many yearsSat Jun 20 2020 - 05:00
‘This is crazy’: How a Zoom horror movie topped the US box officeUnsubscribe, a no-budget flick, broke a record after two film-makers’ clever thinkingFri Jun 19 2020 - 08:55
The movie quiz: Which film does not star one of the 12 Angry Men?Plus: How many best picture Oscar nominees in 2022? Whose grandson is in Artemis Fowl?Fri Jun 19 2020 - 06:00
Resistance: Marcel Marceau’s extraordinary early life helping Jewish children flee FranceReview: Director leans too heavily towards sentimental and sensationalFri Jun 19 2020 - 06:00
The Day After I’m Gone: Terrific debut about family disharmonyReview: Excellent Israeli film attacks a serious subject with rigour and ingenuityFri Jun 19 2020 - 05:00
Four new films to stream this weekendJoan of Arc, 7500, The Day After I’m Gone/Hayom Sheachrey Lechti, ResistanceFri Jun 19 2020 - 00:00
The top 10 films of 2020 so far, from David Copperfield to...Cinemas have hardly been open, but there have still been plenty of top-notch releasesWed Jun 17 2020 - 05:00
Gone With the Wind hasn’t been banned. Quite reasonably, it’s been temporarily removedCaricatures of black people fuel a culture of abuse from boardrooms to classroomsSat Jun 13 2020 - 05:00
The 50 greatest Irish film actors of all time – in orderIs Jamie Dornan better than Donal McCann? Ruth Negga superior to Brenda Fricker?Sat Jun 13 2020 - 05:00
The movie quiz: What was the first film to make over $100m?Plus: ‘Foreign language’ Oscar women, Jane Campion's films and Hunger Games starsFri Jun 12 2020 - 06:00
The King of Staten Island: Judd Apatow’s meandering new movieReview: Pete Davidson’s autobiographical script is loosely packed but has undoubted zestFri Jun 12 2020 - 05:00
Four new films to stream this weekendDa 5 Bloods, The King of Staten Island, Virus Tropical, Artemis FowlFri Jun 12 2020 - 00:00
Artemis Fowl review: Eoin Colfer’s book has been paddywhackedMuch diddly-eye ballyhoo apparently adapted from a tea towel makes it through the fugThu Jun 11 2020 - 17:00
The box-office champ of early summer is a drive-in theatre hitDonald Clarke: A film you’ve probably never heard of has topped the US charts for five weeksSat Jun 06 2020 - 05:00
