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First Monday in May review:  a total mess of Met balls and celebrity porn, dahling

First Monday in May review: a total mess of Met balls and celebrity porn, dahling

Andrew Ross, usually a disciplined documentarian, delivers a maddeningly unfocused, often inane look at the upper echelons of New York fashion

Thu Sept 29 2016 - 12:30
Southside With You review: When Barack met Michelle

Southside With You review: When Barack met Michelle

The cutsey-pie mingles with the intellectual in this fawning but clever depiction of the First Couple’s first date

Thu Sept 29 2016 - 11:22
Kirsten Johnson: A life behind the lens

Kirsten Johnson: A life behind the lens

The Fahrenheit 9/11 cinematographer exposes her years behind the camera in a new documentary

Fri Sept 23 2016 - 06:00
The Girl With All the Gifts review: a knockout  zombie zinger

The Girl With All the Gifts review: a knockout zombie zinger

Post-apocalyptic British sci-fi movie introduces thrilling newcomer Sennia Nanua

Thu Sept 22 2016 - 17:00
Little Men review: understated drama that subtly  plays out intergenerational differences

Little Men review: understated drama that subtly plays out intergenerational differences

Gentrification blues and family conflict is explored by the director of ‘Love Is Strange’

Thu Sept 22 2016 - 16:40
The Clan review: chilling portrait of patriarchal entitlement in twisted true drama

The Clan review: chilling portrait of patriarchal entitlement in twisted true drama

A respectable patriarch kidnaps his friends and neighbours in this true life crime flick

Thu Sept 22 2016 - 16:11
The Infiltrator review: Bryan Cranston cranks it up in the hunt for Pablo Escobar’s money

The Infiltrator review: Bryan Cranston cranks it up in the hunt for Pablo Escobar’s money

Brad Furman’s true-story thriller follows familiar beats but stays ahead of the game with standout performances from the likes of Diane Kruger and John Leguizamo

Fri Sept 16 2016 - 14:57
Reissue of the week: Victor Erice’s El Sur/The South (1983)

Reissue of the week: Victor Erice’s El Sur/The South (1983)

Thirty-three years after it premiered, Victor Erice’s little-seen follow-up to Voice of the Beehive is back in cinemas

Fri Sept 16 2016 - 14:56
How Cork cocaine caper The Young Offenders struck comedy gold

How Cork cocaine caper The Young Offenders struck comedy gold

Cork actors Alex Murphy and Chris Walley are a perfect double act in new Irish movie The Young Offenders. And their comic banter is as hilarious off-screen

Fri Sept 16 2016 - 06:03
Hunt for the Wilderpeople review: super all-ages adventure with a hint of danger

Hunt for the Wilderpeople review: super all-ages adventure with a hint of danger

A city kid goes on the run in this ‘majestical’ Kiwi adventure from What We Do in the Shadows director Taika Waititi

Thu Sept 15 2016 - 11:38
Blair Witch review: And the prize for Most Pointless Remake of 2016 goes to...

Blair Witch review: And the prize for Most Pointless Remake of 2016 goes to...

Adam Wingard's remake of the 1998 found-footage classic is entirely pointless

Wed Sept 14 2016 - 16:30
Kubo and the Two Strings review: another gorgeous, thoughtful gem from Laika

Kubo and the Two Strings review: another gorgeous, thoughtful gem from Laika

Donegal teenager Art Parkinson leads a starry voice cast – including Charlize Theron and Matthew McConaughey – in the animation studio’s latest epic adventure

Thu Sept 08 2016 - 18:00
Hell or High Water director David Mackenzie: ‘It speaks to the zeitgeist of modern America’

Hell or High Water director David Mackenzie: ‘It speaks to the zeitgeist of modern America’

Director David Mackenzie had a joyous experience directing Hell or High Water, now 2016’s most successful indie film

Thu Sept 08 2016 - 17:00
Captain Fantastic review: Viggo Mortensen takes parenting up a notch

Captain Fantastic review: Viggo Mortensen takes parenting up a notch

What begins as Little Miss Sunshine for Marxist survivalists soon evolves into a subtly brilliant comedy-drama

Thu Sept 08 2016 - 15:15
Anthropoid review: Jamie Dornan and Cillian Murphy go Nazi hunting

Anthropoid review: Jamie Dornan and Cillian Murphy go Nazi hunting

Resistance is brutal in this old-fashioned second World War drama, but is it futile?

