Ride the Eagle (2021) Director: Trent O’Donnell Screenwriters: Jake Johnson, Trent O’Donnell Starring: Jake Johnson, Susan Sarandon, D’Arcy Carden, J.K. Simmons Fresh out of the pandemic comes Jake Johnson and Trent O’Donnell’s newest collaboration, Ride The Eagle. The pair, who worked alongside one another on the hit comedy TV series ‘New Girl’ for several years, […]
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Isle of Dogs (2018) Director: Wes Anderson Screenwriters: Wes Anderson, Roman Coppola Starring: Bryan Cranston, Jeff Goldblum, Bill Murray, Tilda Swinton, Harvey Keitel, Greta Gerwig, Yoko Ono Following on from the critical and public smash that was The Grand Budapest Hotel, Wes Anderson returned to screens after a break of four years with 2018’s Isle of Dogs.
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Delphine’s Prayers/Les prières de Delphine (2021) Director: Rosine Mbakam The latest feature documentary from Belgium-based Cameroonian filmmaker Rosine Mbakam, a documentarian well regarded for spotlighting the experiences of African migrant women, is an extended interview with Delphine, a 30 year-old fellow Cameroonian immigrant to Belgium with a captivating if harrowing life story to tell. While
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Songs for the River (2021) Director: Charlotte Ginsborg Like many world-changing disasters, the Coronavirus pandemic has already inspired some great art, from Cold War Steve’s satirical collages on Twitter to Rob Savage’s Zoom horror Host and Kevin Macdonald’s crowd-sourced documentary sequel Life in a Day 2020. Charlotte Ginsborg’s documentary Songs for the River is another important work,
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Everybody’s Talking About Jamie (2021) Director: Jonathan Butterell Screenwriter: Tom MacRae Starring: Max Harwood, Sarah Lancashire, Lauren Patel, Richard E. Grant, Samuel Bottomley, Ralph Ineson The movie musical is a genre with some of the most impressive staying power in all of cinema. Classics from Disney are beloved all across the world and the likes
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This article was originally published to SSP Thinks Film by Sam Sewell-Peterson. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011) Director: Tomas Alfredson Screenwriters: Bridget O’Connor, Peter Straughan Starring: Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, Mark Strong, Benedict Cumberbatch, Tom Hardy, John Hurt, Toby Jones, Ciarán Hinds, David Dencik, Roger Lloyd Pack, Stephen Graham, Kathy Burke, Simon McBurney Oddly enough, ten years on
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The Road Dance (2021) Director: Richie Adams Screenwriter: Richie Adams Starring: Hermione Corfield, Will Fletcher, Mark Gatiss When thinking of the best cinematic output by country, very few look to Scotland. Cinephiles often go to familiar favourites such as France, Germany and Japan, each with a history of releasing truly outstanding cinema, each with a
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Candyman (2021) Director: Nia DaCosta Screenwriters: Jordan Peele, Win Rosenfeld, Nia DaCosta Starring: Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Teyonah Parris, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, Colman Domingo, Tony Todd, Virginia Madsen, Vanessa Williams A Candyman movie produced and co-written by Get Out and Us filmmaker Jordan Peele seemed on paper to be a dream pairing. In all honesty, nobody wanted anyone to touch
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The Nest (2021) Director: Sean Durkin Screenwriter: Sean Durkin Starring: Jude Law, Carrie Coon, Charlie Shotwell, Oona Roche The Nest takes audiences on a twisted, dark journey as a once madly in love couple and their happy children are put to the ultimate test as greed and status become an overpowering presence within their family.
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Mad God (2021) Director: Phil Tippett Screenwriter: Phil Tippett Starring: Alex Cox, Niketa Roman, Satish Ratakonda Phil Tippett is a name that may not be instantly recognisable to some, but his roles in the visual effects departments of the Star Wars and Twilight franchises, as well as movies such as Jurassic Park and RoboCop, mean
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