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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: The Rider, Crazy Rich Asians, Lucky, A Mother Takes Her Son to Be Shot

Fri Sept 14 2018 - 06:00
Gaspar Noé: ‘I’m annoyed by a culture in which death is always considered something bad’

Gaspar Noé: ‘I’m annoyed by a culture in which death is always considered something bad’

The enfant terrible of extreme French cinema is used to causing outrage, but is not sure how to react to the positive notices for his new dance-horror film

Fri Sept 14 2018 - 06:00
Superfly: A cliche of strippers, cocaine and one-last-job crime

Superfly: A cliche of strippers, cocaine and one-last-job crime

Review: The clothes are great, the fights well staged, but it doesn’t add up to a movie

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
Brady Jandreau’s strange journey from rodeo star to film star

Brady Jandreau’s strange journey from rodeo star to film star

An accident ended his rodeo career, but his story was turned into a fine film, ‘The Rider’

Thu Sept 13 2018 - 05:00
Lucky: Harry Dean Stanton contemplates his own mortality

Lucky: Harry Dean Stanton contemplates his own mortality

Review: This quirky drama – Stanton’s last film – is really something to see

Wed Sept 12 2018 - 16:15
Crazy Rich Asians: Just try to hate it, we double dare you

Crazy Rich Asians: Just try to hate it, we double dare you

Review: The movie marks a welcome return for the giddy, glamorous Hollywood romcom

Wed Sept 12 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: The Miseducation of Cameron Post, Black 47, Puzzle

Fri Sept 07 2018 - 06:00
Under the Wire: Reporting the last days of Marie Colvin

Under the Wire: Reporting the last days of Marie Colvin

Review: Chris Martin’s film honours its subject but is frustrating on many levels

Fri Sept 07 2018 - 05:00
Black ’47: it’s not a spaghetti western it’s a potato western

Black ’47: it’s not a spaghetti western it’s a potato western

Irish director Lance Daly has made his Famine film as a revenge tale in the vein of ‘Unforgiven’

Fri Sept 07 2018 - 04:00
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
American Animals review: Barry Keoghan is brilliant in a clever heist film

American Animals review: Barry Keoghan is brilliant in a clever heist film

The action unfolds at breakneck speed, with thriller timing and nervy acting

Thu Sept 06 2018 - 15:31
Desiree Akhavan: ‘It’s very hard to come out as bisexual’

Desiree Akhavan: ‘It’s very hard to come out as bisexual’

Sundance winner ‘The Miseducation of Cameron Post’ tells the story of a teen forced into ‘gay conversion’ therapy

Thu Sept 06 2018 - 04:00
The Miseducation of Cameron Post: Exquisite film, outstanding cast

The Miseducation of Cameron Post: Exquisite film, outstanding cast

Review: Chloë Grace Moretz, Forrest Goodluck and Sasha Lane in a Sundance-winning drama

Tue Sept 04 2018 - 17:09
Saoirse Ronan and a great cast cannot make ‘The Seagull’ work as a film

Saoirse Ronan and a great cast cannot make ‘The Seagull’ work as a film

Review: Chekhov’s testy play stubbornly refuses to congeal into a movie shape

Tue Sept 04 2018 - 14:02
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
C’est la Vie: A cluttered comedy that works like a charm

C’est la Vie: A cluttered comedy that works like a charm

Review: It’s a shame this obvious crowd-pleaser is getting such a limited release

Fri Aug 31 2018 - 05:00
Cold War: Indecently moving story of doomed love

Cold War: Indecently moving story of doomed love

Review: Two compelling people attempt to rekindle a flame that can only burn both

Fri Aug 31 2018 - 05:00
Searching: John Cho - the first Asian actor leading a Hollywood thriller

Searching: John Cho - the first Asian actor leading a Hollywood thriller

Review: John Cho equals Ford and Neeson in the ‘What have you done with my wife/daughter?’ stakes

Fri Aug 31 2018 - 05:00
Upgrade: Good clean gory fun of the genre-hopping variety

Upgrade: Good clean gory fun of the genre-hopping variety

Review: A nifty bit of film-making trading on contemporary AI paranoia

Fri Aug 31 2018 - 05:00
Idris Elba: ‘I always saw myself sitting in the hot seat one day’

Idris Elba: ‘I always saw myself sitting in the hot seat one day’

His directorial debut, crime saga 'Yardie', brought him back to his 1980s London youth

Fri Aug 31 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 31 2018 - 00:00
Elliott Gould at 80: For my money, the greatest American actor

Elliott Gould at 80: For my money, the greatest American actor

Tara Brady: He makes you forget he’s acting, and is the best thing in every film he’s in

Wed Aug 29 2018 - 13:19
The Happytime Murders: the Muppets get soaked in sleaze

The Happytime Murders: the Muppets get soaked in sleaze

Director Brian Henson on the puppet sex workers, drugs and ejaculation

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
Luis and the Aliens: Unfit for human consumption

