Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024)Director: George MillerScreenwriters: George Miller, Nico LathourisStarring: Anya Taylor-Joy, Alyla Browne, Chris Hemsworth, Tom Burke “[George Miller] is my God, and the saga that he tells is my Bible.” These are the words spoken by renowned Japanese video game designer Hideo Kojima shortly after watching the latest film from Mad […]
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The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023)Directors: Michael Jelenic, Aaron HorvathScreenwriters: Matt Fogel, Shuntaro FurukawaStarring: Chris Pratt, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Day, Jack Black, Keegan-Michael Key, Seth Rogen It has been thirty years since Mario made his last big-screen appearance in the Bob Hoskins-fronted live-action masterpiece (if you ask the right people…) of videogame cinema. Given the
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The Menu (2022) Director: Mark Mylod Writers: Seth Reiss, Will Tracy Starring: Ralph Fiennes, Anya Taylor-Joy, Nicholas Hoult, John Leguizamo, Arturo Castro, Mark St. Cyr, Rob Yang, Janet McTeer Somewhere between a hellish Ratatouille and a horror-comedy a la Ready or Not, The Menu is a potluck of familiar dishes. Though it serves sharp-witted humor
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The Northman (2022) Director: Robert Eggers Screenwriters: Sjón, Robert Eggers Starring: Alexander Skarsgård, Nicole Kidman, Claes Bang, Ethan Hawke, Anya Taylor-Joy, Gustav Lindh, Elliot Rose, Willem Dafoe, Björk Like a supermodel lovechild of Conan the Barbarian and “Hamlet”, Robert Eggers’ third film, The Northman (2022), delivers guts, glory, and gore-stained abs in wonderful, reckless abandon.
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Last Night in Soho (2021) Director: Edgar Wright Screenwriters: Edgar Wright, Krysty Wilson-Cairns Starring: Thomasin McKenzie, Anya Taylor-Joy, Matt Smith, Terrence Stamp, Diana Rigg, Rita Tushingham Edgar Wright has long been interested in the horror genre, of course paying homage to and sending it up with his feature film debut, 2004’s Shaun of the Dead. He
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The Witch (2015) Director: Robert Eggers Screenwriter: Robert Eggers Starring: Anya Taylor-Joy, Ralph Ineson, Kate Dickie, Harvey Scrimshaw, Ellie Grainger, Lucas Dawson On the fifth anniversary of its UK release date, The Witch is still a dominant figure of female empowerment and gruelling societal tension in cinema. And with lead actress Anya Taylor-Joy taking a
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