With a new feature documentary set to tell the tale of the late Irish star, Geoffrey Macnab casts a look back at the renowned actor’s inimitable career – and infamous antics
In ‘Beast’, an absent father finds himself in the lion’s den. It’s the latest survival flick whose hero works through personal troubles facing a life-or-death situation. Geoffrey Macnab looks at the potential for emotional depth behind superficial thrills
Quentin Tarantino and Roger Avary have had heated discussions about the merits of the 1979 film. Is it as transcendentally brilliant as Avary argues or as much of a train wreck as Tarantino suggests? Geoffrey Macnab weighs up the pros and cons