Thu Sept 08 2016 - 10:00
Ben Hur review: Chariots of dire - not even Jesus can save you

Ben Hur review: Chariots of dire - not even Jesus can save you

This remake may be much shorter than William Wyler’s 1959 classic but it’s a misconceived project from the off

Wed Sept 07 2016 - 14:19
Call of the wild: Viggo Mortensen goes off grid in ‘Captain Fantastic’

Call of the wild: Viggo Mortensen goes off grid in ‘Captain Fantastic’

‘Lord of the Rings’ star takes to wilderness in latest role as survivalist dad

Fri Sept 02 2016 - 06:00
Jim: The James Foley Story review: no happy ending

Jim: The James Foley Story review: no happy ending

The story of the man behind the horrifying 2014 headlines and video footage

Thu Sept 01 2016 - 20:00
Almost Holy review: Crocodile tears for a holy tough guy

Almost Holy review: Crocodile tears for a holy tough guy

A fascinating portrait of Ukraiine’s crusading vigilante preacher, ‘Crocodile’ Gennadiy

Thu Sept 01 2016 - 18:00
Sausage Party review: More than enough meaty satire for adults

Sausage Party review: More than enough meaty satire for adults

Sausage Party is a tasty proposition. Just don’t expect too much subtlety as the animated adventure plays itself out

Tue Aug 30 2016 - 17:28
Faith as fact as the Knock apparitions are revisited

Faith as fact as the Knock apparitions are revisited

The director of sleeper hit One Million Dubliners returns with Strange Occurrences in a Small Irish Village

Thu Aug 25 2016 - 17:22
War Dogs review: when stoners go to war

War Dogs review: when stoners go to war

Two brothers land a Pentagon arms contract in this based-on-a-true-story caper, with Jonah Hill and Miles Teller packing plenty of heat

Thu Aug 25 2016 - 17:20
Pedro Almodóvar: Writing for men is a ‘kind of torture’

Pedro Almodóvar: Writing for men is a ‘kind of torture’

The Spanish director on the making of his latest movie Julieta, his ‘unity with women’, and the lack of authenticity in modern cinema

Thu Aug 25 2016 - 17:00
Bad Moms review: Mean girls, the next generation

Bad Moms review: Mean girls, the next generation

The writers of The Hangover take on modern motherhood in this sharply-observed comic turn

Thu Aug 25 2016 - 06:00
Seána Kerslake: the hottest new name  in Irish cinema

Seána Kerslake: the hottest new name in Irish cinema

The actor – aka ‘the Irish Scarlett Johansson’ – is terrific as an angry young woman in A Date for Mad Mary

Mon Aug 22 2016 - 06:00
Asterix & Obelix: The Mansion of the Gods review - Making Gaul great again

Asterix & Obelix: The Mansion of the Gods review - Making Gaul great again

Jack Whitehall and Nick Frost add their voice talents to the classic French little-and-large double act

Fri Aug 19 2016 - 12:22
Tickled review: Competitive sport? Sexual fetish?  Unmissable story

Tickled review: Competitive sport? Sexual fetish? Unmissable story

David Farrier and Dylan Reeve’s Oscar-tipped documentary starts out an investigation of an internet sub-culture, then gets much, much weirder

Thu Aug 18 2016 - 12:50
Blinky Bill the Movie review: you had us at eucalyptus

Blinky Bill the Movie review: you had us at eucalyptus

The iconic Australian koala goes in search of his long-lost explorer dad in this animated film that will please the kids, if not their parents

Thu Aug 18 2016 - 12:18
The making of a fascist megalomaniac: a family creation

The making of a fascist megalomaniac: a family creation

The film kept falling apart’: Brady Corbet’s audacious film The Childhood of a Leader

Thu Aug 18 2016 - 06:00
David Brent: Life on the Road review - fails the big-screen test

David Brent: Life on the Road review - fails the big-screen test

There are some good jokes en route in Ricky Gervais’s spoof ‘road movie’, but overall it is still a vanity project

Wed Aug 17 2016 - 09:15
Ingrid Bergman in Her Own Words review:  captivating star, not much of a parent

Ingrid Bergman in Her Own Words review: captivating star, not much of a parent

This intimate study of the Hollywood icon reveals the cool-headed free-spirit of the Swedish movie star

Fri Aug 12 2016 - 12:23
Viva la vida: Mark O’Halloran explains the Cuban connection

Viva la vida: Mark O’Halloran explains the Cuban connection

Mark O’Halloran on how he and Paddy Breathnach wound up making a film about a drag performer in Havana – with a little help from Panti Bliss and her wig collection

Fri Aug 12 2016 - 06:17
The Idol review: from the Gaza Strip to the stars

The Idol review: from the Gaza Strip to the stars

Spirited performances and an irresistible narrative propel this based-on-fact story about the Palestinian winner of Arab Idol

Thu Aug 11 2016 - 14:00
The Confession: Living The War On Terror review: throwing more shade on a shadowy time in history

