Anatomy of a Fall (2023)Director: Justine TrietScreenwriters: Justine Triet, Arthur HarariStarring: Sandra Hüller, Samuel Theis, Milo Machado Graner, Swann Arlaud, Antoine Reinartz Justine Triet unfolds entrenched systemic misogyny in her Oscar-nominated courtroom drama Anatomy of a Fall, a pointed and wordy multilingual picture that features one of the great performances of 2023. French director and […]
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All of Us Strangers (2023)Director: Andrew HaighScreenwriter: Andrew HaighStarring: Andrew Scott, Paul Mescal, Claire Foy, Jamie Bell The newest queer movie to have turned the internet upside down has finally been released in the UK, leaving those who see it in floods of tears at screenings around the country. The question is: do tears equate
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The Holdovers (2023)Director: Alexander PayneScreenwriter: David HemingsonStarring: Paul Giamatti, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Dominic Sessa, Carrie Preston, Brady Hepner, Ian Dolley, Jim Kaplan, Michael Provost, Andrew Garmon, Naheem Garcia, Stephen Thorne, Gillian Vigman, Tate Donovan, Juanita Pearl Almost 20 years ago, Alexander Payne discovered that Paul Giamatti had a real knack for playing horrible people and somehow
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Mullholland Drive (2001)Director: David LynchScreenwriter: David LynchStarring: Naomi Watts, Justin Theroux, Laura Elena Harring, Ann Miller, Robert Forster Hollywood is a land of dreams: a mythic, romanticized vision that is inherently created and marketed through any film. The dazzling lights, gorgeous populace, and beautiful wardrobes distract from the underpaid workers and sleazy executives. David Lynch’s Mullholland
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Next Goal Wins (2023)Director: Taika Waititi Screenwriters: Taika Waititi, Iain MorrisStarring: Michael Fassbender, Oscar Kightley, Kaimana, Ioane Goodhue Taika Waititi is perhaps most beloved for his small, emotionally charged films that lovingly tend to the stories of Indigenous and Polynesian people. From the 2010 film Boy, which tackles hero worship and abandonment, to Hunt for the
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Just Mercy (2020) Director: Destin Daniel Cretton Screenwriters: Destin Daniel Cretton & Andrew Lanham Starring: Micheal B. Jordan, Jamie Foxx, Brie Larson, Rafe Spall, Tim Blake Nelson Based on the memoir of Bryan Steveson (Jordan), Just Mercy tells the tale of Steveson’s work with men on death row, and specifically the case Walter ‘Johnny D’
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Booksmart (2019) Director: Olivia Wilde Screenwriters: Susanna Fogel, Emily Halpern, Sarah Haskins Starring: Kaitlyn Dever, Beanie Feldstein, Jessica Williams, Jason Sudeikis, Lisa Kudrow, Will Forte, Victoria Ruesga, Mason Gooding, Skyler Gisondo, Diana Silvers, Molly Gordon, Billie Lourd, Eduardo Franco, Nico Hiraga, Austin Crute, Noah Galvin Olivia Wilde’s ebullient directorial debut Booksmart is the coming-of-age comedy we’ve been
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Fighting With My Family (2019) Director: Stephen Merchant Screenwriter: Stephen Merchant Starring: Florence Pugh, Jack Lowden, Lena Headey, Nick Frost, Vince Vaughn, Dwayne Johnson Stephen Merchant’s movie about wrestling isn’t just any old titter-tattered attempt at recreating the spectacle and pomposity of the WWE, nor is it a recreation of the down-trodden reality check that
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The Favourite (2019) Director: Yorgos Lanthimos Screenwriters: Deborah Davis, Tony McNamara Starring: Olivia Colman, Rachel Weisz, Emma Stone, Nicholas Hoult, Mark Gatiss, Joe Alwyn An early reading of the C word by Nicholas Hoult set the tone for Yorgos Lanthimos’ latest dark comedy, the delectable dialogue of this subversive period drama being as much of a high
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Hymn of Hate (2018) Director: Matt Kennard Screenwriter: Matt Kennard Starring: Russell Tovey, Thomas Turgoose, Andrew Knott Hymn of Hate begins with the sound of a quiet swell of wind against grass, the black screen reading credits. The deep tones of a deftly composed war score welcome the opening shot of a camera tracking across a
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