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Bottle Rocket (1996) Review
Bottle Rocket (1996) Director: Wes Anderson Screenwriters: Wes Anderson, Owen Wilson Starring: Luke Wilson, Owen Wilson, Robert Musgrave, James Caan, Lumi Cavazos Wes Anderson’s films have become something of a cultural phenomenon over the past two decades, with his distinctively colourful palettes spawning a series of imitators (and Instagram fan pages) and his quirky, distinctive tone…
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The American President (1995) Review
The American President (1995) Director: Rob Reiner Screenwriter: Aaron Sorkin Starring: Michael Douglas, Annette Bening, Martin Sheen, Michael J Fox, Richard Dreyfuss Aaron Sorkin has been an eminent figure within the film and television industries for four decades. Having initially worked primarily as a screenwriter for the likes of David Fincher, Rob Reiner and Danny Boyle,…
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Shirley (2020) Review
Shirley (2020) Director: Josephine Decker Screenwriter: Sarah Gubbins Starring: Elisabeth Moss, Michael Stuhlbarg, Odessa Young, Logan Lerman, Robert Wuhl, Paul O’Brien, Orlagh Cassidy Shirley is an absolutely fascinating exploration of creativity and obsession, the latter painful stage of “The Haunting of Hill House” author Shirley Jackson’s life used as as a staging ground for an odyssey…
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The Prodigy (2019) Review
The Prodigy (2019) Director: Nicholas McCarthy Screenwriter: Jeff Buhler Starring: Taylor Schilling, Jackson Robert Scott, Peter Mooney The horror genre loves a good creepy child to base its plots around, and The Prodigy by Nicholas McCarthy is no different. The Prodigy is an American-Canadian horror/thriller that centers around a young, intelligent boy named Miles (Jackson…
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To Die For (1995) Review
To Die For (1995) Director: Gus Van Sant Screenwriter: Buck Henry Starring: Nicole Kidman, Matt Dillon, Joaquin Phoenix, Casey Affleck, Illeana Douglas, Alison Folland, Wayne Knight Suzanne Stone is a manipulative, cunning, career-driven woman. She’s also a murderer. On its 25th anniversary, Gus Van Sant’s To Die For expresses clear and often uncomfortable connotations to grooming and abuse, and…
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On the Rocks (2020) Review
On the Rocks (2020) Director: Sofia Coppola Screenwriters: Sofia Coppola Starring: Bill Murray, Rashida Jones, Marlon Wayans, Jessica Henwick, Jenny Slate Following her debut feature film The Virgin Suicides (1999), critically acclaimed 21st century filmmaker Sofia Coppola established her name with her sophomore feature Lost In Translation (2003), stepping out from the shadow of her father Francis Ford Coppola (The…
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Get Out (2017) Review
Get Out (2017) Director: Jordan Peele Screenwriter: Jordan Peele Starring: Daniel Kaluuya, Allison Williams, Bradley Whitford, Catherine Keener, Lakeith Stanfield, Caleb Landry Jones, Lil Rel Howery, Betty Gabriel, Marcus Henderson Get Out was Jordan Peele’s directorial debut in 2017, and was a massive box office success that was nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars.…
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Borat Subsequent Moviefilm (2020) Review
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm (2020) Director: Jason Woliner Screenwriters: Peter Baynham, Sacha Baron Cohen, Jena Friedman, Anthony Hines, Lee Kern, Dan Mazer, Erica Rivinoja, Dan Swimer Starring: Sacha Baron Cohen, Maria Bakalova Some 14 years after Sacha Baron Cohen’s Borat became a worldwide star in Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan,…
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Rebecca (2020) Review
Rebecca (2020) Director: Ben Wheatley Screenwriters: Joe Shrapnel, Jane Goldman, Anna Waterhouse Starring: Lily James, Armie Hammer, Kristin Scott Thomas, Tom Goodman-Hill, Keeley Hawes, Sam Riley, Ann Dowd Do you ever feel as though you’re drowning, sinking into unknown territory? Encased in emotion, overwhelmed by life and its changes, its deceitful twists and turns? The…
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Saint Maud (2020) Review
Saint Maud (2019/20)Director: Rose GlassScreenwriter: Rose GlassStarring: Morfydd Clark, Jennifer Ehle, Lily Knight, Lily Frazer, Turlough Convery, Rosie Sansom, Marcus Hutton The last few years have seen an interesting trend in indie horror filmmaking. Largely eschewing run-of-the-mill jumps and shocks, films like The Witch, It Follows and Hereditary have taken the horror genre to a…