CELEBRITY SNAPSReviewed - PAPARAZZI Not since The Devil's Advocate, in which Taylor Hackford suggested that lawyers might quite literally be…Fri Jan 28 2005 - 00:00
Eastwood's adversaries not feeling luckyGod help anyone foolish enough to get on the wrong side of Clint EastwoodFri Jan 21 2005 - 00:00
Feet of flamesREVIEWED - LADDER 49: Either a heartfelt tribute to the victims of September 11th or a shameless attempt to cash in on the …Fri Jan 21 2005 - 00:00
Power shortageREVIEWED - ELEKTRA: An adaptation of Sophocles's great tragedy directed by the man behind Reign of Fire and starring that woman…Fri Jan 21 2005 - 00:00
KUNG FU KICKINGReviewed - Shaolin Soccer (Siu Lam Juk Kau): Some readers may be upset to hear that Stephen Chow's extraordinary chop-socky …Fri Dec 31 2004 - 00:00
KUNG FU KICKINGReviewed - Shaolin Soccer (Siu Lam Juk Kau): Some readers may be upset to hear that Stephen Chow's extraordinary chop-socky …Fri Dec 24 2004 - 00:00
Social graces under pressureSocial Mores: Though prone to dangerous presuppositions on the subject of footwear storage - "Your shoes will, of course, already…Sat Dec 18 2004 - 00:00
WINCE CHARMINGREVIEWED - ELLA ENCHANTED: This harmless fantasy comes across as the sort of film that parents would like their children to …Fri Dec 17 2004 - 00:00
NIGHTY NIGHTREVIEWED - SLEEPOVER: It wouldn't surprise me if Sleepover, the 14th high-school comedy released in the last half-hour, was …Fri Dec 17 2004 - 00:00
Home-grown flicks reeling in the gongsIrish films continue to attract favourable attention overseasFri Dec 10 2004 - 00:00
Michael Moore feeling the big chillThat respected website Film Threat has shocked 48 per cent of the American population by placing Michael Moore at the top of …Fri Dec 3 2004 - 00:00
Beckham brand the goal of 'Goal!'Social commentators concerned about the growing cultural influence of David Beckham may be distressed to hear that Bruce Davey…Fri Nov 12 2004 - 00:00
ON THE SLAG HEAPREVIEWED - FAT SLAGS: "From the director of Kevin and Perry Go Large ," the TV advertisement says by way of warningFri Oct 22 2004 - 01:00
IZZARD IS A LIZARDREVIEWED - FIVE CHILDREN AND IT: Had not the solidly traditional adventures of a certain young wizard become the publishing …Fri Oct 22 2004 - 01:00
ROYAL JELLYREVIEWED - THE PRINCESS DIARIES 2: ROYAL ENGAGEMENT: I want to be a princessFri Oct 22 2004 - 01:00
NOTHING IS CERTAINREVIEWED - CHAOS (KAOSU): Not since Akira Kurosawa's golden years has the work of a Japanese director offered as much material…Fri Oct 22 2004 - 01:00
WHAT'S IT ALL ABOUT?REVIEWED - ALFIE: After de-gutting, political correction and a serious roughing-up by the style Gestapo, there is little else…Fri Oct 22 2004 - 01:00
No snip for Farrell's eunuchIt was only a few months ago that rumours began circulating that shots of Colin Farrell's manhood had to be trimmed (ouch) from…Fri Oct 15 2004 - 01:00
LOVE ON THE ROCKSREVIEWED - VODKA LEMON: Several times in Hiner Saleem's engaging Armenian drama a horseman races across the screen, his progress…Fri Oct 15 2004 - 01:00
Puppets are doing it for themselvesTeam America: World Police , a satire on the war on terror by the makers of South Park , opens today in the US, but Trey Parker…Fri Oct 15 2004 - 01:00
THIS FISH IS FOULREVIEWED - SHARK TALE: Though Ice Age wasn't great and A Bug's Life was only OK, Dreamworks' unsuccessful attempt to find comedy…Fri Oct 15 2004 - 01:00
LOONY TOONSREVIEWED - BOO, ZINO AND THE SNURKS: What on earth do we have here? This poorly animated German kids' movie manages to combine…Fri Oct 15 2004 - 01:00
