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Den of Thieves: A daft drunken cousin to films like Heat

Den of Thieves: A daft drunken cousin to films like Heat

Review: You’ll need a high tolerance of meat-heads to enjoy this film

Fri Feb 02 2018 - 05:00
Directing Daniel Day-Lewis: ‘I know. I’ve killed off the world’s greatest actor’

Directing Daniel Day-Lewis: ‘I know. I’ve killed off the world’s greatest actor’

Paul Thomas Anderson on directing Daniel Day-Lewis in his final film, Phantom Thread

Sat Jan 27 2018 - 05:00
12 Strong: A film as pointless as the war that inspired it

12 Strong: A film as pointless as the war that inspired it

Review: It makes the ongoing conflict in Afghanistan look like ‘The Magnificent Seven’

Fri Jan 26 2018 - 16:37
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: Early Man is a primitive hoot, Last Flag Flying sombrely channels The Last Detail, and Downsizing proves the law of diminishing returns

Fri Jan 26 2018 - 06:00
‘A Futile and Stupid Gesture’: Zany story of the National Lampoon

‘A Futile and Stupid Gesture’: Zany story of the National Lampoon

Domhnall Gleeson stars in David Wain’s wacky film which is all about the zingers

Fri Jan 26 2018 - 05:00
Richard Linklater's so-so reworking of a 1970s classic

Richard Linklater's so-so reworking of a 1970s classic

Bryan Cranston channels Jack Nicholson in a spiritual sequel to Hal Ashby’s Last Flag Flying

Thu Jan 25 2018 - 06:00
Glory review: A tragicomic tale of a troublesome timepiece

Glory review: A tragicomic tale of a troublesome timepiece

Bulgarian directors Grozeva and Valchanova create a timely, topical film about a watch

Thu Jan 25 2018 - 05:00
Dublin International Film Festival: the must-see movies

Dublin International Film Festival: the must-see movies

Films you should see at the tri-located 2018 Audi Dublin International Film Festival

Wed Jan 24 2018 - 19:00
Maisie Williams: ‘I really should get a house in Ireland’

Maisie Williams: ‘I really should get a house in Ireland’

The ‘Game of Thrones’ star on her love of Ireland, the problem with stereotypes and her first feminist icon

Tue Jan 23 2018 - 05:00
Steven Spielberg: ‘I didn’t think anybody would go to see ET’

Steven Spielberg: ‘I didn’t think anybody would go to see ET’

His new film ‘The Post’ neatly captures the Trumpian zeitgeist. But the director worries that ‘four-quadrant superhero franchises’ will drive these old-school films out of cinemas

Sat Jan 20 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

Spielberg, Hanks and Streep’s The Post is heavy with shadows of Trumpocracy while Liam Neeson just about stays on track in The Commuter

Fri Jan 19 2018 - 06:00
Video: ‘Coco’ dodges pitfalls and tops the pops at Mexican box office

Video: ‘Coco’ dodges pitfalls and tops the pops at Mexican box office

Pixar says it’s dealing with the issues raised by John Lasseter’s inappropriate conduct

Thu Jan 18 2018 - 12:00
The Final Year review: documentary about Barack Obama full of spin

The Final Year review: documentary about Barack Obama full of spin

Obama gave the filmmakers ‘unprecedented’ access. They made a weak documentary

Thu Jan 18 2018 - 10:02
Coco: I see dead people, and they are kind, friendly and warm

Coco: I see dead people, and they are kind, friendly and warm

Review: What might have been complicated is accessible for even the youngest eyes

Thu Jan 18 2018 - 06:00
The Commuter review: Liam Neeson just about stays on track

The Commuter review: Liam Neeson just about stays on track

Ballymena’s finest takes another highly-stressed journey – this time on a train

Wed Jan 17 2018 - 05:00
The Polka King: Likeable, lightweight larceny tale with an ‘Oom-Pah-Pah’ beat

The Polka King: Likeable, lightweight larceny tale with an ‘Oom-Pah-Pah’ beat

New Netflix original sees Jack Black star in the real-life story of a Polish-American polka band leader jailed in 2004 for running a Ponzi scheme

