Willem Dafoe

In 10 years no movie has attracted such a buzz at Director’s Fortnight in Cannes

The Bronx filmmaker talks spirituality, creative bonds and his Italian-Irish roots

The best biopics, documentaries, cartoons, features and award favourites of the year

Review: There is a fine noir here somewhere, busting to escape the Friends of Ed Norton Cabaret

Katy Davis from Clonskeagh in Dublin is starring alongside Edward Norton in a new noirish drama called Motherless Brooklyn

The actor has reinvented himself since the megahit franchise. Up next: playing Batman

Fewer instant classics on show, but Bong Joon-ho’s Parasite, Céline Sciamma’s Portrait of a Lady on Fire, dark drama The Lighthouse and Irish horror Vivarium stand out

Cannes 2019: Quentin Tarantino reviewed, early Oscar buzz, plus Isabelle Huppert in Frankie

Time will tell about the quality of the films – but the programme does not disappoint

Review: Portman is the pop star from hell in this unrestrained fun ride

Review: The film makes a genuine effort to engage with the artist’s mental torments

The actor throws himself into playing Van Gogh – and makes sure to have fun doing it

The Favourite may be overlooked for the big prizes with Roma likely to steal the show

Most factual liberties are dramatically justifiable. But some seriously mislead viewers

The Favourite could hardly have done better, but most of the big races are still competitive

Irish-produced film The Favourite and Netflix’s Roma lead the way with 10 nominations each

‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ beats runaway favourite ‘A Star Is Born’ to best drama film

From Ad Adstra to Frozen 2 and Martin Scorsese's latest, there's plenty to look forward to in the new year

Review: Aquaman begins with a carefree abandon, but then it goes a bit watery

Toronto film festival: Natalie Portman dazzles in Vox Lux as Irish films continued to premiere at another busy Tiff for domestic cinema

Olivia Colman wins best actress for performance in Yorgos Lanthimos’s Irish production

Who is in the running to win the Oscars in every category?

Martin McDonagh’s ‘Three Billboards’ triumphs as Saoirse Ronan left empty handed

Saoirse Ronan and Daniel Day-Lewis, Martin McDonagh’s ‘Three Billboards’ and Kilkenny’s Cartoon Saloon nominated

He called 83% of the nominations correctly in 2016 and 2017. But this year is tougher

Irish actor receives nod for ‘Lady Bird’ performance following win at Golden Globes

Dunkirk blows away the competition

Jennifer Peedom’s film is high on spectacle - viewers without a head for heights might not make it past the opening sequence

‘The Breadwinner’, by Kilkenny’s Cartoon Saloon, nominated for best animated feature

It is easy to see why more employers are being tempted to snoop on their staff

A vibrant, bold and bright portrayal of American childhood which just has to be seen

The Florida Project is Sean Baker's acclaimed new film, a comedy about children living in budget motels in the shadow of Disney World

This starry Kenneth Branagh remake of the Agatha Christie classic is missing vital clues

Katherine Bigelow’s furious new film, ‘Detroit’, tackles historic racism and strikes some shocking notes. But the ‘Zero Dark Thirty’ director has been taking fire for even taking on the project

Sean Baker's follow-up to Tangerine is destined to be remembered as one of the great films about childhood

Chinese master Zhang Yimou’s monster flick, featuring Matt Damon battling killer lizards, is stunningly silly and surprisingly enjoyable

The most popular ‘arts’ story of 2017 was this history of bad sex scenes

She’s got an acerbic wit, frequently speaks her mind, and has burned almost everyone at the Golden Globes: so how did Amy Poehler become Hollywood’s most-loved?