Xavier Dolan
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Lucy in the Sky: Terrible title, curiously earthbound tale
- Film
- April 3, 2020, 05:00
If for nothing else, Noah Hawley’s fascinating – and stratospherically flawed – drama will be remembered for its experiments in the art of ratio. We’v(...)

Tarantino, Almódovar and Loach head the old brat pack at Cannes
- Film
- May 24, 2019, 05:00
“Have you had a good Cannes?” That question is being asked in every queue and on every escalator. The answer depends on which average you’re using. (...)

Mother’s Day: Ten of the best and worst moms in cinema
- Film
- March 31, 2019, 06:00
DUMBO (1941) There was some competition between Bambi’s mother and the elephant’s mistreated parent for this spot, but, with the best will in the wor(...)

Bad Times at the El Royale: Up-itself post-Tarantino flop
- Film
- October 11, 2018, 06:00
If Drew Goddard is going to make a film that so shamelessly echoes the post-Tarantino follies of the mid-1990s are we allowed to just reprint a review(...)

Pieces of Me: Wild style in Smithfield
- Interiors
- March 18, 2017, 08:00
The apartment Przem Shrem Zajac shares with his partner, Les Cullinan, in Dublin’s Smithfield is an eclectic extravaganza of beloved pieces, put toget(...)

It’s Only the End of the World review: an unfocused sort of homecoming from Xavier Dolan
- Film
- February 23, 2017, 11:00
Last May, as the press at Cannes began digesting a very odd set of prizes, Guy Lodge, one of Variety’s senior critics, commented: “Giving Xavier Dolan(...)

2016: The 50 best films on Netflix
- Film
- July 29, 2016, 12:30
A few years ago, we published a guide to the best films available on Netflix. It proved to be one of our most popular stories ever. Since then many n(...)

VMAs 2016: Beyonce and Adele to sweep awards after 18 nominations
- Music
- July 26, 2016, 21:55
She’s one of the most celebrated performers of the modern era, and on Tuesday Beyoncé earned even more accolades, with 11 nominations in the MTV Vide(...)

Macho, macho men – at least until mom enters the room
- Film
- July 18, 2016, 01:00
In 2010 Ken Wardrop scored a most unlikely box-office hit with His & Hers. The film, in which 70 women from the Irish midlands – aged from one to(...)

Ken Loach has won the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival in one of the most surprising awards ceremonies in decades. Loach won the festival’s top(...)