The Confession: Living The War On Terror review: throwing more shade on a shadowy time in history

Former Guantanamo Bay detainee Moazzam Begg tells his side of the story calmly and quietly, but not conclusively

Thu Aug 11 2016 - 12:00
No laughing matter: the sinister world of competitive tickling

No laughing matter: the sinister world of competitive tickling

Director David Farrier set out to make a film about the strange world of ‘competitive tickling’. Instead, what he discovered was a lot more bizarre

Wed Aug 10 2016 - 14:10
The Shallows review: a daft but entertaining shark thriller

The Shallows review: a daft but entertaining shark thriller

Blake Lively pits her wits against a Great White with a grudge in this daft but enjoyable summer popcorn thriller

Tue Aug 09 2016 - 15:33
‘Remakes need to be more than what the original was’

‘Remakes need to be more than what the original was’

Star of Pete’s Dragon Bryce Dallas Howard talks to Tara Brady about imaginary friends, goat poop and post-partum disorders

Fri Aug 05 2016 - 06:00
Sid and Nancy review: Sex, drugs and a Vicious circle

Sid and Nancy review: Sex, drugs and a Vicious circle

Made just seven years after the couple died, Sid and Nancy emerged at a moment when punk was still fresh in the collective consciousness

Thu Aug 04 2016 - 19:49
Sweet Bean review: Touching talk of second chances

Sweet Bean review: Touching talk of second chances

Unabashedly sentimental Japanese film exhorts everybody to follow their dreams

Thu Aug 04 2016 - 18:00
Up For Love review: The height of romance

Up For Love review: The height of romance

Up For Love doesn’t care for accurate proportions when there’s a short gag to be had at its leading man’s expense

Thu Aug 04 2016 - 15:00
2016: The 50 best films on Netflix

2016: The 50 best films on Netflix

While some movies have vanished from the streaming service, many have arrived and there are plenty to fill the summer evenings, from comedy classics like ‘Airplane’ to thrillers such as ‘Winter’s Bone’

Fri Jul 29 2016 - 12:30
Matt Damon on banishing ‘Matty Fatty’  and bringing back Jason Bourne

Matt Damon on banishing ‘Matty Fatty’ and bringing back Jason Bourne

Fifteen years ago, The Bourne Identity “saved his career”, and now Matt Damon has dropped the dad jeans and returned to the hit action franchise

Fri Jul 29 2016 - 06:33
Finding Dory review: Nemo sequel is as magical as the original

Finding Dory review: Nemo sequel is as magical as the original

The award-winning studio goes back to the ocean - and avoids sinking the legacy of Nemo - with a sequel that's well worth its salt

Thu Jul 28 2016 - 16:28
The Commune review: truly, madly, deeply implausible

The Commune review: truly, madly, deeply implausible

Thomas Vinterberg struggles with the domestic arrangements in this uneven drama about a middle-class 1970s Danish commune

Thu Jul 28 2016 - 15:45
Born To Be Blue review: Ethan Hawke steals the show as the James Dean of jazz

Born To Be Blue review: Ethan Hawke steals the show as the James Dean of jazz

Hawke delivers a searing solo turn as troubled jazz trumpeter Chet Baker in this imaginatively structured biopic

Thu Jul 28 2016 - 11:00
Laura Albert tells the stranger-than-fiction story of JT LeRoy

Laura Albert tells the stranger-than-fiction story of JT LeRoy

JT LeRoy was gender-fluid, heroin-addicted teenage hustler who became a literary sensation. It was a product of my own deeply troubled upbringing, says the Laura Albert

Fri Jul 22 2016 - 05:57
The Girl King review: queer history as preposterous  bodice-ripper

The Girl King review: queer history as preposterous bodice-ripper

Malin Buska delivers a pointedly manly performance as Sweden’s Queen Kristina in this faintly ridiculous historical drama

Thu Jul 21 2016 - 16:46
Long Way North review: a beautiful coming-of-age animated adventure

Long Way North review: a beautiful coming-of-age animated adventure

Strong characterisation and bold, stylised animation mark out this debut feature by Tomm Moore alumnus Rémi Chayé

Thu Jul 21 2016 - 15:24
Chevalier review: a motley crew of weirdness of the Greek variety

Chevalier review: a motley crew of weirdness of the Greek variety

If you thought The Lobster was odd, wait till you see Athina Rachel Tsangari’s utterly bamboozling macho-macho satire

Thu Jul 21 2016 - 13:38
Macho, macho men – at least until mom enters the room

Macho, macho men – at least until mom enters the room

Ken Wardrop follows up His & Hers with a look at mother-son relationships in the US

Mon Jul 18 2016 - 01:00
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