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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 Jul 13 2018 - 00:00
The Irish film-maker who got Clooney, Deneuve and Beatty on screen

The Irish film-maker who got Clooney, Deneuve and Beatty on screen

Maverick director Liam O Mochain has spent six years, and his own money, on his new film

Thu Jul 12 2018 - 05:00
Skyscraper: I enjoy The Rock’s films as much as anyone, but there are limits ...

Skyscraper: I enjoy The Rock’s films as much as anyone, but there are limits ...

Review: It’s a shameless retread of ‘Die Hard’, lifting entire scenes from the 1980s classic

Wed Jul 11 2018 - 10:38
Incredibles 2 is as brilliant as the original – better in parts

Incredibles 2 is as brilliant as the original – better in parts

Review: You’ll gawp. You’ll ponder. And you’ll laugh the way only Pixar can make you

Tue Jul 10 2018 - 05:00
The movie quiz: ‘I’ll have what she’s having.’ Name that film

The movie quiz: ‘I’ll have what she’s having.’ Name that film

Also: How many people have won both an Oscar and a Nobel Prize?

Fri Jul 06 2018 - 06:00
Five of the best films to see at the cinema this weekend

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

New this week: Mary Shelley, Whitney plus a reissue of Michael Cimino’s The Deer Hunter

Fri Jul 06 2018 - 06:00
Turning classic movies into plays is just plain wrong

Turning classic movies into plays is just plain wrong

Classic movie ‘All about Eve’ is being turned into a play with Gillian Anderson. Why?

Fri Jul 06 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 Jul 06 2018 - 00:00
Swimming with Men: Rob Brydon becomes a synchronised swimmer

Swimming with Men: Rob Brydon becomes a synchronised swimmer

Review: This very British film is never entirely awful, but it’s never very good either

Thu Jul 05 2018 - 17:36
Michael Flatley’s first film as writer, director and star

Michael Flatley’s first film as writer, director and star

A poster for ‘Blackbird’ suggests the plot of ‘Casablanca’, with Flatley in the Bogart role

Thu Jul 05 2018 - 17:01
Mary Shelley: Mother of Frankenstein finally gets a biopic

Mary Shelley: Mother of Frankenstein finally gets a biopic

Review: Shot in Ireland, this is more posh Sunday telly than electrifying cinema

Wed Jul 04 2018 - 14:11
Whitney: As heart-wrenching as anything you’ll see this year

Whitney: As heart-wrenching as anything you’ll see this year

Review: This film broke the allegation that Dee Dee Warwick molested Whitney Houson

Wed Jul 04 2018 - 14:00
‘They couldn’t look past me as a woman’

‘They couldn’t look past me as a woman’

Saudi director Haifaa al-Mansour on breaking the rules and filming on the streets of Dublin

Mon Jul 02 2018 - 06:00
Pope comes to Ireland: Here's our ready-made nostalgic article full of gems about the 1979 visit

Pope comes to Ireland: Here's our ready-made nostalgic article full of gems about the 1979 visit

Want cultural references and a killer payoff? I am here to help you

Fri Jun 29 2018 - 09:39
The movie quiz: A question that will drive you ape

The movie quiz: A question that will drive you ape

Also: Oscar blockbusters before inflation, Hollywood RIP, and Bond sans theme song

Fri Jun 29 2018 - 06:30
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: Leave No Trace, Sicario 2, Dublin Oldschool, Patrick, The Endless

Fri Jun 29 2018 - 06:15
The Endless: striking and puzzling UFO death cult horror

The Endless: striking and puzzling UFO death cult horror

‘If five per cent say I’m lost, five per cent say It was too obvious’, that’s about right,' say directors Justin Benson and Aaron Scott Moorhead

Fri Jun 29 2018 - 06:00
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 Jun 29 2018 - 00:00
Vanessa Redgrave and Marisa Tomei to appear at Galway Film Fleadh

Vanessa Redgrave and Marisa Tomei to appear at Galway Film Fleadh

30-year anniversary festival moves into the newly opened Pálás cinema for some screenings

Thu Jun 28 2018 - 16:30
Tag: John Hamm's ironic raised eyebrows the star attraction

Tag: John Hamm's ironic raised eyebrows the star attraction

Review: There are women in the film, but none has anything you could call a personality

Thu Jun 28 2018 - 09:39
The Endless: A cult movie that could become a cult movie

The Endless: A cult movie that could become a cult movie

Review: Aaron Moorhead and Justin Benson’s crafty film sits in a category all by itself

Thu Jun 28 2018 - 06:00
Adrift: Damp survival epic based on a (spoiler alert) true story

Adrift: Damp survival epic based on a (spoiler alert) true story

Review: A new film genre seems to have grown up: the extreme survival movie

Wed Jun 27 2018 - 13:10
The 10 best films of the first half of 2018

The 10 best films of the first half of 2018

Donald Clarke: Only two Oscar nominees for best picture make our six-month review list

Wed Jun 27 2018 - 06:05
Dublin Oldschool: Dave Tynan’s wordy, puzzling, plotless film

Dublin Oldschool: Dave Tynan’s wordy, puzzling, plotless film

The screen fizzes with the talent of some of Ireland’s best actors. But it’s not enough

Tue Jun 26 2018 - 05:00
The reel Dublin: Best movies about the capital city

The reel Dublin: Best movies about the capital city

Donald Clarke on the best portrayals of the city on film, from ‘The Informer’ to ‘Sing Street’

