This is an enjoyable read in the same vein as the author’s best-selling debut, but there is a lingering sense that she is playing it safe
The Zellner brothers inject genuine pathos to elevate what could otherwise have ended up as an extended skit
In Zellner brothers’ Bigfoot film, Riley Keough and Jesse Eisenberg lead cast that grunts, screams, masturbates and defecates
Television: This superficially charming series will entertain those eager to breathe deep of life in chattering-class Manhattan
Review: Director leans too heavily towards sentimental and sensational
Joan of Arc, 7500, The Day After I’m Gone/Hayom Sheachrey Lechti, Resistance
Far from unlikeable, the star of horror Vivarium is a refreshingly honest interviewee
Writer, actor and activist John Connors has two directorial efforts in the festival
Irish-made films Sea Fever, Vivarium, Arracht and Herself head the line-up this year
Women filmmakers are the thematic plank of this year’s DIFF programme
The best biopics, documentaries, cartoons, features and award favourites of the year
New York Letter: Writing to prisoners has had a positive impact at a ‘last chance high school’
Fewer instant classics on show, but Bong Joon-ho’s Parasite, Céline Sciamma’s Portrait of a Lady on Fire, dark drama The Lighthouse and Irish horror Vivarium stand out
Vivarium, an Irish science-fiction horror, has world premiere as part of International Critics Week at the film festival
Time will tell about the quality of the films – but the programme does not disappoint
The ‘Social Network’ star had a son last year. It has put his day job in perspective
‘Ingrid Goes West’ director says he is drawn to comedy that comes from a place of pain
Chris Evans and Matt LeBlanc outline what viewers can expected from the new series
Woody Allen’s new film for Amazon welds together his typical party pieces, with Jesse Eisenberg and Kristen Stewart playing with charm
‘Analysis’ could be the ‘Social Network’ actor’s middle name. It’s how he creates his characters – including the overthinkers of his new book
Norwegian Joachim Trier’s latest features Isabelle Huppert, Gabriel Byrne, Jesse Eisenberg and very little else
In her latest, America’s ‘film-maker poet laureate’ is – oh no! – having a go at eco-warriors: ‘We had to put our own political agendas aside and hunker down’
The IT Crowd star is relishing his new role behind the camera. His latest, The Double, is a Kafkaesque office drama inspired by Dostoyevsky’s novella of the same name
From the flicks to the deliberations, Donald Clarke’s 10 must-sees, must-hears for this year’s Dublin film festival
Hugh O’Conor’s brilliant childhood performances are seared into our collective memory – and as his grown-up self gets a big-screen outing in new Irish comedy The Stag, he sits down with Donald Clarke to talk early success, turning 40 and everything in between
Michael Fassbender says he won’t be doing a promotional tour for his latest movie. You can hardly blame him: interviews with film stars have become an industrial process. It’s no wonder some actors are making mincemeat of journalists
There’s a big difference between being an actor and being a magician, says Jesse Eisenberg. “An actor goes on stage in character. He’s not pretending to do something else”
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices
