There were hopeful signs that Hollywood could make money out of good films that did not spring from established franchises

We gave you the best films of the year, now here are the worst

Our critics have selected the standout movies released in Ireland this year

The story of the American 20th century is easily traceable through the films of Hollywood studios, and Warners was the leading light

S&P 500 rises to a hair below October’s record

Deal will transform US tech company into the dominant player in Hollywood

We continue our countdown of our favourite movies released in Ireland this year

We continue the countdown of our top-rated movies released in Ireland this year

Is Guinness, especially in an Anglo-Irish context, a more palatable brand of Irishness for the wax-jacket set?

Television: The awfulness of this onslaught of Christmas naffness seems obvious to everyone except poor Meghan

I became obsessed with a quote from Thomas Hardy - not due to my rereading the classics, but to seeking escape in Netflix

Our list again leans strongly on the cultural cinema that emerged from big festivals such as Cannes and Venice

Including Taylor Swift: The End of an Era, The New Yorker at 100, and Emily in Paris ... and Rome ... and Venice

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

So far Vince Gilligan’s show is compelling and mysterious. Let’s hope it doesn’t outstay its welcome

Television: Netflix has had a patchy year, but its bet on Stranger Things has paid off with a four-episode drop crammed with thrills, spills and chills

Donegal actor speaks her mind on self-definition, bereavement and joining the cast of Stranger Things

Geeks were already going mainstream before the sci-fi franchise landed, but the love letter to nerd culture took the trend to another level

Matthew Macfadyen plays the future assassin of US president James Garfield as an insipid, writhing worm, with an anti-magnetism that is both compellingly awful and awfully compelling

Television: This supersized serving of cornball escapism starring Matthew Rhys opposite Daines is a perplexing watch