Why International Women's Day is a day to celebrate women in film We should remember all the women who have contributed to the joy of cinema - both those whose names we know and those we don't Film • 08 Mar
'Dublin soul': The Commitments and Irish youth culture The Commitments shows that youth culture and its musical identity is not inherently bound up with the new and readily embraces the retro Ireland • 16 Feb
Don't Look Up: why bashing people with facts doesn't always work What research on climate change communications tells us about the potential impacts of the Netflix hit film Communications • 07 Jan
What will the rest of Europe be watching on TV over Christmas? Forget Mrs Brown's Boys, traditional European Christmas TV faves include Donald Duck, Dinner for One, cinepanettoni and Soviet architecture Christmas • 19 Dec 21
Why Silent Night is the anti-Christmas movie Silent Night is perhaps the ideal Christmas movie for these times of anxiety around emergencies like climate change and Covid-19 Christmas • 17 Dec 21
Why It's A Wonderful Life is still a winner today Frank Capra's masterpiece remains a Christmas classic because the film still speaks to many to us at this time of year Film • 16 Dec 21
Why we need to see more older women on screen We need more stories about vibrant female characters of all ages if we are to see the richness of our long and complex lives on … Film • 07 Dec 21
Bringing Assad to Justice: a quest for the truth about Syria The film shows how activists collect and analyse information to bring perpetrators of state torture and violence to justice Syria • 06 Dec 21
What makes a great horror movie so scary? Halloween is a great time watch a scary movie, but what's the science behind why we keep watching even when it scares us? Horror Movies • 27 Oct 21
Amélie at 20: how the French film became a classic Amélie has become synonymous with a certain vision of French style and culture Film • 19 Oct 21
How Hollywood influences what we think about climate change Apocalyptic films have lulled us into a false sense of security about climate change Climate Change • 12 Aug 21
Is Chariots of Fire still the best Olympics' film ever? 40 years after its release and with the Tokyo Olympics in full swing, it's time to reassess the film with the iconic theme tune Film • 23 Jul 21
From mud baths to theme parks, Shrek stands tall 20 years on The film's unique brand of animated anarchy and sardonic irreverence still packs a punch 20 years after its release Film • 14 May 21
Why stories of male ageing are having a moment onstage and screen Recent plays and films have much to say about how society deals with male ageing, memory loss and dementia Culture • 11 May 21
The Cork actor, Knight Rider and the popemobile Besides a stellar acting career on stage and screen, Edward Mulhare is also a link between KITT and the popemobile Culture • 28 May 21
Rewatching Raiders of the Lost Ark 40 years on The 1981 Hollywood blockbuster was hugely inspired by the serial films of the 1910s and 1920s Film • 11 Mar 21
The Limerickwoman who was one of Ireland's film pioneers Ellen O'Mara Sullivan was one of the team behind the Film Company of Ireland which was established in 1916 History • 02 Mar 21
We have worked out just what Tenet is all about... Tenet is a movie that is shaped by climate change yet fails to appropriately confront the crisis Film • 29 Jan 21
'Blue skies and golden sunshine': David Lynch's weather reports The film maker has found a substitute for the film-set in his daily weather musings from Los Angeles Film • 02 Dec 20
Wild Mountain Thyme is not Hollywood's only Irish romcom hot mess Hollywood romcoms view Ireland as a place of stone walls, sheep and natives spouting dubious local folk tales Film • 12 Nov 20
How Irish cinemas stayed open during the 1918 flu pandemic Irish cinemas went on a highly publicised hygiene spree in their struggle with public-health authorities Cinemas • 02 Nov 20
Why borders are perfect locations for crime fiction and drama Borders allow writer, reader and viewer to see the changing nature of contemporary crime and policing Crime Fiction • 06 Aug 20
Why you can't rely on some documentaries for the full picture Facts have gradually given way to provocative narratives and opinions in many documentaries like Planet of the Humans Documentaries • 09 Jul 20
How hurling conquered Hollywood There has been a long and colourful relationship between Gaelic games and cinema home and away. Gaelic Games • 23 Jun 21
Stay home and watch Shakespeare Your guide to the best of Shakespeare to watch on RTÉ and elsewhere in the middle of a lockdown and global pandemic Culture • 16 Apr 20
