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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

Julia Roberts and Owen Wilson wow in Wonder and James Franco hits gold in The Disaster Artist

Fri Dec 01 2017 - 06:00
Wonder review: An old-fashioned family delight that will leave you in tears

Wonder review: An old-fashioned family delight that will leave you in tears

Don’t fight the chemistry of Owen Wilson and Julia Roberts or the cuteness of Jacob Tremblay

Thu Nov 30 2017 - 07:31
The Man Who Invented Christmas review: Bah humbug

The Man Who Invented Christmas review: Bah humbug

The story of how Charles Dickens created A Christmas Carol lacks seasonal cheer

Wed Nov 29 2017 - 13:49
The Disaster Artist review: The best of times, the worst of times

The Disaster Artist review: The best of times, the worst of times

James Franco is excellent in the real-life story of the worst film in cinema

Wed Nov 29 2017 - 11:47
Mark Hamill: ‘If I had to climb a Skellig, I was staying at the top’

Mark Hamill: ‘If I had to climb a Skellig, I was staying at the top’

The Luke Skywalker actor on fame, Carrie Fisher and making Star Wars in Ireland

Sat Nov 25 2017 - 05:00
The man who ruined Christmas

The man who ruined Christmas

Four years after his much-lamented death in a Downton Abbey Christmas special, actor Dan Stevens is restoring some festive cheer with his portrayal of Charles Dickens, the writer credited with ‘inventing’ Christmas

Fri Nov 24 2017 - 10:00
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: Battle of the Sexes is the feminist v male chauvinist pig showdown we need right now

Fri Nov 24 2017 - 06:00
Battle of the Sexes review: Game, set, match to Billy Jean

Battle of the Sexes review: Game, set, match to Billy Jean

‘Male Chauvinist Pig versus Hairy Legged Feminist! You’re still a feminist, right?’

Fri Nov 24 2017 - 05:00
A riveting journey into the wild with Jane Goodall

A riveting journey into the wild with Jane Goodall

Jane review: The scientist's work with chimpanzees in Tanzania makes for ravishing viewing

Thu Nov 23 2017 - 11:00
‘Among men, there’s certain aspects that are supposed to stay suppressed’

‘Among men, there’s certain aspects that are supposed to stay suppressed’

Harris Dickinson, the rising British actor, has been praised for his performance in the Sundance prizewinner Beach Rats

Thu Nov 23 2017 - 05:00
Rocky Ros Muc review: Hard-hitting story of a Connemara contender

Rocky Ros Muc review: Hard-hitting story of a Connemara contender

Michael Fanning’s Irish-language documentary about boxer Sean Mannion packs a punch

Tue Nov 21 2017 - 17:40
Robert Pattinson: ‘I’m still hiding’

Robert Pattinson: ‘I’m still hiding’

Post ‘Twilight’ he has become one of the most interesting actors of his generation. Just don’t remind him he’s famous

Sat Nov 18 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: Bening as an ageing film noir star, Robert Pattinson as a half-dead hood – and an American epic worth staying home for

Fri Nov 17 2017 - 06:00
When did Wonder Woman's skirt get so short?

When did Wonder Woman's skirt get so short?

Justice League review: The film is full of meaningless CG goop. And a whole lot of stuff that makes no sense

Thu Nov 16 2017 - 12:37
Hashtag hysterical: ‘Single White Female’ meets Instagram in sadcom movie

Hashtag hysterical: ‘Single White Female’ meets Instagram in sadcom movie

‘Ingrid Goes West’ director says he is drawn to comedy that comes from a place of pain

Thu Nov 16 2017 - 05:00
Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool review: An epic worthy of the title

Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool review: An epic worthy of the title

A high-class weepie about a real-life May-December romance between actors

Thu Nov 16 2017 - 05:00
Fireworks . . . review: Magical girl genre with avant garde animation