Luis and the Aliens: Unfit for human consumption

It’s hard to believe the makers of this atrocious continental mess once won an Oscar

Fri Aug 24 2018 - 05:00
Alpha: Absorbing origins story for man's best friend

Alpha: Absorbing origins story for man's best friend

Review: Kodi Smit-McPhee is magnetic in an all-ages action flick about a boy and his wolf

Fri Aug 24 2018 - 05:00
The King: A rambling ride in Elvis Presley’s Rolls-Royce

The King: A rambling ride in Elvis Presley’s Rolls-Royce

Review: Eugene Jarecki’s ill-defined documentary is random but never dull

Fri Aug 24 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 24 2018 - 00:00
Spike Lee: ‘Nothing Trump has done has surprised me’

Spike Lee: ‘Nothing Trump has done has surprised me’

His 25th film tackles US racism but director says far right's rise a global phenomenon

Thu Aug 23 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: The Heiresses, Equalizer 2, The Guardians, The Eyes of Orson Welles

Fri Aug 17 2018 - 06:00
The Guardians: The year’s most handsome film has arrived

The Guardians: The year’s most handsome film has arrived

Review: As heritage pictures go, this French first World War drama is immaculate

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
High-flying Antoine Fuqua at home making films that are grounded

High-flying Antoine Fuqua at home making films that are grounded

US director says his heart lies with action movies like The Equalizer 2

Thu Aug 16 2018 - 05:00
The Heiresses: Stirring study of sexuality, ageing and privilege

The Heiresses: Stirring study of sexuality, ageing and privilege

Review: Ana Brun is exquisite in this portrait of the faded glories of wealthy lesbians

Thu Aug 16 2018 - 05:00
The Equalizer 2: Agreeably cheesy sequel with Denzel Washington

The Equalizer 2: Agreeably cheesy sequel with Denzel Washington

Review: It’s pulpy, it’s not deep but this sequel is certainly the equal of ‘The Equalizer’

Wed Aug 15 2018 - 10:10
A son explores the cinematic legacy of the father he never knew

A son explores the cinematic legacy of the father he never knew

Donal Foreman’s film ‘The Image You Missed’ explores Arthur MacCaig's work filming the Troubles

Sat Aug 11 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: Under the Tree, Dog Days and Pope Francis, the man

Fri Aug 10 2018 - 06:00
Dog Days: A fluffy canine flick for kids

Dog Days: A fluffy canine flick for kids

Review: We award this movie an extra star, just for the the chihuahua in the pink helmet

Fri Aug 10 2018 - 05:00
Under the Tree: The darkest screen comedy imaginable

Under the Tree: The darkest screen comedy imaginable

A simmering neighbourhood feud lies at the heart of this killer Icelandic comedy

Fri Aug 10 2018 - 05:00
Unfriended 2: Puts a sheet over its head and says ‘whooo, the internet is scary’

Unfriended 2: Puts a sheet over its head and says ‘whooo, the internet is scary’

Review: If you like watching youngsters getting nastily knocked off , this is your film

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 Meg: Jason Statham’s $150-million budget B-movie is all shark and no bite

The Meg: Jason Statham’s $150-million budget B-movie is all shark and no bite

Film review: It’s fun, but neither good fun or bad fun, it just flounders in between

Thu Aug 09 2018 - 20:46
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
Damascus Cover: Jonathan Rhys Meyers can't save this spy thriller

Damascus Cover: Jonathan Rhys Meyers can't save this spy thriller

Jonathan Rhys Meyers is sauve and calculating but it’s not enough amid clanging dialogue

Fri Aug 03 2018 - 05:00
Teen Titans Go! To the Movies: Gloriously silly superhero stuff

Teen Titans Go! To the Movies: Gloriously silly superhero stuff

It’s a bird, it’s a plane . . . it’s a fun, self-referential animated romp through the DC universe

Fri Aug 03 2018 - 05:00
Heathers: 30 years on – how the dark teen comedy predicted everything

Heathers: 30 years on – how the dark teen comedy predicted everything

The 1989 dark teen comedy starring Winona Ryder is still up-to-the-minute 30 years later

Fri Aug 03 2018 - 05:00
How ‘Sicilian Ghost Story’ revolutionises the Mafia film

How ‘Sicilian Ghost Story’ revolutionises the Mafia film

Film-makers Fabio Grassadonia and Antonio Piazza on mixing true life crime with fantasy

Thu Aug 02 2018 - 05:00
Sicilian Ghost Story: Boy meets girl. Boy mysteriously disappears

Sicilian Ghost Story: Boy meets girl. Boy mysteriously disappears

Based on the true story of a mafioso’s teenage son, this is a haunting, otherworldly love story

Thu Aug 02 2018 - 05:00
‘It’s about damned time’: Marvel’s feminised future

‘It’s about damned time’: Marvel’s feminised future

‘Ant-Man and the Wasp’ is a part of Marvel's diversification trend

Sat Jul 28 2018 - 06:10
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