How to Kill a Sacred Deer

Barry Keoghan on good, evil, and Colin Farrell's beard

"...of a Sacred Deer, that divine wrath comes from Barry Keoghan as a reserved but determined teenager, then a..."

Oct. 27, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

American Animals

Truth, lies, and self-deception in this remarkable true-crime docudrama

"...Directed by: Bart Layton. Starring: Evan Peters, Barry Keoghan, Jared Abrahamson, Blake Jenner, Ann Dowd and Udo..."

June 15, 2018 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

The Killing of a Sacred Deer

The director of The Lobster returns with another salvo

"...Directed by: Yorgos Lanthimos. Starring: Colin Farrell, Nicole Kidman, Barry Keoghan, Raffey Cassidy, Sunny Suljic, Alicia Silverstone and Bill..."

Oct. 27, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Saltburn

The Talented Mr. Ripley riff adds little to the conversation

"...Directed by: Emerald Fennell. Starring: Barry Keoghan, Jacob Elordi, Rosamund Pike, Alison Oliver and Richard..."

Nov. 17, 2023 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

Hurry Up Tomorrow

The Weeknd plays a version of himself in this companion film to his January album

"...by: Trey Edward Shults. Starring: Abel Tesfaye, Jenna Ortega, Barry Keoghan and Paul Davis. Not reviewed at press time...."

May 16, 2025 Movie Review

Emerald Fennell's Saltburn to Open Austin Film Festival

Promising Young Woman followup leads first title drop

"...by both Patricia Highsmith and E.M. Forster, Saltburn stars Barry Keoghan (Killing of a Sacred Deer, The Banshees of..."

Sept. 1, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Banshees of Inisherin

The In Bruges team reunites for a genius tale of friendship gone awry

"...McDonagh. Starring: Brendan Gleeson, Colin Farrell, Kerry Condon and Barry Keoghan...."

Oct. 28, 2022 Movie Review by Trace Sauveur

Eternals

Marvel’s immortal heroes overstay their welcome

"...Brian Tyree Henry, Salma Hayek, Lia McHugh, Don Lee, Barry Keoghan, Angelina Jolie and Kit Harington...."

Nov. 5, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Bring Them Down

Violent tragedy about sheep farmers stars Barry Keoghan and Christopher Abbott

"...Directed by: Christopher Andrews. Starring: Christopher Abbott, Barry Keoghan, Colm Meaney, Paul Ready, Nora-Jane Noone, Susan Lynch,..."

Feb. 7, 2025 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Emerald Fennell and the Hideous Allure of Saltburn

Director’s aristocratic follow-up to Promising Young Woman opens Austin Film Festival

"...of two Oxford students – poor orphan Oliver Quick (Barry Keoghan) and gilded aristocrat Felix Catton (Jacob Elordi). It's..."

Oct. 27, 2023 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Bird

Danger, nature, and coming of age in Andrea Arnold's latest

"...Directed by: Andrea Arnold. Starring: Nykiya Adams, Franz Rogowski, Barry Keoghan, Jason Buda, Jasmine Jobson, James Nelson-Joyce, Frankie Box,..."

Nov. 29, 2024 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Fantastic Fest Review: Bring Them Down

Sheep farming drama suffers from strange casting

"...even help around the farm from his son, Jack (Barry Keoghan, Saltburn, The Killing of a Sacred Deer). That..."

Oct. 1, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Film Critics Association Announces 2022 Awards Short Lists

Everything Everywhere All At Once leads nominee pack

"...for best supporting actor for both Brendan Gleeson and Barry Keoghan...."

Jan. 4, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Review: American Animals

A docudrama as audacious as the heist it re-creates

"...of actors: Evan Peters as the wild-minded Warren Lipka; Barry Keoghan as Spencer Reinhard, the dreaming artist who has..."

March 19, 2018 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Unleashes Massive Film List

High-concept horror A Quiet Place to open fest

"...Barry D: Bill Hader Barry features Bill Hader as a..."

Jan. 31, 2018 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

The Chronicle Guide to the Marvel Cinematic Universe

As Captain America enters a Brave New World, every MCU film reviewed

"...Brian Tyree Henry, Salma Hayek, Lia McHugh, Don Lee, Barry Keoghan, Angelina Jolie, Kit Harington..."

Feb. 14, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Announces 2024 Award Winners

The Rule of Jenny Pen rules the day

"...director Christopher Andrews, Bring Them Down stars FF veteran Barry Keoghan (The Killing of a Sacred Deer) in a..."

Sept. 24, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Announces 2024 Lineup

Love of out-there cinema brings Terrifier 3, The Wild Robot

"...Premiere, 105 min. D: Christopher Andrews Christopher Abbott and Barry Keoghan lock horns as the sons of two warring..."

Aug. 15, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Steve Davis’ Top 10 Films of 2023

"...of the Nerds: Andrew Barth Feldman (No Hard Feelings), Barry Keoghan (Saltburn), and Dominic Sessa (The Holdovers)..."

Dec. 15, 2023 Screens Feature

Top 10 Most Read Film Reviews of 2021

Which films did you care most about as the pandemic rolled on?

"...to be several generations of a Bollywood family, and Barry Keoghan as the mind-controlling Druig, a dour and sardonic..."

Dec. 31, 2021 Screens Post by The Screens Staff

On Holy Ground With The Green Knight

David Lowery on the weight of carrying a mythic legacy

"...had one day - it was the scene with Barry Keoghan where they're crossing the battlefield - the most..."

July 31, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Green Knight

Dev Patel and David Lowery enchant with this astounding Arthurian myth

"...Joel Edgerton, Sarita Choudhury, Sean Harris, Kate Dickie and Barry Keoghan...."

July 30, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Shadow of Violence

Blood and regret in an Irish town

"...Directed by: Nick Rowland. Starring: Barry Keoghan, Ned Dennehy, Niamh Algar, Anthony Welsh and David..."

July 31, 2020 Movie Review

The Green Knight Pledges Fealty to SXSW

David Lowery's adaptation of the Arthurian myth joins festival

"...Queen Guinevere) Alicia Vikander, Joel Edgerton, Sarita Choudhury, and Barry Keoghan...."

March 2, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Bart Layton on Secrets, Lies, and American Animals

How the documentarian turned true crime tropes on their heads

"...Chas Allen (Blake Jenner), art school kid Spencer Reinhard (Barry Keoghan), and, most unlikely of all, aspiring FBI agent..."

June 14, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Steve Davis’ Top 10 Films of 2017

"...Cámara (Truman), Sam Rockwell (Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri), Barry Keoghan (The Killing of a Sacred Deer) Acting Kudos..."

Dec. 29, 2017 Screens Feature by Steve Davis

Dunkirk

A harrowing new World War II classic

"...Hardy, Jack Lowden, Harry Styles, Tom Glynn-Carney, Kenneth Branagh, Barry Keoghan and James D’Arcy...."

July 21, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

’71

A kinetic chase movie uses the Troubles of Northern Ireland as its setting

"...Starring: Jack O’Connell, Paul Anderson, Richard Dormer, Sean Harris, Barry Keoghan, Martin McCann, Charlie Murphy, Sam Reid, Killian Scott,..."

March 13, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Spider Sculptures, Gore Feasts, and More Arts Events

Feed your art habit with these recommended events for the week

"...for all enjoyers of Jacob “Oh Lordy” Elordi and Barry “Little Freak” Keoghan. Burn it down via busting moves..."

March 22, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott