Sugar review – Colin Farrell’s private detective drama is a disaster
The lead’s performance nearly carries this neo-noir crime series, but it’s derivative, uninspired and features a mid-series twist so maddening it’s unforgivable
March 2024
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Ripley to Sugar: the seven best shows to stream on TV this week
Andrew Scott is devastating and magnetic in a beautiful new version of the Patricia Highsmith classic, while Colin Farrell is a slick LA PI in a tantalising noir
October 2023
Britney Spears criticises ‘dumb and silly’ press coverage of her memoir
Singer says on social media that she didn’t mean ‘to offend anyone’ with her new tell-all book The Woman in Me
March 2023
Oscar-tipped Banshees of Inisherin starts a trend with Irish knitwear
The film is nominated for nine awards and now the jumpers worn by its stars have gained a cult following
Peter Bradshaw’s Oscar predictions: who will win – and who should?
Will Everything Everywhere All at Once pick up everything, all at once? Is Cate Blanchett a shoo-in? Our critic weighs up who will leave the Dolby theatre with a statuette this weekend
Best picture Oscar hustings
Why The Banshees of Inisherin should win the best picture Oscar
Martin McDonagh’s well-crafted tragicomedy says something original about our relationships with ourselves. His characters are outlandish but relatable
February 2023
Tár and The Banshees of Inisherin take top honours at London film critics awards
Cate Blanchett wins actress of the year while Banshees picks up three acting awards, including actor of the year for Colin Farrell
January 2023
Banshees star Barry Keoghan: from foster homes to breakout Oscar contender
The Guardian view on Irish film: laughing all the way to the Oscars
Oscar nominations 2023: the full list
Joy in Ireland after country’s film talents bag 14 Oscar nominations
The big winners at the Golden Globes 2023 – in pictures
Golden Globes 2023 key moments: Kevin Costner shelters in place and Tom Cruise gets a kicking
Golden Globes 2023: who will win and who should win the film awards
December 2022
Banshees of Inisherin shines light on Ireland’s west coast in tourism spin-off
Despite film’s macabre plot, campaign featuring its actors and locations draws millions of views
The Banshees of Inisherin leads pack as London film critics announce nominations
Martin McDonagh’s film receives nine nominations, one ahead of widely acclaimed father-daughter drama Aftersun
Observer critics' review of 2022
Film: Mark Kermode’s 10 best of 2022
From Hindi crime drama to medieval teen empowerment, Graceland to Bradford to Iran, the year was rich in unforgettable performances
October 2022
Mark Kermode's film of the week
The Banshees of Inisherin review – flawless tragicomedy of male friendship gone sour
Three Billboards and In Bruges writer-director Martin McDonagh reunites Brendan Gleeson and Colin Farrell in this deliciously melancholy tale set in remotest 1920s Ireland
Down the rabbit hole
What links Colin Farrell to Sex and the City and a pint of plain?
Brendan Gleeson, Swedish drama and a plate of potted crab bring us all the way back to the rugged west of Ireland
The Guide newsletter
The Guide #57: Is it just me, or is everything we watch getting more gory?
In this week’s newsletter: Martin McDonagh’s sad, funny Banshees of Inisherin has unexpected moments of true gruesomeness – just like every other hit these days
