One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975)Director: Miloš FormanScreenwriters: Lawrence Hauben, Bo GoldmanStarring: Jack Nicholson, Louise Fletcher, William Redfield, Will Sampson, Danny DeVito, Brad Dourif, Christopher Lloyd, Scatman Crothers, Sydney Lassick For anyone concerned with the Oscars, this is one of the big ones. One of only three films in the Academy’s history to win […]
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STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie (2023)Director: Davis GuggenheimStarring: Michael J. Fox, Tracey Pollan, Sam Fox, Aquinnah Fox, Schuyler Fox, Annabelle Fox It’s hard not to picture Michael J. Fox in a certain way. He’s the smart-mouth kid from ‘Family Ties’ and/or Teen Wolf and/or the Back to the Future trilogy who disappeared from the
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The Iron Claw (2023)Director: Sean DurkinScreenwriter: Sean DurkinStarring: Zac Efron, Jeremy Allen White, Harris Dickinson, Stanley Simons, Holt McCallany, Maura Tierney, Lily James The latest film from Sean Durkin, the respected writer-director behind The Nest, begins with close-up shots of lead actor Zac Efron’s bulging body getting out of bed. Efron’s skin is so tightly
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Perfect Days (2023)Director: Wim WendersScreenwriters: Wim Wenders, Takuma TakasakiStarring: Koji Yakuso, Aoi Yamada, Arisa Nakano, Min Tanaka Oscar-nominated for Best International Feature, Perfect Days is a gently meditative film about a man who cleans toilets for a living in Tokyo. With skilful direction and a memorable soundtrack, Wim Wenders creates a moving character study and
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Raging Bull (1980)Director: Martin ScorseseScreenwriter: Paul Schrader, Mardik MartinStarring: Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci, Cathy Moriarty, Frank Vincent Dark ropes foreground a misty arena where a lone fighter shadowboxes. Camera bulbs flash in the back, capturing what has become nostalgia for the fighter. He stands alone in a backroom of a club, rehearsing a poem, a
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Society of the Snow / La Sociedad de la Nieve (2023)Director: J.A. BayonaScreenwriters: J.A. Bayona, Bernat Vilaplana, Jaime Marques, Nicolás CasariegoStarring: Enzo Vogrincic, Agustín Pardella, Matías Recalt, Esteban Bigliardi, Diego Vigezzi, Fernando Contingiani “This is a place where life is impossible. Out here, we are an anomaly.” On October 13, 1972, a plane carrying 45
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The Color Purple (2023)Director: Blitz BazawuleScreenwriter: Marcus GardleyStarring: Fantasia Barrino, Danielle Brooks, Taraji P. Henson, Colman Domingo, Corey Hawkins Over the years, there have been multiple adaptations of Alice Walker’s 1982 novel “The Color Purple”. Most notably, the book had previously been adapted for the screen in the 1985 film directed by Steven Spielberg. Almost
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Argylle (2024)Director: Matthew VaughnScreenwriters: Jason FuchsStarring: Bryce Dallas Howard, Sam Rockwell, Bryan Cranston, Henry Cavill, Dua Lipa, John Cena, Samuel L Jackson, Catherine O’Hara, Sofia Boutella, Ariana DeBose Matthew Vaughn has done quite a bit for action films in the 21st century. Between Kick-Ass, X-Men: First Class, and the Kingsman franchise, he has certainly made
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The Zone of Interest (2023)Director: Jonathan GlazerScreenwriter: Jonathan GlazerStarring: Christian Friedel, Sandra Hüller Are you sitting comfortably? Good. You ought to be. You’re reading this on a machine that uses rare materials mined by children, on internet you access through a system of wiring that deteriorates ecosystems, in a space that would once act as
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Rye Lane (2023)Director: Raine Allen-MillerScreenwriter: Nathan Byron, Tom MeliaStarring: David Johnson, Vivian Oparah, Poppy Allen-Quarmby, Simon Manyonda, Benjamin Sarpong-Broni It’s difficult to grow up in the UK without some kind of affinity for the USA. Americana is so engrained in our cultural consciousness that you naturally start to wonder why we don’t have our own
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