Mon Jun 25 2018 - 09:37
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: In the Fade, The Happy Prince, Ocean’s 8, Kissing Candice

Fri Jun 22 2018 - 06:00
The movie quiz: Of course there’s a football film question

The movie quiz: Of course there’s a football film question

Also: Alfred Hitchcock’s last, Oscar winners’ dads, and a helluva long weekend

Fri Jun 22 2018 - 06:00
Violence. Sex. Drugs. Swearing. And other reasons to watch a film

Violence. Sex. Drugs. Swearing. And other reasons to watch a film

Donald Clarke: What we object to at the cinema has changed. Movie ratings should too

Fri Jun 22 2018 - 05:00
In the Fade: Diane Kruger marries her former dope dealer

In the Fade: Diane Kruger marries her former dope dealer

Review: Gut-wrenching moments of tragedy in Fatih Akin’s gritty crime drama

Fri Jun 22 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 Jun 22 2018 - 00:00
The Happy Prince: Rupert Everett’s Oscar Wilde just escapes the pantomine trap

The Happy Prince: Rupert Everett’s Oscar Wilde just escapes the pantomine trap

Review: Rupert Everett the writer-director isn’t as impressive as Rupert Everett the actor

Wed Jun 20 2018 - 10:00
Kissing Candice: This is not the Dundalk you thought you knew

Kissing Candice: This is not the Dundalk you thought you knew

Review: ‘Things were better during the Troubles. Now the mad ones have the run of the place’

Tue Jun 19 2018 - 09:55
Men shouldn’t review ‘Ocean’s 8’? Wrong, Cate Blanchett

Men shouldn’t review ‘Ocean’s 8’? Wrong, Cate Blanchett

The idea that only kids should review children’s films is even sillier, writes Donald Clarke

Mon Jun 18 2018 - 07:17
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: Hereditary, A Ciambra, Studio 54, The Sound of Music

Fri Jun 15 2018 - 06:00
The movie quiz: How well do you know your Pixar?

The movie quiz: How well do you know your Pixar?

Also: What was the last non-sequel to top the box office for its year of release?

Fri Jun 15 2018 - 06:00
Rupert Everett: ‘Lots of my friends got sick. I got famous’

Rupert Everett: ‘Lots of my friends got sick. I got famous’

The ‘Happy Prince’ star on being gay, playing Oscar Wilde, and surviving the film world

Fri Jun 15 2018 - 05:00
World Cup 2018: I’m the man Proper Football Fans despise most

World Cup 2018: I’m the man Proper Football Fans despise most

I don’t like soccer, I only like the World Cup. Have you got that?

Fri Jun 15 2018 - 05:00
Studio 54: Celebrity veneration and body fascism in 1977

Studio 54: Celebrity veneration and body fascism in 1977

Review: Gripping tale of the 1970s New York disco that foretold of the world we now live in

Fri Jun 15 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 Jun 15 2018 - 00:00
‘Hereditary’ is a critical success, a box office smash. But do people actually like it?

‘Hereditary’ is a critical success, a box office smash. But do people actually like it?

Cinema-goers are flocking to the art-horror film ... then giving out about it afterwards

Thu Jun 14 2018 - 19:20
Super Troopers 2: A terrible and inexplicable sequel

Super Troopers 2: A terrible and inexplicable sequel

Review: Super Troopers belong to 2001, when Linkin Park were big and Clinton was president

Wed Jun 13 2018 - 10:00
16 film trailers were released last week. Which ones look good?

16 film trailers were released last week. Which ones look good?

Animated ‘Spiderman’ looks promising. But ‘Suspiria’, and new films from Steve McQueen and Lenny Abrahamson look breathtaking

Tue Jun 12 2018 - 06:00
‘U2 thought they were getting Grease. I gave them Apocalypse Now’

‘U2 thought they were getting Grease. I gave them Apocalypse Now’

Aoife McArdle has made her name with videos for Bryan Ferry and U2. Her debut feature, ‘Kissing Candice’, was made for a much lower budget, and yet is far more challenging

Tue Jun 12 2018 - 05:45
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: Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, McQueen, All the Wild Horses, The Boy Downstairs

Fri Jun 08 2018 - 06:00
The movie quiz: Who is Deadpool’s alliterative alter ego?

The movie quiz: Who is Deadpool’s alliterative alter ego?

Also: The youngest ever best Oscar actress, going dame-less, and Adam Sandler – not!

Fri Jun 08 2018 - 06:00
All the Wild Horses: ‘The Great British Bake Off’ on horseback

All the Wild Horses: ‘The Great British Bake Off’ on horseback

Review: No one in this documentary seems easy company, but it could become cult viewing

Fri Jun 08 2018 - 05:00
Is it time to hold a wake for ‘woke’?

Is it time to hold a wake for ‘woke’?

It did not take long for the word to get twisted and turned back on the socially responsible

Fri Jun 08 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 Jun 08 2018 - 00:00
Jurassic World has reached fifth-film-in-a series exhaustion

Jurassic World has reached fifth-film-in-a series exhaustion

‘Episode Five Syndrome’ has blighted film franchises from Star Trek to Rocky

Thu Jun 07 2018 - 09:31
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom – A satisfyingly vicious movie

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom – A satisfyingly vicious movie

Review: Playful and mildly risky, it’s the second best film in the ‘Jurassic’ sequence

Tue Jun 05 2018 - 20:00
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