Harry Guerin

Multimedia Journalist

Kenny Dalglish raises his arms in celebration after scoring the winning goal that gives Liverpool the English League Division One Championship title for the 1985/86 season after beating Chelsea Football Club 1-0 on 3 May 1986 at Stamford Bridge in London

Kenny Dalglish is a portrait of one of life's gentlemen

After a troika of documentaries examining troubled geniuses Ayrton Senna, Amy Winehouse, and Diego Maradona, Oscar-winning director Asif Kapadia has turned his lens - lovingly - to one of his childhood heroes.

Movie Review • 27 Oct

Ten disaster movies you may not have seen

With the release of A House of Dynamite on Netflix, attention is once again focused on the disaster movie genre. Here is a selection of films for the nights and weekends ahead - some fact-based, others wholly fictitious, and all deserving of your time.

Movies • 26 Oct

A House of Dynamite. Rebecca Ferguson as Captain Olivia Walker in A House of Dynamite. Cr. Eros Hoagland/Netflix © 2025.

Must-see A House of Dynamite comes to Netflix

The addictive doom of the 24-hour news cycle is matched by this political thriller from The Hurt Locker and Zero Dark Thirty director Kathryn Bigelow - in cinemas now, on Netflix from 24 October, and best avoided of a Sunday evening.

Movie Review • 23 Oct

Mr Scorsese director Rebecca Miller with Martin Scorsese

Martin Scorsese gets his close-up in Mr Scorsese

Author and filmmaker Rebecca Miller has delivered one of the streaming events of the year with her five-part Apple TV+ series on Martin Scorsese.

Television • 19 Oct

Director Ryan Crego discusses making Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie

The dad behind Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie

Animator turned director Ryan Crego is the dad behind Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie, which sees TV favourite Gabby, played by Laila Lockhart Kraner, and her animated pals The Gabby Cats embarking on an adventure in the big city.

Movies • 12 Oct

Robert Aramayo as John Davidson on the balcony of a tower block in I Swear

I Swear: a gem of a film with a genius lead performance

Rings of Power star Robert Aramayo delivers a star-making turn in I Swear, and your cinema year will be the poorer if you don't find the time for it - no matter how much stuff you've sat down to watch in 2025 already.

Movie Review • 19 Oct

Director Joachim Rønning and actor Jared Leto discuss Tron: Ares

Tron: Ares proves to be an unexpected post-summer treat

A new adventure that's better than its predecessor and which suggests there's more life in this IP yet.

Movie Review • 07 Oct

Mark Kerr (Dwayne Johnson) celebrates victory in The Smashing Machine

Dwayne Johnson makes Oscars bid in The Smashing Machine

Fifty films in, Dwayne Johnson has delivered the performance of his career - and his life will never be the same again.

Movie Review • 06 Oct

Star and producer Cillian Murphy and screenwriter and author Max Porter discuss their new film, the school-based drama Steve

Cillian Murphy salutes Irish teachers in new film Steve

It's three out of three for Cillian Murphy - a hat-trick of must-see performances in a row. First, there was his Oscar-winning turn in 2023's Oppenheimer, then last year's Small Things Like These, and now the school-based drama Steve.

Movies • 24 Sep

From Ireland to Ukraine to the Oscars race

Irish director Gar O'Rourke discusses his feature debut documentary, Sanatorium, recently selected as Ireland's entry in the International Feature Film category for next year's Oscars.

Movies • 06 Sep