Film John Maguire on Film: The Beautiful Game’s sugary excesses are tempered by realism and positivityAlso this week, an enjoyable French thriller and a disappointing Stephen Frears drama
Film John Maguire on Film: Ethan Coen’s Drive Away Dolls raises a smile, but is ultimately half-bakedThe solo directorial debut of one half of the successful Coen brothers falls a little flat
Film & Television John Maguire on Film: John Galliano documentary reveals a toxic mix of ego and celebrityDirector Kevin McDonald’s examination of the fashion designer’s fall from grace doesn’t allow Galliano to duck the consequences of his actions
Film & Television John Maguire on film: Spectacular Dune Part Two ‘has all the intensity of a hallucination’The next installment of Denis Villeneuve’s epic picks up precisely where the 2021’s multi-Oscar nominated movie left off
Film & Television Film and TV: Overly-reverential Bob Marley biopic strikes the wrong notesOur film critic John Maguire gives his take on three new releases, Bob Marley: One Love; The Promised Land; and Apple TV series The New Look
LIFE & ARTS Ballet, Beckett, Bieber and Blackshore: actor Lisa Dwan on a career less ordinary The star of the new crime drama Blackshore on growing by Lough Ree, working around the world, and how lockdown changed her life story
Culture Succession auction takes in over €500,000 as ‘ludicrously capacious’ bag and other props sell to fans US Heritage Auctions saw 236 lots of memorabilia go under the hammer as fans bid on clothing, accessories and written collectibles from the HBO series
Film & Television Film & TV: How Emma Stone broke the mould with her Poor Things performance Freaky phantasmagoria of pain and desire is Yorgos Lanthimos’ most ambitious and accomplished film to date
Book Review Book Review: A gloriously gossipy tell-all on the demise of television as we know it Dynamic, droll, and punchy tome traces the journey from high point of cable television to the slippery slope of the streamers
Theatre Kate Gilmore, actress: ‘Whatever you’re meant to do, do it now. The conditions are always impossible’ The Dubliner, known for her work on Fair City, has always wanted to pursue a career in acting
Film Film and television: Jacob Elordi’s Elvis casts a darker hue on a tale of true romancePriscilla paints a darker picture of the rock legend than the hip-swivelling superstar in last year’s Baz Luhrmann biopic
Film & Television Cinema and TV: what’s on and worth a watch, by John MaguireA coming-of-age comedy has shades of Rushmore; a Chicken Run follow-up is pheasant enough; and a vigilante entertainingly dispatches goons
Film & Television Film reviews: Saltburn’s smart, pointed drama starts strongly but descends into ludicrousness Elsewhere, a Christmas film with a difference; and The Crown makes an odd choice in depicting the departed
Interview ‘There’s a lot of sexy cats’: welcome to the madcap world of comedian Tony Cantwell The host of Tony Cantwell’s Hit Show podcast reveals how he uses AI to help brainstorm joke ideas, and how he’s constantly writing for TV in his head
Film John Maguire: The Creator’s futuristic AI thrills deliver the sci-fi film of the yearGareth Edwards’ film is a cross between Blade Runner and Apocalypse Now in its wonderfully rendered, believable future
Film John Maguire on film: That boy Patrick Kielty can act, as Ballywalter proves The almost romantic, almost comedy of isolation and reconnection showcases the considerable acting chops of The Late Late’s new presenter
Opinion Anton Savage: Russell Brand may change the world, just not in the way he intended Brand is the first high-profile person to cause Alphabet to behave like a real employer and take responsibility for the wider behaviours of those in its pay
Media Sharon Tobin announced as permanent RTÉ Six One News co-anchorSeparately, Ray Kennedy has been appointed as permanent presenter to the Nine O’Clock news
Film & TV John Maguire: A fascinatingly awful leading man makes Afire magnetic viewingChristian Petzold’s deceptively easygoing drama, set against the backdrop of a creeping forest fire, masterfully tackles the awkward peculiarities of human relationships
Film & Television Hollywood writers on strike to restart negotiations with studiosIt is unsure whether union leaders for Hollywood actors will also re-enter negotiations