Pixar fans are in for a treat: sneak peaks and hidden cameosA new video has lots of hiddren treasures to offer fans of movies from A Bug’s Life to BraveThu Jan 19 2017 - 17:00
Anya Taylor-Joy: ‘This guy stuck his head out the window and said, If you stop you won’t regret it'Split star Anya Taylor-Joy’s humour and energy is irrepressible and she looks all set to make the jump from horror films to the mainstreamThu Jan 19 2017 - 07:36
Goodfellas, Martin Scorsese’s all-out wiseguy whirlwind, is back in cinemasThe director’s 1990 masterpiece is restored and remastered for the big screenWed Jan 18 2017 - 10:07
Natalie Portman on Jackie O: 'All the people in her life knew different versions of her'Natalie Portman his played many iconic roles, but none more heavy with history than Jacqueline Kennedy, the wife and widow of JFKFri Jan 13 2017 - 05:04
Manchester by the Sea review: A hyper-real dissection of macho despairThis exquisitely mounted depiction of unbridled misery pivots around Casey Affleck's performance, but as a character study, its trajectory simply has nowhere to goThu Jan 12 2017 - 15:33
Underworld: Blood Wars review - more like attack of the sexy Halloween costumesKate Beckinsale is back (again) as sexy werewolves take on sexy vampires (again)Thu Jan 12 2017 - 14:26
Endless Poetry review: the surreal deal from the master JodorowskyWith his trademark bursts of comic-book magic realism, Alejandro Jodorowsky follow-up to The Dance of Reality is a triumphThu Jan 05 2017 - 15:33
Film 2017: Coming to a big screen near you this yearThis year’s releases include films from Christopher Nolan, Sofia Coppola and Paul Thomas Anderson, and new episodes of Trainspotting, Blade Runner and Star WarsThu Jan 05 2017 - 05:02
A Monster Calls review: Sad and true and perfectly beautifulA young bot comes to terms with the darkness of life via the tales of a giant creature in this masterful family movieThu Dec 29 2016 - 11:33
Adam Driver, accidental superstar, on Star Wars, Scorsese and stepping up after 9/11In the past five years, Driver has worked with Eastwood, Spielberg, the Coens and now Scorsese - not bad for a former US Marine who never really had any acting ambitionThu Dec 29 2016 - 05:44
Monster Trucks review: A preposterous premise that proves just about roadworthyBlessed with low expectations, Chris Wedge’s kids’ yarn turns out to be not as monstrous as fearedMon Dec 26 2016 - 06:00
Ten things to watch on Amazon PrimeMake the most of the discounted first month as Prime video streaming arrives in IrelandFri Dec 23 2016 - 13:05
Ballerina review: an animated tale that dances along lightlyOne for the kids, this part puppy love story, part knockabout farce features superb animated choreography and an excellent voice castFri Dec 23 2016 - 10:52
The Eagle Huntress review: Gonna fly nowA girl strives to be Mongolia’s first eagle huntress in this splendid documentaryThu Dec 22 2016 - 15:33
Donnie Darko review: Down the rabbit hole once moreThe 2001 cult classic with star-to-be Jake Gyllenhaal is restored and rereleasedWed Dec 21 2016 - 05:00
Sigourney Weaver: ‘I want to do an Irish accent’The towering star of ‘Alien’, ‘Ghostbusters’ and ‘Avatar’ deals with death in ‘A Monster Calls’Sat Dec 17 2016 - 05:00
Alejandro Jodorowsky: ‘I never seek money. I make films to lose money’The mysterious maestro behind ’70s head classic ‘El Topo’ is still making movies his wayFri Dec 16 2016 - 06:00
Into the Forest review: Survivalist sisters in the woodsEllen Page and Evan Rachel Wood impress in this pared-down feminist science fiction taleThu Dec 15 2016 - 15:00
The Black Hen review: Nepali drama puzzles and provokesChild actors are the stars of this impressive film set against the backdrop of civil warTue Dec 13 2016 - 17:20
Neil Diamond: He’ll say a little Christmas prayer for youAnother Yuletide album? ‘Christmas lends itself to exquisite expression,’ the songwriter explainsTue Dec 13 2016 - 00:00
Oliver Stone: ‘We owe Edward Snowden a huge debt. He’s a hero for our time’The reliably controversial American auteur spent 18 months talking to the CIA whistle-blower for his new filmSat Dec 10 2016 - 05:00
The Birth Of A Nation review: decently entertaining, but far from revolutionaryNate Parker’s Nat Turner biopic was preceded by much controversy and hoopla; in the end what we get is a rather conventional historical dramaThu Dec 08 2016 - 15:00
Life, Animated review: The power of love, and Disney cartoonsOscar-winning director Roger Ross Williams wonderful doc tells the story of an autistic boy who found his voice by immersing himself in the world of classic Disney filmsThu Dec 08 2016 - 13:15
United States of Love review: for love, read misery and unrequited affectionFour women search for love in post-Communist Poland in Tomasz Wasilewski’s bleak but beautiful dramaThu Dec 08 2016 - 12:00
I Am Not a Serial Killer review: sour, wicked and pleasingly unusualChristopher Lloyd is the spooky suspect in Billy O’Brien’s thriller about a serial killer who hunts serial killersThu Dec 08 2016 - 11:33
Sully review: Hanks and Eastwood take a flight into sentimentalityClint Eastwood brings white-knuckle action - and a tear to the eye - in his boipic of the Miracle on the Hudson pilotFri Dec 02 2016 - 15:25
