Edward Macliam

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The Keepers: “Timely in its deep distrust of authority and its determination to take back power.” Photograph: Netflix
Netflix’s The Keepers will banish whatever institutional faith you may have left

In the new Netflix seven-part documentary series The Keepers, a Baltimore police detective admits: “In homicide, time is a destroyer. The longer you w(...)

Run & Jump

The set-up for Steph Green’s subtle, beautifully acted debut feature could easily have taken us somewhere a great deal more troubling. The reliably ma(...)

Actor Brendan Gleeson signs autographs at the ‘Calvary’ premiere during 64th Berlinale International Film Festival earlier this month. Photograph: Getty
Father and son go head -to-head in IFTAs

John Butler’s comedy The Stag and John Michael McDonagh’s state-of-the-nation piece Calvary have topped the charts in the nominations for the upcom(...)

Run & Jump, which took the prize for best Irish feature
Galway Film Fleadh: keeping the flag flying for Irish cinema

After several years of biblical torrents, the weather decided to put on a decent show for the 25th edition of the Galway Film Fleadh. Mind you, was th(...)