Kevin James
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The Children Act: Just let the film die, Emma Thompson
- Film
- August 24, 2018, 05:00
Can a committed, dignified performance save an otherwise painfully flawed project? On this evidence, the answer would be: “Erm, maybe, just about.”&nb(...)

Hotel Transylvania 3: Monstrously lucrative franchise takes another bite
- Film
- July 27, 2018, 05:00
By the time you read this, this third instalment of this monstrously successful trilogy will be tipping the franchise toward the $1 billion mark; not (...)

Forty-two films to catch in the cinema this summer
- Film
- May 26, 2018, 05:00
Lessons have been learnt. Back in 2014, some weeks after Brazil were thoroughly spanked by the Germans, Hollywood’s summer sputtered to a halt after t(...)

Tender prices increased by 2.6% in the first half of 2017
- Construction
- September 25, 2017, 11:23
Construction tender prices increased by 2.6 per cent in the first half of 2017, according to the latest figures published by the Society of Chartered (...)

Dublin’s hotel capacity crunch causing havoc
- Business
- November 25, 2016, 05:00
Supermac’s founder Pat McDonagh is among the wiliest operators in Irish business. There’s a refreshing directness about the man that would be anathema(...)

Film review: Bad Neighbours
- Film
- May 2, 2014
The success rate on the post-Apatow school of improv-heavy comedy is now so low that any even vaguely clever entry to the genre is worthy of celebrati(...)

Construction to grow by 30% in next four years
- Sponsored
- March 24, 2014, 15:42
A major new report on the construction sector has forecast an increase of 30 percent in output over the next four years and the creation of abo(...)

Adam Sandler tops Forbes' list of most-overpaid actors
- News
- December 9, 2013, 20:56
American comedian Adam Sandler topped Forbes’ list of Hollywood’s most-overpaid actors, commanding a high up-front fee while delivering middling retur(...)

Grown Ups 2
- Film
- August 9, 2013, 01:00
Here at The Ticket we try to avoid underestimating our distinguished readership. But we are willing to bet that no human being possesses the imaginati(...)