Set after the events of 28 Years Later, Spike (played again by Alfie Williams) finds himself stuck with a psychotic group of murderous teens run by Jimmy Crystal (played by Jack O’Connell), a deranged youth who commands his subordinates (who …
This is a dark comedy to its core, with a deliberately hyperbolic style. Though the screenplay is clever, director Park Chan- wook does much of his storytelling non-verbally, through sight gags, set design, action choreography and visual effects. Everything we …
Why is HAMNET such a fine film?
I will tell you why; so shall my anticipation provoke your discovery, and the sweet secret of this cinematic wonder shall moult its pleasure.
I have of late, (but wherefore I know not) …
Sally Potter is a film-maker who deserves to be more decisively seen and heard. I’m not one for avidly going to bat for socially-purposeful art, but saying that, Potter whose films have long addressed gender identity, political commitment, feminism, capitalism, …
Graduates from all walks of life compete for a coveted position at Pierpoint, a top investment bank in London.
The graduates include Harper Stern (Myha’le), a black upstate New York native who uproots her life in pursuit of success, despite …
SONG SONG BLUE follows its main characters, Mike and Claire, through both marriage and dream, wearing its heart openly, never pretending to be smarter than it is.
The story follows Mike (Hugh Jackman) and Claire (Kate Hudson), a married couple …
One of the highest ranked films of the year amongst critics and cinephiles, IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT is the Palme d’Or winning cinematic masterpiece by Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi. This thrilling tale of justice, revenge and life in …
ORWELL 2+2=5 is a 2025 documentary written, produced and directed by Raoul Peck. It follows the career of George Orwell, particularly the lessons learned from his novel 1984, and how his political observations are so relevant in present …
The brain behind Italy’s popular Perfect Strangers hatches another high-concept comedy. It’s ripe for a remake rom-com focusing on the conflicting emotions a man and a woman’s experience on their first date, rendering both parties insufferably neurotic.
Director Paolo …
SOMEBODY TO LOVE could have been titled ‘Nobody to Love’, because its three main characters are locked in an endless waltz of disappointment.
Rosie Perez bounces through the movie as Mercedes, a taxi dancer who is hopelessly in love with …