Flat Earth by Anika Jade Levy: Artful portrait of youthfulness and beauty as women’s only sources of power
The author’s bleak debut novel critiques the commodification of youth and femininity in the US
Celine Song
The 50 best films of 2025: Materialists, Bridget Jones and Alpha make the list of numbers 30 to 21
We continue the countdown of our top-rated movies released in Ireland this year
Materialists director Celine Song: ‘How are we supposed to find love when dating is reduced to a numbers game?’
Materialists, Celine Song’s new romcom, is inspired by the film-maker’s time working for an elite New York matchmaking agency
Materialists review: This non-romcom has the welcome oddness of a future classic
Don’t mind the baffled American critics: Celine Song’s follow-up to her Oscar-nominated Past Lives is gorgeous and intelligent
Oscars 2026: Will Hamnet with Paul Mescal and Jessie Buckley get a best picture nomination?
It might be early, but we’re betting on these 10 movies getting the all-important Oscars nod next year
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
Past Lives: Beautiful, slyly moving cinematic debut heralds a new star in the firmament
Writer-director Celine Song does the unexpected in this story about emotional and literal distance
Past Lives director Celine Song: ‘For an immigrant the Statue of Liberty is a wonderfully romantic place’
The director’s semi-autobiographical debut set in New York and Seoul is already creating an Oscars buzz
When mainstream theatre closed, the avant-garde got busy
With productions shuttered, theatre has to break new ground to reach audiences
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