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Six of the best films to see at the cinema this weekend

Six of the best films to see at the cinema this weekend

New this week: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-verse, Free Solo, Keepers of the Flame, Dead Souls

Fri Dec 14 2018 - 06:00
The movie quiz: What film leads the Golden Globe nominations?

The movie quiz: What film leads the Golden Globe nominations?

Also: Which character has appeared in all of the Star Wars movies

Fri Dec 14 2018 - 05:55
Aquaman star Patrick Wilson: ‘To talk about your own looks is a weird thing’

Aquaman star Patrick Wilson: ‘To talk about your own looks is a weird thing’

The actor on moving from musicals to movies, #MeToo and the perils of being a good looking guy

Fri Dec 14 2018 - 05:30
The House that Jack Built: Lars von Trier delights in sadism for sadism’s sake

The House that Jack Built: Lars von Trier delights in sadism for sadism’s sake

Review: The director embraces all his worst instincts in this horrible film

Fri Dec 14 2018 - 05:00
‘As Shane MacGowan almost said: Would everyone please calm down?’

‘As Shane MacGowan almost said: Would everyone please calm down?’

A recent statement from MacGowan addressed the annual controversy concerning that gay slur in that Christmas song with great reasonableness

Fri Dec 14 2018 - 05:00
Keepers of the Flame: An education in revolutionary Ireland

Keepers of the Flame: An education in revolutionary Ireland

With tricky commemorations ahead, Nuala O’Connor’s documentary is nicely measured

Fri Dec 14 2018 - 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 Dec 14 2018 - 04:00
Aquaman: Finally a superhero with the looks and attitude of a forgiving bouncer

Aquaman: Finally a superhero with the looks and attitude of a forgiving bouncer

Review: Aquaman begins with a carefree abandon, but then it goes a bit watery

Wed Dec 12 2018 - 15:35
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse – A brilliant web of thrilling invention

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse – A brilliant web of thrilling invention

Review: Soul, sincerity and invention join to pack a punch in this candy-charged cartoon

Tue Dec 11 2018 - 06:00
The 50 best films of 2018

The 50 best films of 2018

Year in Culture Review: From Lady Bird to A Star is Born, here are our films of the year

Mon Dec 10 2018 - 06:00
Andy Serkis revives Gollum to ridicule Theresa May’s Brexit deal

Andy Serkis revives Gollum to ridicule Theresa May’s Brexit deal

Nice Gollum argues for a People’s Vote. Cruel Gollum rants about “blue passportses”

Mon Dec 10 2018 - 01:30
Six of the best films to see at the cinema this weekend

Six of the best films to see at the cinema this weekend

New this week: The Old Man & the Gun, Sorry to Bother You, Roma

Fri Dec 07 2018 - 06:00
Lars Von Trier: ‘I am disappointed only 100 people vomited’

Lars Von Trier: ‘I am disappointed only 100 people vomited’

The arch provocateur on his divisive film The House that Jack Built, misogyny and Björk

Fri Dec 07 2018 - 05:45
The movie quiz: How many English-born actors played James Bond?

The movie quiz: How many English-born actors played James Bond?

Also: Marvel movie without a sequel, songs at the Oscars and Jane Austen adaptations

Fri Dec 07 2018 - 05:30
Roma: Alfonso Cuarón’s heart-wrenching, nostalgic masterpiece

Roma: Alfonso Cuarón’s heart-wrenching, nostalgic masterpiece

Review: Social observations, humour and some of recent cinema’s most emotional scenes

Fri Dec 07 2018 - 05:15
Donald Clarke: The tills are alive with the sound of musicals

Donald Clarke: The tills are alive with the sound of musicals

Success of ‘Mamma Mia’ and ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ has studios trawling the vinyl vaults

Fri Dec 07 2018 - 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 Dec 07 2018 - 04:00
Golden Globes: Five nominations for ‘The Favourite’, one for Caitriona Balfe