Fireworks . . . review: Magical girl genre with avant garde animation

Temporal loops and magic balls make for a strange, colourful combination

Wed Nov 15 2017 - 10:01
Mudbound review: An indelible tale of Deep South racism

Mudbound review: An indelible tale of Deep South racism

Netflix looks to awards season with this robust historical drama from Dee Rees

Wed Nov 15 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: A bear’s essence, childhood dreams near Disney World, machismo ablaze, the birth of Wonder Woman, and naming names in Co Down

Fri Nov 10 2017 - 06:00
Paddington 2 review: Cues from Harry Potter, but a firm anti-Brexit tone

Paddington 2 review: Cues from Harry Potter, but a firm anti-Brexit tone

Hugh Grant and Brendan Gleeson have a ball in this triumphant and lovely family adventure

Thu Nov 09 2017 - 11:00
Homeless children growing up in poverty just outside Disneyland

Homeless children growing up in poverty just outside Disneyland

The Florida Project is Sean Baker's acclaimed new film, a comedy about children living in budget motels in the shadow of Disney World

Thu Nov 09 2017 - 05:00
A date from hell in this psychosexual thriller

A date from hell in this psychosexual thriller

Kaleidoscope review: Rupert Jones directs his brother Toby in this pleasingly discombobulating thriller

Thu Nov 09 2017 - 05:00
Loughinisland massacre documentary raises more questions than answers

Loughinisland massacre documentary raises more questions than answers

No Stone Unturned review: Film-maker Alex Gibney names names over RUC collusion but the results are patchy

Wed Nov 08 2017 - 10:17
Six of the best films to see at the cinema this weekend

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

Colin Farrell reunites with his Lobster director for the Killing of a Sacred Deer, a moving Holocaust documentary and a lesbian puzzler from Norway

Fri Nov 03 2017 - 06:00
‘Sometimes I say that this is worse than with the Holocaust’

‘Sometimes I say that this is worse than with the Holocaust’

Tomi Reichental, who has worked tirelessly to keep the memory of Jewish Holocaust victims alive, is saddened that lessons from history have not been learned, as the world’s treatment of Syrian refugees shows

Fri Nov 03 2017 - 05:00
Perfect Blue review: Peerless animation that inspired ‘Black Swan’

Perfect Blue review: Peerless animation that inspired ‘Black Swan’

The late Satoshi Kon’s psychodrama about celebrity is a screwy masterpiece

Thu Nov 02 2017 - 11:00
Thelma review: Thrilling but chilly tale of lesbianism and Christianity

Thelma review: Thrilling but chilly tale of lesbianism and Christianity

Eponymous heroine is struggling to reconcile supernatural abilities – and the result is mesmerising

Thu Nov 02 2017 - 05:00
The Killing of a Sacred Deer: Colin Farrell and Barry Keoghan in an extraordinary film

The Killing of a Sacred Deer: Colin Farrell and Barry Keoghan in an extraordinary film

Farrell does Buster Keaton via Beckett and Keoghan steals the show in Lanthimos’s new movie

Wed Nov 01 2017 - 09:53
Jigsaw review: ‘Saw’ still hacking away with blunted teeth

Jigsaw review: ‘Saw’ still hacking away with blunted teeth

Another mainstream monster is back in business, in a serviceable midtable offering

Tue Oct 31 2017 - 12:46
Happy Death Day review: If you can’t enjoy this give up on film

Happy Death Day review: If you can’t enjoy this give up on film

The sleeper slasher hit you’ve been waiting for

Fri Oct 27 2017 - 12:17
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: Thor hammers at the funny bone, Andrew Garfield catches his breath, a gay romance and exorcisms

Fri Oct 27 2017 - 06:00
‘Can you still love someone who has done terrible things?’

‘Can you still love someone who has done terrible things?’

