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The weekly movie quiz: Do you know your Nelson Mandela actors?

The weekly movie quiz: Do you know your Nelson Mandela actors?

Also: Which chiropteric superhero has not been the subject of a 2018 film?

Fri Sept 07 2018 - 05:55
The Nun: stupid, confusing and scary – but not sexy

The Nun: stupid, confusing and scary – but not sexy

Review: A likable cast is the only saving grace for this incoherent horror flick

Fri Sept 07 2018 - 05:00
Puzzle: A winning film to soften the heart of a rattlesnake

Puzzle: A winning film to soften the heart of a rattlesnake

Review: An apparently ordinary mother finds fulfilment in competitive jigsaw-puzzling

Fri Sept 07 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 Sept 07 2018 - 00:00
Burt Reynolds, once the most popular star on planet, has died aged 82

Burt Reynolds, once the most popular star on planet, has died aged 82

Deliverance star earned an Academy Award nomination for Boogie Nights

Thu Sept 06 2018 - 21:14
Black ’47: Brain-twitching Great Irish Famine revenge thriller

Black ’47: Brain-twitching Great Irish Famine revenge thriller

Review: Lance Daly’s movie rattles along at the pace of a hungry dog pursuing a healthy rabbit

Wed Sept 05 2018 - 05:00
Barry Keoghan: ‘My mother would be pretty proud. And surprised’

Barry Keoghan: ‘My mother would be pretty proud. And surprised’

Actor on making Famine film Black 47, becoming American and Dublin's sweet smell

Sat Sept 01 2018 - 05:00
Forget Bresson; the geeks have inherited the earth

Forget Bresson; the geeks have inherited the earth

Ethan Hawke doesn’t equate superhero movies with French auteurs. Is this heresy?

Fri Aug 31 2018 - 06:00
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 to the screen this week: Cold War, Searching, I Dolours, C’est la Vie, Upgrade

Fri Aug 31 2018 - 06:00
The movie quiz: A Christopher Nolan film without Michael Caine?

The movie quiz: A Christopher Nolan film without Michael Caine?

Also: Adapting Dickens and JK Rowling, taking it to TV, one that doesn’t add up

Fri Aug 31 2018 - 05:55
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 Aug 31 2018 - 00:00
Yardie: Idris Elba’s directorial debut is messy but promising

Yardie: Idris Elba’s directorial debut is messy but promising

Review: Too many violent set-pieces, though well staged, are placed in no lucid context

Thu Aug 30 2018 - 06:40
Filming Dolours Price: ‘Her name is Latin for sorrow. That describes her life’

Filming Dolours Price: ‘Her name is Latin for sorrow. That describes her life’

Journalist Ed Moloney on his interview with the compelling, acidic late IRA woman

Thu Aug 30 2018 - 00:01
The Happytime Murders: steer well clear of this Melissa McCarthy film

The Happytime Murders: steer well clear of this Melissa McCarthy film

Review: These 90 minutes are among the longest you’ll endure in the cinema this year

Tue Aug 28 2018 - 10:20
Neil Simon’s best films: From ‘The Odd Couple’ to ‘Biloxi Blues’

Neil Simon’s best films: From ‘The Odd Couple’ to ‘Biloxi Blues’

The playwright and screenwriter, who has died at 91, redefined American humour

Mon Aug 27 2018 - 10:44
‘Crazy Rich Asians’ comes early to Ireland. Why?

‘Crazy Rich Asians’ comes early to Ireland. Why?

The all-Asian movie is a box-office smash in the US. Suddenly money is driving diversity

Sat Aug 25 2018 - 05:00
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: BlacKkKlansman, Alpha, The King, The Spy Who Dumped Me

Fri Aug 24 2018 - 06:00
The movie quiz: Which made more, Black Panther or Infinity War?

The movie quiz: Which made more, Black Panther or Infinity War?

And can you identify the actor husbands of Angelina Jolie?

Fri Aug 24 2018 - 05:55
Film-maker Pawel Pawlikowski’s deft touch to the fore in ‘Cold War’

Film-maker Pawel Pawlikowski’s deft touch to the fore in ‘Cold War’

The Polish auteur’s latest movie is of a stripe that enamours almost all who see it

Fri Aug 24 2018 - 05:00
The Children Act: Just let the film die, Emma Thompson

The Children Act: Just let the film die, Emma Thompson

Review: Thommo just about rescues this silly adaptation of Ian McEwan’s novel

Fri Aug 24 2018 - 05:00
The Eagles’ ‘Greatest Hits’ is music for people who do not really like music

The Eagles’ ‘Greatest Hits’ is music for people who do not really like music

Album is now top-selling album in US after overtaking Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller’

Fri Aug 24 2018 - 01:00
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 Aug 24 2018 - 00:00
Lenny Abrahamson to direct Sally Rooney adaptation for BBC

Lenny Abrahamson to direct Sally Rooney adaptation for BBC

Novelist to bring her own work to small screen with Oscar-nominated Irishman

Wed Aug 22 2018 - 09:45
The Spy Who Dumped Me: Between the decapitations and lacerations, you won’t be dozing off

The Spy Who Dumped Me: Between the decapitations and lacerations, you won’t be dozing off

Review: Susanna Fogel’s comedy is the most violent ever entry into the spy-spoof film genre

Tue Aug 21 2018 - 11:00
BlacKkKlansman: New Spike Lee movie is funny, agitated and dynamic

BlacKkKlansman: New Spike Lee movie is funny, agitated and dynamic

Review: Spike Lee also manages something unexpected from a political film: warmth

Tue Aug 21 2018 - 10:31
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 Heiresses, Equalizer 2, The Guardians, The Eyes of Orson Welles

Fri Aug 17 2018 - 06:00
The movie quiz: What was Disney’s most recent animation?

