Mark Strong

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Jim Carrey returns in ‘Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond - The Story of Jim Carrey & Andy Kaufman With a Very Special, Contractually Obligated Mention of Tony Clifton.’
Eight shows to watch on Netflix and Amazon in November

Alias Grace Netflix, November 3rd Margaret Atwood has become the primetime prophet of modern streaming services. Alias Grace may have some sartorial(...)

A drifting Republican or an opportunist? Jessica Chastain in Miss Sloane
Miss Sloane review: And the award for liberal self-congratulation goes to...

The closest model for this utterly daft – but undeniably propulsive – exercise in liberal self-congratulation might be Alan Parker’s ill remembered Th(...)

‘The Siege of Jadotville’: Mark Strong teeters between one accent and another as Conor Cruise O’Brien
Mark Strong as Conor Cruise O’Brien: another screen-Irish accent

There are several reasons to see The Siege of Jadotville in cinemas. It’s a damn fine action film. It pays overdue respect to the Irish soldiers who f(...)

Seána Kerslake is incandescent in A Date For Mad Mary
Mad Mary and Young Offenders take Galway Film Fleadh by storm

If you craved a sense of occasion on Saturday then the Galway Film Fleadh was the place to be. The organisers of the 28th event pulled off a coup by (...)

The Imitation Game review: the highest form of flattery

For those of us defiantly opposed to the conspiracy- theory mentality, the story of Bletchley Park kicks up a few uncomfortable questions. It seems(...)

Before I Go to Sleep review: it may just surprise you . . . or will it?

Before I Go To Sleep by SJ Watson is a best-selling novel among folks who, evidently, have no experience of either high-fallutin’ (Christopher Nolan’s(...)

Justin and the Knights of Valour
Justin and the Knights of Valour

As marketing devices go, we’re happy to roll along with Quentin Tarantino or Eli Roth Presents . . . So what if it’s as crass as branding gets? This i(...)

Welcome to the Punch

Writer-director Eran Creevy made an impressive debut in 2009 with Shifty, a gritty urban thriller shot on a shoestring that earned him a reputation(...)