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Cannes 2019: Bong Joon-ho’s Parasite takes Palme d’Or

Cannes 2019: Bong Joon-ho’s Parasite takes Palme d’Or

Antonio Banderas is among the other winners as contentious festival draws to a close

Sat May 25 2019 - 21:10
Cannes 2019: Who will win the Palme d’Or?

Cannes 2019: Who will win the Palme d’Or?

Cannes diary: Tarantino gets an early lead in the dog days of this year’s festival

Sat May 25 2019 - 16:26
The under-sevens need toughening up when it comes to scary trailers

The under-sevens need toughening up when it comes to scary trailers

Donald Clarke: Who are the weedy children collapsing at the merest glimpse of blood?

Sat May 25 2019 - 05:00
Latest movies reviewed: All films in cinemas this week rated

Latest movies reviewed: All films in cinemas this week rated

The Irish Times what-to-see guide to the movies now in cinemas across Ireland

Fri May 24 2019 - 06:00
The move quiz: Which film didn’t begin as a Saturday Night Live sketch?

The move quiz: Which film didn’t begin as a Saturday Night Live sketch?

Also: Marvel superheroes and their parents, Hitchock in colour, 007 by the numbers

Fri May 24 2019 - 05:00
Tarantino, Almódovar and Loach head the old brat pack at Cannes

Tarantino, Almódovar and Loach head the old brat pack at Cannes

Fewer instant classics on show, but Bong Joon-ho’s Parasite, Céline Sciamma’s Portrait of a Lady on Fire, dark drama The Lighthouse and Irish horror Vivarium stand out

Fri May 24 2019 - 05:00
Booksmart: Terrific directorial debut from actor Olivia Wilde

Booksmart: Terrific directorial debut from actor Olivia Wilde

Review: Delightful film follows two friends as they party their way into oblivion during last week of high school

Fri May 24 2019 - 05:00
Six of the best films to see in cinemas this weekend

Six of the best films to see in cinemas this weekend

New this weekend: Teen drama-comedy Booksmart, and Elton John biopic Rocketman

Thu May 23 2019 - 21:00
Aladdin is a weird mess of woke film-making. Thanks Guy Ritchie

Aladdin is a weird mess of woke film-making. Thanks Guy Ritchie

Review: Disney’s bid to make flesh of their animations has hit a speed-bump

Thu May 23 2019 - 17:35
Rocketman: Hugely enjoyable Elton John biopic is an old-school musical

Rocketman: Hugely enjoyable Elton John biopic is an old-school musical

Review: It doesn’t always make sense, but the choreography distracts from the musical non sequiturs

Thu May 23 2019 - 17:20
Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood: There’ll be fighting in the aisles

Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood: There’ll be fighting in the aisles

Cannes 2019: Quentin Tarantino reviewed, early Oscar buzz, plus Isabelle Huppert in Frankie

Wed May 22 2019 - 09:36
Tarantino’s plea over Cannes spoilers riles the critics

Tarantino’s plea over Cannes spoilers riles the critics

Once Upon a Time… In Hollywood shows off a fascination with period detail and gift for cinematic texture

Tue May 21 2019 - 20:00
Cannes 2019: Banderas kills Banderas, Tarantino makes a spoiler plea, Maradona does a no-show

Cannes 2019: Banderas kills Banderas, Tarantino makes a spoiler plea, Maradona does a no-show

Cannes diary: Polanski’s latest film screens in secret; plus reviews of Portrait of a Lady on Fire and Young Ahmed

Tue May 21 2019 - 11:45
Cannes 2019: This year’s first five-star film, plus a lonely, whimpering Palm Dog

Cannes 2019: This year’s first five-star film, plus a lonely, whimpering Palm Dog

Cannes diary: Robert Pattinson stars in The Lighthouse; and a crowded market for mutts

Mon May 20 2019 - 13:05
Cannes 2019: Irish movie Vivarium gets thumbs up from critics

Cannes 2019: Irish movie Vivarium gets thumbs up from critics

Cannes diary: New fund for film-makers; Nicholas Winding Refn says the future is in streaming? Maybe we should just go home and watch telly

Sun May 19 2019 - 11:45
Cannes 2019: Where the rich shell out for big ticket events