The movie quiz: What was Disney’s most recent animation?

What is the new Oscar category? Which real people has Anthony Hopkins played?

Fri Aug 17 2018 - 05:55
The Eyes of Orson Welles: A love letter from Mark Cousins

The Eyes of Orson Welles: A love letter from Mark Cousins

Review: Those who engage with the Cousinian vowels will find much to savour

Fri Aug 17 2018 - 05:00

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 Aug 17 2018 - 00:00
If Netflix has changed TV, why is ‘Friends’ still so popular?

If Netflix has changed TV, why is ‘Friends’ still so popular?

Donald Clarke: The 21st-century viewer wants to sink soothingly into a world they already know

Thu Aug 16 2018 - 09:45
Christopher Robin: An exercise in existential dread. For children

Christopher Robin: An exercise in existential dread. For children

Review: Sadness pervades this adaptation. What’s going on? Is there honey still for tea?

Wed Aug 15 2018 - 11:15
Oh! What a peculiar film! Anti-war classic comes to west Cork

Oh! What a peculiar film! Anti-war classic comes to west Cork

Richard Attenborough’s son will visit Skibbereen for ‘Oh! What a Lovely War’ screening

Tue Aug 14 2018 - 06:00
The next James Bond might be black, but he won’t be Idris Elba

The next James Bond might be black, but he won’t be Idris Elba

Elba is already too old, but a black, Asian or female actor could succeed Daniel Craig

Mon Aug 13 2018 - 15:58
Ewan McGregor: ‘I have been living a midlife crisis since my teens’

Ewan McGregor: ‘I have been living a midlife crisis since my teens’

‘If you always wanted a convertible and you get one then why should we demean that?’

Sat Aug 11 2018 - 04:00
Remake ‘The Last Jedi’? You’d really have to be a nutter

Remake ‘The Last Jedi’? You’d really have to be a nutter

Do not judge 'Star Wars' fans by this stupid campaign. Not all of them have lost the plot

Fri Aug 10 2018 - 08:53
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: Under the Tree, Dog Days and Pope Francis, the man

Fri Aug 10 2018 - 06:00
The movie quiz: Who will play the next Mary Poppins?

The movie quiz: Who will play the next Mary Poppins?

Also this week: Troy McClure's movies, Saint Peter actors, Brits at the Oscars

Fri Aug 10 2018 - 05:55
Pope Francis: The pontiff who speaks fluent Human

Pope Francis: The pontiff who speaks fluent Human

Review: Wim Wenders’s lengthy interview is an eminently watchable study

Fri Aug 10 2018 - 05:00
The Image You Missed: Superb study of the void between two men’s times

The Image You Missed: Superb study of the void between two men’s times

Review: Donal Foreman’s odd documentary of his father merges the personal and the political

Fri Aug 10 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 Aug 10 2018 - 00:00
The Oscars’ new ‘popular film’ category is baffling

The Oscars’ new ‘popular film’ category is baffling

The 2020 ceremony will also move forward by nearly a month – a welcome move

Thu Aug 09 2018 - 07:26
The Darkest Minds: Hopeless adaptation of a book you’ve never heard of

The Darkest Minds: Hopeless adaptation of a book you’ve never heard of

Review: This bewildering film feels mercilessly edited by a studio that lost interest

Thu Aug 09 2018 - 05:00
Kathleen Turner: ‘I’m f**kin’ angry man – about everything’

Kathleen Turner: ‘I’m f**kin’ angry man – about everything’

In a typically frank interview, Kathleen Turner has said she would ‘shoot herself’ if she were like [unnamed very rich actress]

Wed Aug 08 2018 - 14:29
Robert Redford retirement is a classic ‘never say never’ exit

Robert Redford retirement is a classic ‘never say never’ exit

Always take an actor’s retirement announcment with a pinch of salt, writes Donald Clarke

Tue Aug 07 2018 - 16:57
Pope Francis documentary: A film that could buttress the case for sainthood

Pope Francis documentary: A film that could buttress the case for sainthood

Director Wim Wenders says pope answered every question ‘spontaneously and in-depth’

Tue Aug 07 2018 - 05:00
Roddy Doyle is back – and has homeless crisis in his sights

Roddy Doyle is back – and has homeless crisis in his sights

New film ‘Rosie’ focuses on ‘ordinary’ family staying in hotel accommodation

Sat Aug 04 2018 - 05:00
Okay, you didn’t watch ‘Love Island’. Just don’t bang on about it

Okay, you didn’t watch ‘Love Island’. Just don’t bang on about it

There’s a certain class of person who smugly revels in their ignorance of pop culture. Not me anymore. I'm familiar with Dani Dwyer and Ned Sheeran

Fri Aug 03 2018 - 09:22
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: Sicilian Ghost Story, Ant Man and the Wasp, Teen Titans Go! to the Movies

Fri Aug 03 2018 - 06:00
The movie quiz: Name the fourth Harry Potter film

The movie quiz: Name the fourth Harry Potter film

Also, who is not an Avenger and a colourful question about four classics

Fri Aug 03 2018 - 05:55
The Big Bad Fox and Other Tales: More for parents than kids

The Big Bad Fox and Other Tales: More for parents than kids

This very French animation featuring very English voices is reassuringly old-school

Fri Aug 03 2018 - 05:00
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