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4 weeks ago | 
rte.ie | Harry Guerin |James Griffiths |Tom Basden |Tim Key
Director James Griffiths Starring Tom Basden, Tim Key, Carey Mulligan, Sian Clifford, Akemnji Ndifornyen "Would you like to hear a story about a man who's tired of life?"So begins a movie that will put a song in your heart - anyone who loves Local Hero, Planes, Trains and Automobiles, and The Holdovers needs to pitch up on Wallis Island.
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4 weeks ago | 
rte.ie | Harry Guerin |James Griffiths |Tom Basden |Tim Key
Director James Griffiths Starring Tom Basden, Tim Key, Carey Mulligan, Sian Clifford, Akemnji Ndifornyen "Would you like to hear a story about a man who's tired of life?"So begins a movie that will put a song in your heart - anyone who loves Local Hero, Planes, Trains and Automobiles, and The Holdovers needs to pitch up on Wallis Island.
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2 months ago | 
rte.ie | Harry Guerin |Scott McGehee |David Siegel |Naomi Watts
Director Scott McGehee, David Siegel Starring Naomi Watts, Bing, Bill Murray, Sarah Pidgeon, Constance Wu, Carla Gugino, Noma Dumezweni, Ann Dowd, Felix Solis, Josh Pais, Tom McCarthy "It's about the dog... I was wondering if I could ask if you could take him?"One of the finest double acts of the year has received little fanfare, and, with all due respect, the pairing of Naomi Watts and a Great Dane wasn't top of anyone's dream combo wish list.
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Mar 7, 2025 | 
rte.ie | Harry Guerin
Director Nick Love Starring Danny Dyer, Stephanie Leonidas, Arty Dyer, Calum MacNab, Bailey Patrick, Lex Shrapnel, Janet Kumah, Geoff Bell "Either you get me, or you don't."So said Danny Dyer in his interview with Patrick Kielty on last Friday's Late Late Show, a self-summation as accurate as it is brief. We use YouTube to manage extra content that can set cookies on your device and collect data about your activity. Please review their details and accept them to load the content.
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Mar 1, 2025 | 
rte.ie | Harry Guerin
And the Oscar for the fastest 12 months yet goes to... After bumper years for Irish talent at the Academy Awards, it's a low-key 2025 with the Donald Trump biopic The Apprentice, co-produced by the Dublin-based Tailored Films, receiving Best Actor (Sebastian Stan) and Supporting Actor (Jeremy Strong) nominations - and Conclave's Lisburn-born editor Nick Emerson the favourite in his category.
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Feb 12, 2025 | 
rte.ie | Harry Guerin
Director Walter Salles Starring Fernanda Torres, Fernanda Montenegro, Selton Mello, Guilherme Silveira, Antonio Saboia, Valentina Herszage, Maria Manoella, Luiza Kosovski, Marjorie Estiano, Barbara Luz, Gabriela Carneiro da Cunha, Cora Mora, Olívia Torres, Pri Helena With perfect Oscars timing - it's deservedly up for Best Picture, Best International Feature, and Best Actress - I'm Still Here arrives in cinemas a week after another must-see true story, the Munich massacre docudrama September...
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Feb 6, 2025 | 
rte.ie | Harry Guerin
Director Tim Fehlbaum Starring John Magaro, Peter Sarsgaard, Ben Chaplin, Leonie Benesch, Zinedine Soualem, Georgina Rich, Corey Johnson, Marcus Rutherford, Daniel Adeosun, Benjamin Walker, Rony Herman When it came to the snubs on the recent Oscars shortlist, this excellent true story thriller received just one nomination - Best Original Screenplay - when it deserved a handful. It also deserves to be seen by the widest audience possible.
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Jan 31, 2025 | 
rte.ie | Harry Guerin
Director Sinéad O'Shea Starring Edna O'Brien, Jessie Buckley, Carlo Gebler, Sasha Gebler, Gabriel Byrne, Anne Enright, Walter Mosley, Doireann Ní Ghríofa, Louise Kennedy, Maureen O'Connor, Andrew O'Hagan, Clair Wills A celebration of the independent spirit, a fascinating study of hard-learned (and earned) creativity, and a reminder that we are all mired in the utter messiness of life, Blue Road... gives the late Edna O'Brien her big-screen due and then some.
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Jan 29, 2025 | 
rte.ie | Harry Guerin
Director Mike Leigh Starring Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Michele Austin, David Webber, Tuwaine Barrett, Ani Nelson, Sophia Brown, Jonathan Livingstone Yes, yes, we can all ham it up with our perfectly curated online selves, but no matter how much we post and pose, there's an inescapable truth for us all: everybody's family is a clown car.
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Jan 23, 2025 | 
rte.ie | Harry Guerin
Director Brady Corbet Starring Adrien Brody, Felicity Jones, Guy Pearce, Joe Alwyn, Raffey Cassidy, Stacy Martin, Emma Laird, Isaach de Bankolé, Alessandro Nivola The bona fide event movie - the one you queue for, implore others to go to see, and then pay to watch again - are now the rarest of breeds. In 2023, we had two, Oppenheimer and Barbie. This year, it's The Brutalist with 10 Oscar nominations and who knows how many wins on the night.