Golden Globes: Five nominations for ‘The Favourite’, one for Caitriona Balfe

Irish-produced film ranks second only to ‘Vice’. Monaghan actor gets a fourth nod

Thu Dec 06 2018 - 14:13
The Belly of the Whale: A Donegal film with an accent problem

The Belly of the Whale: A Donegal film with an accent problem

Review: The actors do their jobs. The camerawork is suitably grimy. It’s not enough

Thu Dec 06 2018 - 06:00
The Old Man and the Gun: Robert Redford’s almost perfect swansong

The Old Man and the Gun: Robert Redford’s almost perfect swansong

Review: David Lowery’s film works its magic by treating its elder characters with respect

Wed Dec 05 2018 - 14:25
ESB unveils treasure throve of previously unseen films from the past

ESB unveils treasure throve of previously unseen films from the past

Footage released to celebrate the 90th anniversary of ESB

Fri Nov 30 2018 - 14:12
Six of the best films to see at the cinema this weekend

Six of the best films to see at the cinema this weekend

New this week: Creed II, Disobedience, Three Identical Strangers, The Wild Pear Tree

Fri Nov 30 2018 - 06:00
The movie quiz: Best picture Oscar winners with more than one sequel?

The movie quiz: Best picture Oscar winners with more than one sequel?

Also: Nicolas Roeg's locations, a tricky Harry Potter question and bands inspired by movies

Fri Nov 30 2018 - 05:55
The Wild Pear Tree: A Turkish delight from the great Ceylan

The Wild Pear Tree: A Turkish delight from the great Ceylan

Review: The director’s latest lengthy musing generates fascinating conversations

Fri Nov 30 2018 - 05:00
Margaret Thatcher on the new £50 note? Time for some Irish banknote nostalgia

Margaret Thatcher on the new £50 note? Time for some Irish banknote nostalgia

The former British PM may be a woman of note, but putting her face on one is asking for trouble

Fri Nov 30 2018 - 05:00
Almost every film in cinemas this week, reviewed and rated

Almost every film in cinemas this week, reviewed and rated

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

Fri Nov 30 2018 - 00:00
Five Irish films to premiere at Sundance Film Festival

Five Irish films to premiere at Sundance Film Festival

Irish film-makers bring comedy, horror and documentary to Utah festival

Thu Nov 29 2018 - 10:00
Ralph Breaks the Internet: Top-notch gags, no plot

Ralph Breaks the Internet: Top-notch gags, no plot

Review: A persistent kowtowing to corporate interests flattens this family film

Thu Nov 29 2018 - 06:00
Creed II: Little else this season has been so entertaining

Creed II: Little else this season has been so entertaining

Review: The Rocky films have moved on, and the acting has never been better in the series

Wed Nov 28 2018 - 11:57
There’s an eight-hour movie coming to the Irish Film Institute

There’s an eight-hour movie coming to the Irish Film Institute

‘Dead Souls’ will be screened over two days. Can something that long be called a ‘movie’?

Wed Nov 28 2018 - 06:00
Sarah Silverman: You can't swear in front of a child but there are school shootings

Sarah Silverman: You can't swear in front of a child but there are school shootings

The actor and comedian tells unpleasant truths in profane language – and gets huge respect

Wed Nov 28 2018 - 05:00
It ain’t about how hard ya hit. It’s about how many ‘Rocky’ movies you can take

It ain’t about how hard ya hit. It’s about how many ‘Rocky’ movies you can take

‘Creed II’ is No 8 in the Stallone franchise. We salute its refusal to throw in the towel

Mon Nov 26 2018 - 09:57
Bertolucci’s legacy marred by ugly stories about ‘Last Tango’

Bertolucci’s legacy marred by ugly stories about ‘Last Tango’

Oscar winner Bernardo Bertolucci was one of Italy's great post-war directors

Mon Nov 26 2018 - 09:39
Nicolas Roeg: the director who took the familiar and made it strange