SHATTERED GLASSREVIEWED - INTO THE MIRROR (GEOUL SOKEURO): This latest missive from the South Korean scream machine begins with a stunning scene…Fri Oct 8 2004 - 01:00
KING CRAZYREVIEWED - BUBBA HO-TEP: This singular film did sufficiently poorly at the US box-office on its release in 2002 to qualify for…Fri Oct 8 2004 - 01:00
BORED TO DEATH BY AXIS OF EVILREVIEWED - RESIDENT EVIL: APOCALYPSE: Made with zombies by zombies for zombies, this tiring thriller, the second film inspired…Fri Oct 8 2004 - 01:00
GONE TO THE DOGSREVIEWED - MAN ABOUT DOG: It sometimes seems as if every male Irish writer under the age of, say, 35 has written a poor film …Fri Oct 1 2004 - 01:00
DE-SASTERREVIEWED - DE-LOVELY:Have you heard, about this flick,So blandly sung, it will make you sick?Well, did you evah?Fri Oct 1 2004 - 01:00
SMELL THE GLOVEREVIEWED - METALLICA: SOME KIND OF MONSTER: This often hilarious documentary concerning the heavy metal band Metallica accidentally…Fri Oct 1 2004 - 01:00
DEATH BECOMES HIMREVIEWED - DEAD MAN'S SHOES: In his last film, the under-appreciated Once Upon a Time in the Midlands, Shane Meadows attempted…Fri Oct 1 2004 - 01:00
HORROR STRIPPED TO THE BONEREVIEWED - SWITCHBLADE ROMANCE (HAUTE TENSION): This rather extraordinary film begins with two pretty French girls, Alexia and…Fri Sep 24 2004 - 01:00
MARRIAGE À LA MORTEREVIEWED - RED LIGHTS (FEUX ROUGES): Further evidence of the continuing affection that French film-makers hold for Alfred Hitchcock…Fri Sep 24 2004 - 01:00
INDEPENDENCE DAZEREVIEWED - SAVE THE GREEN PLANET (JIGUREUL JIKYEORA!): You certainly get your money's worth with Korean cinemaFri Sep 24 2004 - 01:00
EAT LEAD, SCUMREVIEWED - THE PUNISHER: The latest Marvel Comics adaptation to reach our screens is, in its attitude to crime and punishment…Fri Sep 24 2004 - 01:00
DEUTSCH COURAGEREVIEWED - THE MIRACLE OF BERN (DAS WUNDER VON BERN): A not entirely dreadful film about football? A reasonably interesting …Fri Sep 24 2004 - 01:00
MY HEAD IS EXPLODINGHuh? Marc Evans, director of the fine horror film My Little Eye , must surely have been intrigued by the echoes of Don't Look…Fri Sep 17 2004 - 01:00
So naughty but so niceAutobiography: Towards the close of Graham Norton's cheesily titled autobiography, So Me, the author tells us that, whenever…Sat Sep 11 2004 - 01:00
HORROR RISES FROM THE LAKEReviewed - The Isle (Seom): As nothing is to be gained from delaying the inevitable, we may as well begin by considering the…Fri Sep 10 2004 - 01:00
DEEP RED SEAReviewed - Open Water: Congratulations are due to director Chris Kentis who, with a budget of only $120,000 and using just his…Fri Sep 10 2004 - 01:00
TEX-MEX SLEEPFESTReviewed - The Alamo: Who exactly is this film for? The latest retelling of the story of the small band of patriots who died…Fri Sep 3 2004 - 01:00
LES ENFANTS TERRIBLESReviewed - Love Me if you Dare (Jeux D'enfants): Eugh! What a truly revolting piece of workFri Sep 3 2004 - 01:00
COPYCAT KILLERSReviewed - Infernal Affairs 2: Infernal Affairs, which every critic on the planet enjoyed more than this writer, was an annoyingly…Fri Sep 3 2004 - 01:00
HELLISHLY GOOD FUNReviewed - Hellboy: Guillermo del Toro, the talented director of Cronos and The Devil's Backbone , has done an extraordinary…Fri Sep 3 2004 - 01:00
Ireland gets the focus group treatmentTest screenings, the controversial process whereby producers seek to discover what it is the public thinks of their upcoming …Fri Aug 13 2004 - 01:00
Will's PowerOne of the biggest stars in Hollywood also happens to be a thoroughly nice bloke, even if he does make $28 million a movieFri Aug 6 2004 - 01:00