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Toronto may not have the Cannes kudos, but the gap is closing

Toronto may not have the Cannes kudos, but the gap is closing

Audience input and domestic films make TIFF more than just an Oscar barometer

Mon Sept 17 2018 - 11:22
Float like a Butterfly: Film about Irish Traveller girl boxer wins in Toronto

Float like a Butterfly: Film about Irish Traveller girl boxer wins in Toronto

“In Ireland, to have a young female Irish Traveller at the centre of a film ... is unthinkable”

Sun Sept 16 2018 - 20:42
McQueen’s ‘Widows’ so consistently funny that flaws hardly matter

McQueen’s ‘Widows’ so consistently funny that flaws hardly matter

Toronto film festival: British filmmaker honours series while imprinting his own visual stamp

Sat Sept 15 2018 - 11:00
The Sky Is Falling: Muddled and a bit barmy

The Sky Is Falling: Muddled and a bit barmy

Book review: Peter Biskind struggles to explain superheroes’ link to US extremism

Sat Sept 15 2018 - 06:00
Lenny Abrahamson: ‘I was offered some very high-profile prestige movies’

Lenny Abrahamson: ‘I was offered some very high-profile prestige movies’

The Dubliner on the exhausting success of Room, anti-Semitism and his ghostly The Little Stranger

Sat Sept 15 2018 - 05:00
Michael Moore blasts Trump in new Fahrenheit 11/9 documentary

Michael Moore blasts Trump in new Fahrenheit 11/9 documentary

Toronto film festival: Natalie Portman dazzles in Vox Lux as Irish films continued to premiere at another busy Tiff for domestic cinema

Fri Sept 14 2018 - 11:00
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: The Rider, Crazy Rich Asians, Lucky, A Mother Takes Her Son to Be Shot

Fri Sept 14 2018 - 06:00
The movie quiz: Which is the odd Terminator out?

The movie quiz: Which is the odd Terminator out?

Also: Bond villains, Andrew Lloyd Webber musicals and pious ties to a new horror film

Fri Sept 14 2018 - 05:55
In praise of Autumn: Ireland is not a summery nation

In praise of Autumn: Ireland is not a summery nation

As everything turns a deathly brown, it feels unpatriotic to favour any other season

Fri Sept 14 2018 - 05:00
A Mother Brings Her Son to Be Shot: It’s still grim up North

A Mother Brings Her Son to Be Shot: It’s still grim up North

Review: Sinead O’Shea’s film documents a bandit-controlled Northern Irish community

Fri Sept 14 2018 - 05:00
King of Thieves: Three films rolled into a single heist movie

King of Thieves: Three films rolled into a single heist movie

Review: With Michael Caine, Ray Winstone and Michael Gambon, it couldn’t be boring

Fri Sept 14 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 14 2018 - 00:00
Toronto film festival: Oscar contenders ‘Roma’ and ‘Beale Street’ impress

Toronto film festival: Oscar contenders ‘Roma’ and ‘Beale Street’ impress

Academy Award talk is a tradition in Toronto, and this year’s festival is no different

Thu Sept 13 2018 - 11:00
The Rider: Cowboys and injuries

The Rider: Cowboys and injuries

Review: Study of a damaged rodeo rider is a hugely impressive slice of prairie naturalism

Thu Sept 13 2018 - 06:00
‘The Favourite’ takes two awards at Venice Film Festival

‘The Favourite’ takes two awards at Venice Film Festival

Olivia Colman wins best actress for performance in Yorgos Lanthimos’s Irish production

Sat Sept 08 2018 - 20:43
Michael Caine: Still willing to blow the bloody doors off

Michael Caine: Still willing to blow the bloody doors off

The 85-year-old actor’s opinions may veer as wildly as his six-decade career, but who cares?

Sat Sept 08 2018 - 05:00
‘Rosie’ may be an ‘issue film’, but it is charged with raw emotion

‘Rosie’ may be an ‘issue film’, but it is charged with raw emotion

Film tackling homelessness crisis premieres at Toronto International Film Festival

Sat Sept 08 2018 - 03:00
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: The Miseducation of Cameron Post, Black 47, Puzzle

Fri Sept 07 2018 - 06:00
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
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