The Christophers review: Steven Soderbergh’s film scrapes by thanks to a compelling cast
Ian McKellen and Michaela Coel generate a tense and witty dynamic
Steven Soderbergh
George Clooney interview: ‘I’m not a guy who lives with regret’
The actor wasn’t a star until he was in his 30s. It let him make his mistakes before he got famous – unlike Jay Kelly, the A-lister he plays in his new film
Elmore Leonard: the Dickens of Detroit who captured the downside of the American dream
To celebrate the centenary of the great American crime writer, here are 10 of the best of his 40-plus tautly written, finely crafted novels
Pierce Brosnan’s 11 most memorable movie roles – in reverse order
The common reduction of Brosnan to ‘Bond actor’ distracts from a busier and better CV than the casual observer might guess
Sydney Sweeney is selling her bathwater. What has become of us?
Euphoria actor Sydney Sweeney is selling traces of her bathwater to panting fans
Black Bag review: Soderbergh’s spy flick starring Blanchett and Fassbender beats streaming rivals hands down
Those going in expectation of action will meet disappointment, while the rest of us will be clamouring for a sequel
The Russo brothers: ‘We made a movie for nothing and got discovered by a giant film-maker’
Joe and Anthony Russo on The Electric State, their new Netflix film; and their return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe
Presence review: Steven Soderbergh’s ghost story is flashy film-making but short on thrills
The presence lacks presence and the script can’t get around the gimmicky, oppressive first-person camera
‘When I sense something is not right, I am going to protect myself’: Lucy Liu on standing up for herself and calling out Bill Murray
The actor soared to fame in Kill Bill, Charlie’s Angels and Ally McBeal – navigating a notorious time for women on set. Now, she returns to Hollywood in Steven Soderbergh’s Presence
50 films to see in 2025, from Babygirl to You’re Cordially Invited
Nicole Kidman stars in a kinky office romance, Reese Witherspoon and Will Ferrell play wedding planners, and Éanna Hardwicke and Steve Coogan replay Saipan
Magic Mike’s Last Dance: If you want Channing Tatum to grind his crotch in your face, best look elsewhere
The final part of Steven Soderbergh’s male-stripper trilogy may be the most chaste sequel of the year
Juliet Stevenson: ‘My agent said: Go to Hollywood. I thought: I just can’t do this sh*t’
She comes to Galway next month (kind of) in an adaptation of José Saramago’s Blindness
Library reopening: ‘It’s one of the last great sanctuaries’
Reopening Culture: In the latest in our series, Carlow librarian John Shortall and his team are ready to go libraries adapted
Oscars 2021 will be remembered as the one where Frances McDormand howled like a wolf
It was also the one where Chadwick Boseman didn’t win. The one with the miscalculated finale
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Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Stardust
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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