Fri Jan 12 2018 - 13:56
‘I’ve great difficulty finding roles that aren’t just dying women’

‘I’ve great difficulty finding roles that aren’t just dying women’

Kristin Scott Thomas on how French cinema has better roles for women, playing Churchill's wife – and Brexit

Fri Jan 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: Golden Globe-winning 'Three Billboards' and what makes Eric Clapton tick

Fri Jan 12 2018 - 05:00
Manifesto review: 13 characters 12 too many for Cate Blanchett

Manifesto review: 13 characters 12 too many for Cate Blanchett

Let’s never speak again of her turns as a tattooed English punk and a bearded hobo

Thu Jan 11 2018 - 05:00
A Woman’s Life review: French period drama never looked so gritty

A Woman’s Life review: French period drama never looked so gritty

Stéphane Brizé has made a masterfully subtle and inventive melodrama

Thu Jan 11 2018 - 05:00
Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars review – A fascinating chronicle

Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars review – A fascinating chronicle

This portrait explains the roots of a pain that Clapton’s successful career did little to extinguish

Wed Jan 10 2018 - 06:00
Martin McDonagh: Harvey Weinstein? 'I hope he dies'

Martin McDonagh: Harvey Weinstein? 'I hope he dies'

Playwright and film maker on his new ‘feminist’ movie Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

Sat Jan 06 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 this week: Casting rather than cash is king in Getty kidnapping saga, while Ben Stiller wrestles with his big ego in Brad’s Status

Fri Jan 05 2018 - 06:00
Human Flow review: Migration crisis film is as epic as cinema gets

Human Flow review: Migration crisis film is as epic as cinema gets

Chinese dissident Ai Weiwei’s film emphasises common humanity over suffering

Thu Jan 04 2018 - 11:00
‘You meet certain actors and it’s just... no’

‘You meet certain actors and it’s just... no’

Brad’s Status director Mike White on the blurred lines between comedy and drama

Thu Jan 04 2018 - 05:00
Walk with Me review: When Benedict Cumberbatch met Zen Buddhism

Walk with Me review: When Benedict Cumberbatch met Zen Buddhism

For those uninterested in mindfulness, this meandering portrait is a test of faith

Thu Jan 04 2018 - 05:00
Brad’s Status review: A pointedly excruciating mid-life crisis comedy

Brad’s Status review: A pointedly excruciating mid-life crisis comedy

Ben Stiller is gratingly effective as a self absorbed executive who envies his son

Thu Jan 04 2018 - 05:00
Six of the best films to see at the cinema this week

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

Jessica Chastain lays her cards on the table. Ferdinand the bull is released

Fri Dec 29 2017 - 06:00
The 50 best movies on Amazon Prime

The 50 best movies on Amazon Prime

Netflix’s main rival has come on in leaps and bounds since its threadbare debut

Fri Dec 29 2017 - 05:00
The Climb review: a big-hearted crowd-pleaser in the name of love

The Climb review: a big-hearted crowd-pleaser in the name of love

Film tells real-live story of Nadir Dendoune who went from Parisian banlieue to Everest summit

Thu Dec 28 2017 - 05:00
The Greatest Showman: misguided biopic of PT Barnum

The Greatest Showman: misguided biopic of PT Barnum

They sing and dance like in ‘La La Land’, but there’s little behind the razzle-dazzle

Wed Dec 27 2017 - 16:38
The 102 best films to watch on Netflix

The 102 best films to watch on Netflix

Light the fire, make the popcorn, and settle down for a binge-watch of some of these greats

Sat Dec 23 2017 - 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: Pitch Perfect 3 hits a whole host of high notes, while Jumanji just gets by

Fri Dec 22 2017 - 06:00
Aaron Sorkin: ‘The best storytellers on the planet are Irish’

Aaron Sorkin: ‘The best storytellers on the planet are Irish’

The screenwriter of ‘The Social Network’ makes his directorial debut with Molly's Game

