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5 Best Brendan Gleeson movies (ranked): where to watch 28 Days Later, Paddington 2 and more

Here’s how I rank Irish Oscar-nominated actor Brendan Gleeson’s best movies, from 28 Days Later to Paddington 2 and more.

WhatToWatch

‘I do like a shock’: Martin McDonagh on why casting Lily Allen in The Pillowman makes it even more electrifying

His 2003 play about child torture and freedom of speech became a global phenomenon. But will it offend today’s audiences? The writer-director explains why he won’t be changing a thing

The Guardian - UK

Saint Patrick’s day: our pick of the best films by Irish directors and movies set in Ireland

From Nineties thrillers to Oscar-winning period dramas, here are some of our favourite Irish films

Evening Standard

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Who is Martin McDonagh? The Banshees of Inisherin wins top awards at Golden Globes

The director has once again been honoured for his work — and here’s all you need to know about him

Evening Standard

Martin McDonagh: ‘No one really tries to make sad films any more’

The London Irish writer-director on his bad early plays, enjoying a quiet home life with Phoebe Waller-Bridge, and his latest film – a friendship breakup movie starring In Bruges’ Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson

The Guardian - UK

The Forgiven review – brooding tale of crime and punishment starring Fiennes and Chastain

Ralph Fiennes and Jessica Chastain play a couple en route to a weekend of debauchery in the desert in this morality tale from John Michael McDonagh

The Guardian - UK

The Guide #50: Cinemas were due a post-pandemic rebound – but this summer, there’s simply nothing on

In this week’s newsletter: while films like Elvis and Nope have done reasonably well, the box office bounty we were promised hasn’t appeared – why?

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‘Isn’t it our duty to show horrible people?’ Matt Smith, Ralph Fiennes and The Forgiven film-makers on faith, hope and depravity

Director John Michael McDonagh, author Lawrence Osborne and the stars of the film discuss personal salvation, simplistic critics and why ‘you can’t build a culture out of non-stop moral hysteria’

The Guardian - UK

The Forgiven review: Jessica Chastain stars in an ugly Morocco thriller that quickly wears thin

The mockery and pathos here never overlap in any meaningful way

The Independent UK

The Forgiven movie review: this dark comedy is determined to wipe the smile off your face

This twisty film keeps changing the lens through which we see privilege

Evening Standard

‘The Forgiven’: Chastain, Fiennes perfectly cast as a privileged pair due for some comeuppance

Wonderful film noir feels like something straight out of the 1940s.

Chicago Sun-Times

The 5 best films from the 2022 Sydney Film Festival

Back to June again, after the disruption of the last couple of years, and the twin festivals of light – Vivid and the Sydney Film Festival – once again galvanise the city.

The Conversation

The five best films from the 2022 Sydney Film Festival

After two years of disrucoption, the Sydney Film Festival is back. Here are the top picks for best films from among the 40 or so I managed to catch.

The New Daily

‘I haven’t got a pretty face’: Brendan Gleeson on fame, middle age and tapping into his mean side

The Irish actor talks about working with Mel Gibson, why Paddington 2 is a perfect movie, and how his new show about a divorcing couple has sparked trouble at home

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From 'misogynist' backlash to on-air clashes - here are some of the most awkward Late Late Show moments

“How f***ed up was that?”

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