In the Land of Saints and Sinners review – Liam Neeson finds cowboy spirit in Donegal
Pamela Anderson and Liam Neeson to star in Naked Gun remake
December 2023
Wish You Were Here director David Leland dies aged 82
Schindler’s List at 30: Spielberg’s Holocaust drama is as essential as ever
November 2023
Love Actually at 20: Richard Curtis’s imperfect yet irresistible Christmas romcom
Far from unimpeachable with problems ranging from a lack of diversity to an overdose of saccharine, the festive ensemble comedy is an annual staple nonetheless
October 2023
Retribution review – Liam Neeson on autopilot in car-bomb action thriller
Once again, Neeson’s fictional family is danger – this time on an explosive school run – but the action is driverless
June 2023
Liam Neeson’s onscreen kids will explode if he stops driving. Plus ça change
Stuart Heritage
The trailer for Retribution has been released. Can the latest episode of Liam Neeson: Unlucky Dad break the mould?
May 2023
The secret of Liam Neeson’s success: a monomaniacal fixation on … tea?
Stuart Heritage
The perma-frowning Taken star has revealed that he will only consider a script worthwhile if it manages to stop him thinking about his next cuppa. How do you live like this?
March 2023
Marlowe review – worldweary Liam Neeson makes for low-energy private eye
Raymond Chandler’s gumshoe hero is resurrected in this period adaptation of a novel by John Banville – a film that looks good but lacks a spark
October 2022
Liam Neeson to bring his very particular set of skills to Naked Gun reboot
Veteran action star has agreed to lead a revival of the much-loved police spoof franchise starring Leslie Nielsen
August 2022
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The Grey: Liam Neeson’s best action film takes on masculinity – and a few wolves too
This 2011 action flick was marketed as a gnarly genre picture (Neeson! Wolves! Snow! Survival!), but it is surprisingly deep – and often very moving
May 2022
Does Liam Neeson not understand the rules of the game? Or is he having us on?
In interviews, the actor likes to blurt out the maddest thing that comes into his head. But is the man a comic genius?
April 2022
Liam Neeson makes surprise cameo in new series of Derry Girls
Northern Irish actor played a police inspector in Channel 4 sitcom
June 2021
The Ice Road review – Liam Neeson slums through Netflix B-movie
The prolific action star brings his gruff cut-and-paste persona to yet another anonymous thriller, this time about a perilous rescue mission
March 2021
Made in Italy review – autobiographical poignancy from Liam Neeson and son
Culture in peril
Hero's welcome: Liam Neeson to greet audiences for his new film in New York
October 2020
Honest Thief review – low-stakes thriller
Liam Neeson is well within his comfort zone battling corrupt cops
Liam goes supersonic as it rises up baby name charts around world
Moniker has spread far beyond its Irish origins – but risks suffering the same fate as Kevin
Honest Thief review - Liam Neeson does Taken once more with feeling
Over a decade on from launching his action-movie persona, Neeson once again finds himself on the rampage, this time to save a nice little love story
December 2019
Mark Kermode's film of the week
Ordinary Love review – Manville and Neeson excel in joyous heartbreaker
Lesley Manville and Liam Neeson are note-perfect in Owen McCafferty’s profoundly moving drama