Fri Dec 22 2017 - 05:00
Bright review: Will Smith dusts off his Men in Black suit

Bright review: Will Smith dusts off his Men in Black suit

But Joel Edgerton’s turn as Smith’s partner is the best thing about this clever critique of race

Thu Dec 21 2017 - 08:00
A very belated Jumanji sequel: Family fun let down by kinky boots

A very belated Jumanji sequel: Family fun let down by kinky boots

Follow-up to 1995 kids’ flick has a ‘big idea’ – but sadly succumbs to crass objectification

Tue Dec 19 2017 - 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

Star Wars: The Last Jedi has everyone talking but there are better movies to see

Fri Dec 15 2017 - 06:00
The man who has made 100 films in Afghanistan but can't read or write

The man who has made 100 films in Afghanistan but can't read or write

With 110 movies under his belt, Afghan filmmaker Salim Shaheen finally made it to the red carpet in Cannes as the star of a charming and hilarious documentary portrait by French journalist Sonia Kronlund

Fri Dec 15 2017 - 05:00
Mountain review: How the hell did they film that?

Mountain review: How the hell did they film that?

Jennifer Peedom’s film is high on spectacle - viewers without a head for heights might not make it past the opening sequence

Thu Dec 14 2017 - 05:00
Ferdinand review: A children’s classic gets the family-film treatment

Ferdinand review: A children’s classic gets the family-film treatment

Carlos Saldanha embellishes ‘The Story of Ferdinand’ with tried-and-tested subplots

Thu Dec 14 2017 - 05:00
Mountains May Depart review: A tour de force of epic Chinese proportions

Mountains May Depart review: A tour de force of epic Chinese proportions

An Oedipal drama, national allegory and futuristic science fiction form a stunning triptych

Wed Dec 13 2017 - 05:00
The strange death at the heart of CIA's shadowy MK-Ultra programme

The strange death at the heart of CIA's shadowy MK-Ultra programme

Errol Morris’s pioneering documentary goes from intrigue to psychological consumption

Wed Dec 13 2017 - 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: Jake Gyllenhaal in a survivor’s story, an ageless assassin in ancient Japan, and clever Yuletide horror

Fri Dec 08 2017 - 06:00
‘Rabbis were calling us up and asking us to stop making the movie’

‘Rabbis were calling us up and asking us to stop making the movie’

‘Menashe’ director Joshua Z Weinstein on making his warm-hearted drama about a Hasidic Jewish community in New York, shot in Yiddish with non-professional actors

Fri Dec 08 2017 - 05:00
Takashi Miike: 'Manga was a magic that gave children dreams'

Takashi Miike: 'Manga was a magic that gave children dreams'

Between his 103 directorial credits, Takashi Miike has staged a Kabuki play, created dozens of music videos and documentaries, and even made kids' shows

Fri Dec 08 2017 - 05:00
Blade of the Immortal review: Bloody marvellous samurai carve-up

Blade of the Immortal review: Bloody marvellous samurai carve-up

Manga maverick Takashi Miike’s 100th feature is imaginative, chaotic and lots of fun

Thu Dec 07 2017 - 11:00
Better Watch Out review: Making a bloody mess of Christmas

Better Watch Out review: Making a bloody mess of Christmas

This delightfully nasty and entertaining take on Home Alone is a seasonal gift

Thu Dec 07 2017 - 05:00
Lu Over The Wall review: A fishy tale from Japan that’s hard to catch

Lu Over The Wall review: A fishy tale from Japan that’s hard to catch

Japanese director Masaaki Yuasa is on a roll in 2017

Tue Dec 05 2017 - 14:26
The Dinner review: A bitter taste, a biting twist

The Dinner review: A bitter taste, a biting twist

Steve Coogan has seldom been better as the irascible Paul

Tue Dec 05 2017 - 14:06
Ticket Awards 2017: The best films of the year

Ticket Awards 2017: The best films of the year

Here are our favourite film moments of the last year. Don't forget to vote for yours

Sat Dec 02 2017 - 06:46
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