Cannes 2019: Where the rich shell out for big ticket events

Cannes diary: Change comes slow for gender equality and Rocketman Taron tears up

Sat May 18 2019 - 15:15
Cannes 2019: Irish film starring Jesse Eisenberg gets rapturous reception

Cannes 2019: Irish film starring Jesse Eisenberg gets rapturous reception

Vivarium, an Irish science-fiction horror, has world premiere as part of International Critics Week at the film festival

Sat May 18 2019 - 13:45
‘Covering the Cannes Festival is the hardest job in the world. Pity Us’

‘Covering the Cannes Festival is the hardest job in the world. Pity Us’

Donald Clarke: The #sordidtruth about covering Cannes in the age of Twitter

Sat May 18 2019 - 05:00
Ready for their Cannes close-up? Irish film-makers in the spotlight

Ready for their Cannes close-up? Irish film-makers in the spotlight

Cinema is an increasingly puzzling market. So what counts as success for an Irish release?

Sat May 18 2019 - 05:00
Cannes 2019: I’ve just seen Rocketman, the Elton John biopic. It’s a hoot

Cannes 2019: I’ve just seen Rocketman, the Elton John biopic. It’s a hoot

Cannes diary: Jim Jarmusch, plus Sorry We Missed You, Bacurau and Les Misérables

Fri May 17 2019 - 14:45
Latest movies reviewed: All films in cinemas this week rated

Latest movies reviewed: All films in cinemas this week rated

The Irish Times what-to-see guide to the movies now in cinemas across Ireland

Fri May 17 2019 - 06:00
Six of the best films to see in cinemas this weekend

Six of the best films to see in cinemas this weekend

New this weekend: John Wick 3, Birds of Passage, Beats, Tucked

Fri May 17 2019 - 05:30
Birds of Passage: A new classic following the Colombian drug trade

Birds of Passage: A new classic following the Colombian drug trade

Review: An epic work of folk, gangster and other-worldly cinema about a tribal family

Fri May 17 2019 - 05:00
The movie quiz: A Cannes bumper quiz, beginning with who is on the poster?

The movie quiz: A Cannes bumper quiz, beginning with who is on the poster?

Also: From the Riviera to the Oscars, Elton John beached, the woman’s angle

Fri May 17 2019 - 05:00
French social discontent gets a look-in at Cannes

French social discontent gets a look-in at Cannes

Flying saucers turn out to be recurrent motif, as zombie comedy gets mixed reception

Fri May 17 2019 - 05:00
John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum: Keanu Reeves kills a man with a book

John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum: Keanu Reeves kills a man with a book

Review: He kills everyone whose name you don’t know. It’s a masterpiece of martial choreography

Wed May 15 2019 - 13:18
Cannes 2019: Thierry biffs back the beamers – and gives us brilliant bags

Cannes 2019: Thierry biffs back the beamers – and gives us brilliant bags

Cannes diary: Gender parity, populist politics, freebies and zombies. It’s all go already

Wed May 15 2019 - 11:00
Cannes 2019: Jim Jarmusch’s The Dead Don’t Die gets festival off to glittering start

Cannes 2019: Jim Jarmusch’s The Dead Don’t Die gets festival off to glittering start

Star-studded cast of Bill Murray, Adam Driver, Tilda Swinton and Chloë Sevigny light up red carpet

Wed May 15 2019 - 05:00
Doris Day: Her image was too shiny. Her films were too perky. Yet she was a sort of genius

Doris Day: Her image was too shiny. Her films were too perky. Yet she was a sort of genius

Doris Day, star of Calamity Jane and Pillow Talk, dies aged 97

Mon May 13 2019 - 17:11
Audience participation is the worst performance trend since human sacrifice

Audience participation is the worst performance trend since human sacrifice

Donald Clarke: Some of us are quite happy being bad sports. Now get away from me

Sat May 11 2019 - 05:00
Six of the best films to see in cinemas this weekend

Six of the best films to see in cinemas this weekend

New this weekend: Amazing Grace, Float Like a Butterfly, Madeline’s Madeline, Pokémon Detective Pikachu

Fri May 10 2019 - 06:00
Cannes 2019: A busload of auteurs and pizzazz aplenty

Cannes 2019: A busload of auteurs and pizzazz aplenty

Time will tell about the quality of the films – but the programme does not disappoint

Fri May 10 2019 - 06:00
Latest movies reviewed: All films in cinemas this week rated

Latest movies reviewed: All films in cinemas this week rated

The Irish Times what-to-see guide to the movies now in cinemas across Ireland

Fri May 10 2019 - 06:00
A new Star Wars trilogy isn’t far, far away

A new Star Wars trilogy isn’t far, far away

Disney shares its eight-year film schedule: Artemis Fowl lands next year, Avatar 2 in 2021

Fri May 10 2019 - 05:45
The movie quiz: Which James Bond film has made the most money?