Nicolas Roeg: the director who took the familiar and made it strange

Few directors have made so many films that touch on the status of masterpiece

Sat Nov 24 2018 - 17:34
The Camino Voyage: Glen Hansard and crew row, row, row their boat

The Camino Voyage: Glen Hansard and crew row, row, row their boat

Review: This documentary follows an unlikely journey across treacherous seas

Fri Nov 23 2018 - 14:41
Six of the best films to see at the cinema this weekend

Six of the best films to see at the cinema this weekend

New this week: Assassination Nation, Shoplifters, The Girl in the Spider’s Web and The Camino Voyage

Fri Nov 23 2018 - 06:00
The movie quiz: Which is not a real job on a film set?

The movie quiz: Which is not a real job on a film set?

Also: a horror classic director, Keanu Reeves’s birthplace and a question about time

Fri Nov 23 2018 - 05:55
Christmas ads: Instilling the festive spirit (greed, avariciousness, gluttony)

Christmas ads: Instilling the festive spirit (greed, avariciousness, gluttony)

Donald Clarke: There’s a reason advertising executives have second homes in Tuscany

Fri Nov 23 2018 - 05:45
Shoplifters: A Japanese masterpiece that creeps up on you

Shoplifters: A Japanese masterpiece that creeps up on you

Review: A family of petty thieves take a cold and hungry girl into their care

Fri Nov 23 2018 - 05:00
Assassination Nation: A frantic orgy of satirical violence

Assassination Nation: A frantic orgy of satirical violence

Review: Plenty of films try to deconstruct the online life but few have dug as deeply as this

Thu Nov 22 2018 - 15:30
Robin Hood: Idiotic film can’t even get its absurdities right

Robin Hood: Idiotic film can’t even get its absurdities right

Review: The clothes are bizarre, the accents are all over the place, and the hero’s a bit odd

Tue Nov 20 2018 - 14:57
Blame ‘Game of Thrones’ for the useless new Robin Hood movie

Blame ‘Game of Thrones’ for the useless new Robin Hood movie

There are up to nine projects on the boil about the outlaw nobody cares about any more

Tue Nov 20 2018 - 06:00
Who is the best cinema Santa Claus of them all?

Who is the best cinema Santa Claus of them all?

There has been a stunning variety of screen Santas. But one outshines them all

Mon Nov 19 2018 - 10:46
William Goldman, screenwriter who insisted ‘Nobody knows anything’ dies at 87

William Goldman, screenwriter who insisted ‘Nobody knows anything’ dies at 87

Oscar-winning writer of ‘All the Presidents’ Men’ coined the phrase ‘Follow the money’

Fri Nov 16 2018 - 16:30
Six of the best films to see this weekend

Six of the best films to see this weekend

New this week: 9 to 5 rereleased and The Ballad of Buster Scruggs from the Coen brothers airs on Netflix

Fri Nov 16 2018 - 06:00
The movie quiz: Who has not directed Meryl Streep to an Oscar?

The movie quiz: Who has not directed Meryl Streep to an Oscar?

Also: Keeping company with Marlon and Marilyn, directing Meryl and Brendan

Fri Nov 16 2018 - 05:55
All hail Stan Lee, master of the Marvel Universe

All hail Stan Lee, master of the Marvel Universe

Being a disciple of Marvel comics in their golden years was like belonging to a cult

Fri Nov 16 2018 - 05:00
Glen Hansard: ‘I have regrets about Apollo House’

Glen Hansard: ‘I have regrets about Apollo House’

The Frames frontman is in danger of becoming an elder statesman

Fri Nov 16 2018 - 05:00
Almost every film in cinemas this week, reviewed and rated

Almost every film in cinemas this week, reviewed and rated

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

Fri Nov 16 2018 - 00:00
Suspiria: The dullest coven on the face of the Earth

Suspiria: The dullest coven on the face of the Earth

Review: Remake of Dario Argento’s 1977 classic does nothing with its many good ideas

Thu Nov 15 2018 - 14:41
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