Poor Things puts in a strong showing with 11 nods as Oppenheimer leads race with 13, but there’s no luck for other Irish acting talent

Mixed news for Irish talent at the guild awards that have fast become one of the more significant pointers to Oscar success

It was business as usual on the red carpet with ball gowns, sequins and lots of red. Here are some of the best looks

Companies often go public when a brand is hot, hence, the old joke that IPO stands for ‘it’s probably overpriced’

There is no more convincing way of assuring your sponsors and patrons what you signify than getting photographs on the front page

Greta Gerwig becomes first woman to direct a billion-dollar blockbuster solo as Barbie hits landmark

There are spoilers for Greta Gerwig’s Barbie here, so don't read until you've dressed in pink and gone to see it

Despite setting post-pandemic box-office records, the industry is still struggling with an existential crisis that compares to the arrival of television in the 1950s

The Light House cinema in Dublin and Pálás in Galway annihilate records with busiest weekends ever

Does the Mattel-backed film succeed in its attempt to be meta and funny while still being politically astute?

The screenplay is positively philosophical at times, as a self-conscious plot spins ever deeper into creative absurdity

Stars of Greta Gerwig’s new film talk ‘Kenergy’, tackling the complexity of Barbie and Gosling’s disappointing rollerblading skills

If the box-office projections are right, the battle between Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer and Greta Gerwig’s Barbie won’t even be close

Inspired by a German ‘exhibitionist and floozy’ and reviled by generations of feminists, Barbie now synonymises more than a child’s doll

It is difficult to locate the narrative or emotional core in a film that has difficulty settling upon what story it wants to tell

The films to watch out for this season – including two that make up the most anticipated movie weekend in years

Less fancy dress than previous Met Galas, there was still an element of tongue-in-cheek with the cat motif in honour of Karl Lagerfeld’s adored Birman cat Choupette, adding a quirky element to the red carpet gowns

Donald Clarke: The frenzy of online irony is woven in with reasonable expectations the film could turn out to be a classic

Damien Chazelle’s evocation of pre-talkie Hollywood features some of his very best work but also some of his clumsiest follies

Donald Clarke forecasts how the category will shape up at the next Academy Awards