The movie quiz: Which James Bond film has made the most money?

Also: How many people died on Judgment Day, according to the first line of Terminator 2?

Fri May 10 2019 - 05:45
High Life: Interesting outer-space drama full of oddities

High Life: Interesting outer-space drama full of oddities

Review: From a ‘Sex Box’ to a brief shot of Six Nations rugby, this sci-fi film makes for interesting viewing

Fri May 10 2019 - 05:00
Narco natives: Seeing Colombia’s drug trade through indigenous eyes

Narco natives: Seeing Colombia’s drug trade through indigenous eyes

To research their new film Birds of Passage, Cristina Gallego and Ciro Guerra visited the Wayuu people of northern Colombia to hear their stories of the early days of the drug wars

Fri May 10 2019 - 05:00
Float Like a Butterfly: An Irish boxing movie that stirs the blood

Float Like a Butterfly: An Irish boxing movie that stirs the blood

Review: The story, vaguely inspired by Katie Taylor, is about a Traveller girl who trains herself to boxing excellence

Thu May 09 2019 - 06:00
Amazing Grace: Finally ... Aretha Franklin in one of the greatest concert films ever

Amazing Grace: Finally ... Aretha Franklin in one of the greatest concert films ever

Review: Franklin’s 1972 recording was tied up in technical and legal problems for decades

Wed May 08 2019 - 05:00
The Spider-Man: Far From Home trailer takes spoiler paranoia to the point of hysteria

The Spider-Man: Far From Home trailer takes spoiler paranoia to the point of hysteria

Spidey orders you not to watch unless you’ve seen Endgame. Don’t tell us what to do, Parker

Tue May 07 2019 - 13:37
The communal TV experience has never been stronger

The communal TV experience has never been stronger

Game of Thrones and Line of Duty prove that the collective TV event is far from dead

Sat May 04 2019 - 06:00
Muhammad Ali, a young Irish boxer and a 10-year labour of love

Muhammad Ali, a young Irish boxer and a 10-year labour of love

Float like a Butterfly has been worth every tough moment for director Carmel Winters

Sat May 04 2019 - 05:00
Vox Lux: A monstrous star turn from Natalie Portman

Vox Lux: A monstrous star turn from Natalie Portman

Review: Portman is the pop star from hell in this unrestrained fun ride

Fri May 03 2019 - 06:30
Latest movies reviewed: All films in cinemas this week rated

Latest movies reviewed: All films in cinemas this week rated

The Irish Times what-to-see guide to the movies now in cinemas across Ireland

Fri May 03 2019 - 06:00
Six of the best films to see in cinemas this weekend

Six of the best films to see in cinemas this weekend

New this weekend: Woman at War, Vox Lux and Tolkien

Fri May 03 2019 - 05:30
Knock Down the House: Charting the rise of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Knock Down the House: Charting the rise of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Review: She wasn’t supposed to be the star of this Netflix political documentary. But she so is

Fri May 03 2019 - 05:00
The movie quiz: What was the first Avengers epic called in Ireland?

The movie quiz: What was the first Avengers epic called in Ireland?

Also: Never a sequel, an Oscar contender without a gong, going Who-less

Fri May 03 2019 - 05:00
Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood to premiere at Cannes

Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood to premiere at Cannes

The film, set in 1960s LA, stars Brad Pitt, Leonardo DiCaprio and Margot Robbie, will compete for Palme d’Or

Thu May 02 2019 - 13:52
Tolkien: This biopic is better than any of the Hobbit movies

Tolkien: This biopic is better than any of the Hobbit movies

Review: It’s a bit mean of the Tolkien estate to disavow this harmless, touching film

Thu May 02 2019 - 05:00
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile: Well, it’s not quite as bad as that

Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile: Well, it’s not quite as bad as that

Review: The new Ted Bundy film starring Zac Efron feels like high-end telly

Wed May 01 2019 - 11:12
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