Bleed for This review: Boxing drama that rises above the clichésMiles Teller as 1990s fight star Vincent Pazienza who fights his way back into the ringFri Dec 02 2016 - 15:24
I, Olga Hepnarová review: Austere biopic of a mass murdererMichalina Olszanska delivers a stunning central performance as the last woman to receive the death penalty in CzechoslovakiaFri Dec 02 2016 - 15:23
The Ticket Awards 2016 - and the Film nominees are...Irish film puts in another quality shift of work; women are way out in front in the acting stakes; and animation is getting beyond the family film ghettoFri Dec 02 2016 - 06:00
Chi-Raq's Teyonah Parris: ‘You have to be resilient to be a black person in America’Teyonah Parris, star of Spike Lee’s latest, is proudly part of a new wave of representations of the African-American experience. But ‘to be in a minority is scary right now’, she saysThu Dec 01 2016 - 06:00
The Edge of Seventeen: funny, heart-breaking and keenly observedKelly Fremon Craig’s directorial debut, starring Hailee Steinfeld and Woody Harrelson, is the 21st-century ‘Clueless’ we’ve been waiting forWed Nov 30 2016 - 17:48
Deirdre O’Kane: ‘This year I’m going to get Christmas right. I say that every year’Back in Dublin after a decade away, the actor is hoping for a revival of the Christmas partyWed Nov 30 2016 - 00:00
The cocky Co Louth racing driver who was ‘better than Senna’The lively Louth driver who shoulda coulda been a superstar gets his own movieMon Nov 28 2016 - 05:00
Magnus review: a gloriously fun ode to the ‘Mozart of Chess’He check-mated Bill Gates in nine moves, he turned down JJ Abrams offer of a part in Star Trek - and now Sven Magnus Øen Carlsen deservedly has a movie all to himselfFri Nov 25 2016 - 15:04
Miles Teller: ‘I’m so proud of my Irish roots, it’s embarrassing’The rising star of Whiplash and Bleed For This on Irishness, boxing and clickbait - “You get scrutinised for a lot of things that are complete nonsense”Fri Nov 25 2016 - 06:00
South review: Low-key Irish drama is a real indie charmerElegant, musically themed feature proves that the best goods can come in small packagesThu Nov 24 2016 - 16:51
A United Kingdom review: A glossy account of a nasty timeThe British Empire is the baddie in this breathless true tale of love between an African prince and a British office clerkThu Nov 24 2016 - 16:50
Paterson review: Jim Jarmusch takes poetic licence to the end of the lineAdam Driver stars as a driver called Paterson from the town of Paterson in Jarmusch's latest slice of ZenThu Nov 24 2016 - 16:50
Bad Santa 2 review: You better watch out - all over againThurman Merman is still following Billy Bob Thornton’s drunken lecher around like a puppy in this belated, ho-ho-ho-hum sequelThu Nov 24 2016 - 07:11
Indignation review: Logan Lerman shines in stirring Philip Roth adaptationScreenwriter James Schamus makes a brilliant directorial debut with this compelling dramaThu Nov 17 2016 - 21:02
Your Name review: a twisty, amnesiac, body-swap, eco-disaster, aching love storyWith a constellation of plot twists amid poignant and funny observations, Makoto Shinka's star-crossed puppy love story is unlike anything in cinemas this yearThu Nov 17 2016 - 21:01
The Innocents review: brutal truth is the first casuality of this war storyHandsome cinematography and restrained direction fail to stop this second World War drama from sliding into sentimentalityThu Nov 17 2016 - 17:22
Rosamund Pike: from Bond girl to Gone Girl to leading womanWith four leading roles this year alone, Rosamund Pike has come a long way since her casting aged 21 alongside Pierce Brosnan's BondThu Nov 17 2016 - 17:00
Hooray for Nollywood: how women are taking on the world’s third largest film industryMaking it in Nigerian film isn’t easy - just ask Tope Oshin Ogun director, producer, actress, dialogue coach, casting director and mother of four boysWed Nov 16 2016 - 17:03
American Pastoral review: Ewan McGregor takes on Philip Roth - with some successFor his directorial debut, McGregor takes on the daunting talk of transferring Philip Roth’s 1997 Pulitzer prize-winner to the big screenMon Nov 14 2016 - 12:59
The Land of the Enlightened review: spectacularly lost in AfghanistanImpressive cinematography and stunning locations can’t make up for the lack of narrative coherence in this docu-drama hybridFri Nov 11 2016 - 10:22
Reissue of the Week: Boyz N the Hood – Still vital viewing after 25 yearsFilled with trash-talking and wise words, John Singleton’s provocative, funny, Oscar-nominated debut still dazzlesWed Nov 09 2016 - 22:09
John Waters: the filth and the funny‘I started Catholic and went backwards’ - cult film-maker John Waters unpacks his transgressive-laden career ahead of his appearance at Belfast’s Queer Arts FestivalWed Nov 09 2016 - 13:00
You’ve Been Trumped Too review: and you thought you’d reached peak disgust...Anthony Baxter’s film about 92-year-old Molly Forbes treatment at the hands of Trump shows beyond doubt the contempt he holds for “little people”Fri Nov 04 2016 - 16:35
James Bowen and the tale of the cat who saved the dayJames Bowen was a recovering addict when he took in a stray cat named Bob. The ginger tom helped turn his life around, which led to a bestseller and now a major feature filmFri Nov 04 2016 - 05:28
