The Killer (2023)Director: David FincherScreenwriter: Andrew Kevin WalkerStarring: Michael Fassbender, Tilda Swinton, Arliss Howard, Charles Parnell When it comes to the work of David Fincher, his reputation as one of the greatest filmmakers of his generation would seem fairly earned. With films like Se7en, Gone Girl and The Social Network under his belt, it is …
Love at First Sight (2023)Director: Vanessa CaswillScreenwriter: Katie LovejoyStarring: Haley Lu Richardson, Ben Hardy, Jameela Jamil, Sally Phillips, Rob Delaney, Dexter Fletcher, Tom Taylor Over the past decade, there has been a revival within the Romance genre. While there are large-scale, sweeping romances on the big screen such as Past Lives and Portrait of a …
You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah (2023)Director: Sammi CohenScreenwriters: Alison PeckStarring: Adam Sandler, Idina Menzel, Sadie Sandler, Sunny Sandler, Samantha Lorraine, Dylan Hoffman, Sarah Sherman The last time Idina Menzel and Adam Sandler tried to raise a good, Jewish family together, Sandler ended up in the trunk of a loan shark’s car …
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They Cloned Tyrone (2023)Director: Juel TaylorScreenwriters: Tony Rettenmaier, Juel TaylorStarring: John Boyega, Jamie Foxx, Teyonah Parris, Keifer Sutherland A pimp, a sex worker and a drug dealer uncover a massive government plot playing out (quite literally) beneath their noses. It’s not quite the usual set up for a mystery sci-fi thriller, but Juel Taylor’s feature-length …
Extraction 2 (2023)Director: Sam HargraveScreenwriter: Joe RussoStarring: Chris Hemsworth, Golshifteh Farahani, Adam Bessa, Olga Kurylenko, Daniel Bernhardt, Tinatin Dalakishvili, Andro Japaridze, Tornike Bziava, Tornike Gogrichiani, Idris Elba Netflix Original film Extraction (2020) is a spectacular action ride. It’s a more grounded John Wick – both because of its tight and brutal action set in naturalistic …
Call Me Chihiro (2023)Director: Rikiya ImaizumiScreenwriters: Rikiya Imaizumi, Kaori SawaiStarring: Kasumi Arimura, Lily Franky, Jun Fubuki, Hana Toyoshima, Tetta Shimada The blurb of 2023 Japanese Netflix Original film Call Me Chihiro describes the titular Chihiro (Kasumi Arimura) as an unapologetic former sex worker. Unapologetic is possibly too strong of a term for the passive protagonist …
The Midnight Sky (2020) Director: George Clooney Screenwriter: Mark L. Smith Starring: George Clooney, Felicity Jones, David Oyelowo, Caoilinn Springall, Kyle Chandler, Demián Bichir, Tiffany Boone, Sophie Rundle, Ethan Peck George Clooney is no stranger to space-based fare, his starring turns in Steven Soderbergh’s remake of Solaris in 2002 and Alfonso Cuarón’s all-time great Oscar-winner Gravity …
Bird Box (2018) Director: Susanne Bier Screenwriter: Eric Heisserer Starring: Sandra Bullock, Trevante Rhodes, John Malkovich, Sarah Paulson, Jacki Weaver, Rosa Salazar, Danielle Macdonald, Lil Rel Howery, Tom Hollander, Machine Gun Kelly, BD Wong What are the monsters in Bird Box? Is it possible that the apocalyptic threat is a metaphor for our demons? Susanne …
Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle (2018) Director: Andy Serkis Screenwriter: Callie Kloves Starring: Rohan Chand, Christian Bale, Cate Blanchett, Benedict Cumberbatch, Naomie Harris, Andy Serkis, Peter Mullan, Jack Reynor, Eddie Marsan, Tom Hollander, Matthew Rhys, Freida Pinto Andy Serkis’ darker take on the story of “The Jungle Book” by Rudyard Kipling was sold by Warner Bros. …
Outlaw King (2018) Director: David Mackenzie Screenwriters: Bathsheba Doran, David Mackenzie, James MacInnes Starring: Chris Pine, Florence Pugh, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Stephen Dillane, Billy Howle Critically acclaimed Starred Up and Hell or High Water director David Mackenzie has made the transition to Netflix for his latest picture Outlaw King, the tale of Scottish King Robert the Bruce’s exploits in war against …