Property of the State review: Grim chronicle examines systemic failures during disturbed killer Brendan O'Donnell's teenage years

Thu Oct 26 2017 - 11:00
Exorcism: 'It’s the last chance for a lot of people'

Exorcism: 'It’s the last chance for a lot of people'

Federica Di Giacomo followed a famous exorcising priest for three years for her strange, unsettling documentary

Thu Oct 26 2017 - 05:00
Grace Jones: ‘You have to be a high-flying bitch sometimes’

Grace Jones: ‘You have to be a high-flying bitch sometimes’

Grace Jones Bloodlight and Bami review: Although this biopic is unfocused in parts, the live performances make for spectacular viewing

Wed Oct 25 2017 - 12:00
Back from the dead: how horror is this year’s rising film trend

Back from the dead: how horror is this year’s rising film trend

The quality on offer at this weekend’s Horrorthon festival shows why the genre is far from undead

Wed Oct 25 2017 - 05:00
The Ballad of Shirley Collins: a life worthy of a folk tale

The Ballad of Shirley Collins: a life worthy of a folk tale

This wonderful, warm film centres on the ‘lost’ singer who made her most recent album at 82

Tue Oct 24 2017 - 18:13
Six of the best films to see at the cinema this weekend

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

Vince Vaughn's bone-crushing return while Armando Iannucci takes on Stalin are among this week's best movies

Fri Oct 20 2017 - 06:00
I Am Not a Witch review: Serious satire on a terrifying phenomenon

I Am Not a Witch review: Serious satire on a terrifying phenomenon

Rungano Nyoni’s knockout debut tackles the treatment of ‘witches’ in Zambia

Thu Oct 19 2017 - 09:58
‘Why do people want to see other people’s penises?’

‘Why do people want to see other people’s penises?’

Italian director Luca Guadagnino's new film, ‘Call Me by Your Name’, is surprisingly coy despite its notorious peach-masturbation scene

Thu Oct 19 2017 - 05:00
My Little Pony: An innocent riot of colour – but why the short faces?

My Little Pony: An innocent riot of colour – but why the short faces?

Feature-length update of now snub-nosed equine will appeal to kids and Bronies alike

Wed Oct 18 2017 - 15:13
Vince Vaughn is back with a show of bone-crunching menace

Vince Vaughn is back with a show of bone-crunching menace

Brawl in Cell Block 99 review: Vaughn has never brooded bigger and badder than he does here

Wed Oct 18 2017 - 11:47
Kevin Roche: ‘I’m basically a problem-solving construction guy’

Kevin Roche: ‘I’m basically a problem-solving construction guy’

His father built up Galtee cheese, and his first job was designing a piggery: now 95, the unassuming Irish ‘starchitect’ focuses on the small problems, such as where you hang your coat

Sat Oct 14 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: Two thrillers from Scandi land, another Lego go, and a tough Irishman who wouldn’t stand down

Fri Oct 13 2017 - 06:00
‘There’s an entire generation whose first exposure to sex was depraved’

‘There’s an entire generation whose first exposure to sex was depraved’

Rafe Spall grew up during the lad culture of the 1990s, and there’s little doubt in his mind how the likes of Harvey Weinstein were allowed to flourish

Fri Oct 13 2017 - 05:00
The Irish man who built America

The Irish man who built America

The Quiet Architect review: an elegant documentary examines Kevin Roche, one of the greatest architects of the modern era

Wed Oct 11 2017 - 05:00
The Lego Ninjago Movie: Everything is not awesome

The Lego Ninjago Movie: Everything is not awesome

Review: Three directors, eight writers and some great voices can't save this film

Tue Oct 10 2017 - 13:23
The Ritual: The folk horror revival continues, so stay out of the woods

The Ritual: The folk horror revival continues, so stay out of the woods

Four former college friends set out on an isolated hiking trail – what could go wrong?

Tue Oct 10 2017 - 10:20
Cillian Murphy as a ‘handsome banker’ in a toe-curling misfire

Cillian Murphy as a ‘handsome banker’ in a toe-curling misfire

The Party review: The film is barely over an hour long, but shortness is the least if its problems

Tue Oct 10 2017 - 09:50
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 return of the skinjobs, the real Arab women of Israel, and zany anime

Fri Oct 06 2017 - 06:00
Don’t raise your voice. Men don’t like women with raised voices

Don’t raise your voice. Men don’t like women with raised voices

In Between review: Tel Aviv gets the Broad City treatment in this terrific female-centered feature

Fri Oct 06 2017 - 05:00
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