Brendan Gleeson
In Bruges: on unexpected holiday with Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson’s hitmen
While the comic possibilities of incompetent hitmen are endless, In Bruges is a true masterpiece of art and absurdity that rewards multiple viewings
Elizabeth Quinn
26, Aug, 2021 @5:30 PM
Frankie review – Ira Sachs' bickering poshos bore us to tears
Isabelle Huppert sleepwalks through a film that proves even great directors are capable of crimes against cinema
Peter Bradshaw
25, May, 2021 @8:44 AM
Domhnall and Brian Gleeson: 'People will be surprised to see us in a comedy like this'
New sitcom Frank of Ireland sees the brothers swap Hollywood for erection gags. They discuss its genesis in country music, working with family and their appreciation of swearing
Alexi Duggins
10, Apr, 2021 @7:00 AM
The Comey Rule review – are we ready for the first Trump TV drama?
Jeff Daniels takes on the role of former FBI director James Comey in a patchy and misguided miniseries about his much-publicised fall from grace
Charles Bramesco
24, Sep, 2020 @7:03 AM
Oxymoron alert as German economic slowdown accelerates | Brief letters
Brief letters: Oxymoron corner | Front-page news | Charity shop ethics | Churchill’s imitators | Clare in the Community
Letters
25, Sep, 2019 @5:07 PM
TV Tonight: Brendan Gleeson gets the family together for a comedy classic
Five members of the Gleeson gang team up for a tale of a has-been psychic, while cutting-edge technology examines the skeletons of the Mary Rose. Here’s all the best TV to tune in for
Mike Bradley, Ellen E Jones, Hannah J Davies , David Stubbs and Paul Howlett
17, Mar, 2019 @6:00 AM
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs review – the Coens go way out in the west
The six accomplished short stories run the gamut from comic to downbeat
Simran Hans
10, Nov, 2018 @3:00 PM
Too much TV! The big-budget shows you probably haven't heard of
Mr Mercedes, Future Man, Sweetbitter and StartUp – all real TV shows, all largely unwatched and unloved. But should you bother with them?
Stuart Heritage
09, Jul, 2018 @10:54 AM
On my radar: Brendan Gleeson’s cultural highlights
The star of Hampstead and Alone in Berlin on his Flann O’Brien obsession, the most thrilling piece of theatre he’s ever seen, and discovering Caravaggio
Interview by Kathryn Bromwich
02, Jul, 2017 @9:00 AM
Alone in Berlin review – misfiring anti-Nazi drama
Vincent Perez’s film about subversion in wartime Berlin fails to be lifted by Brendan Gleeson’s stoic protagonist
Simran Hans
02, Jul, 2017 @7:00 AM
Alone in Berlin review – couple wage a quiet war against Hitler
In this affecting drama, Brendan Gleeson and Emma Thompson play a grieving husband and wife who embark on dangerous acts of resistance
Peter Bradshaw
29, Jun, 2017 @5:00 AM
Hampstead review – ghastly faux-mance
Diane Keaton and Brendan Gleeson star as an unlikely couple in this prettified version of a homeless man’s story
Wendy Ide
25, Jun, 2017 @7:00 AM
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