Edward Berger is arguably one of the most in-demand filmmakers right now, with the successes of his German-language remake of All Quiet on the Western Front and Vatican-based drama Conclave, both o…

In 1972, two masked men walked into the Worcester Art Museum and stole four paintings in broad daylight. Though not depicting those exact events, writer and director Kelly Reichardt was inspired by…

This year sees Richard Linklater direct two historical dramas set at pivotal points in the lives of their subjects. Nouvelle Vague depicts the shooting of Breathless, Jean-Luc Godard’s debut film t…

Among the countless fictions viewing their world through the eyes of an animal protagonist, only a few share the commitment and conviction of Ben Leonberg’s distinctive directorial debut. Fro…

The solo directorial debut of Benny Safdie, The Smashing Machine comes with plenty of anticipation. With films like Good Time and Uncut Gems, the Safdie brothers were launched into being some of th…

Roofman, directed by Derek Cianfrance, comes armed with a wild and wacky true story of a man named Jeffrey Manchester (Channing Tatum). After his discharge from the United States Army Reserve, Jeff…

There has been much praise for Chloé Zhao’s new film, Hamnet, an adaptation of author Maggie O’Farrell’s novel. The plaudits are justified, and the film is a great work of art in that it evokes man…

Perception. Acceptance. Validation. Luca Guadagnino’s After the Hunt is about all of these themes and more, a messy and often scattershot thriller with a throwback adult drama energy that dives at the heart of the socioethical, philosophical, and moral quandaries of modern times. At its most basic, it is a post-#MeToo thriller about a philosophy professor, Hank Gibson (

It has been eight years since Daniel Day-Lewis last appeared in a film. In the lead up to Paul Thomas Anderson’s Phantom Thread, Day-Lewis had made it clear he intended to retire. It was not the fi…

This year sees Richard Linklater direct two historical dramas set at pivotal points in the lives of their subjects. Nouvelle Vague depicts the shooting of Breathless, Jean-Luc Godard’s debut film t…

In 2016, Donald Trump beat Hillary Clinton in the U.S. presidential election and, appropriately enough, the Oxford English Dictionary’s word of the year was “post-truth”. Since then, the situation around the world has only gotten 'post-truthier' and, yes, more Orwellian.

We all have weird thoughts from time to time. We usually keep them to ourselves. Yorgos Lanthimos makes films out of his. His latest film Kinds of Kindness is a triple dose of weirdness, three stor…

Edward Berger is arguably one of the most in-demand filmmakers right now, with the successes of his German-language remake of All Quiet on the Western Front and Vatican-based drama Conclave, both of which won multiple industry-recognised awards. It would be surprising that there was not an abundance of projects he could choose from. This is something he has recently spoken about, and how it has led him to helm his latest film, …

In 1972, two masked men walked into the Worcester Art Museum and stole four paintings in broad daylight. Though not depicting those exact events, writer and director Kelly Reichardt was inspired by them for The Mastermind. Following James Blaine Mooney (Josh O’Connor), The Mastermind is an exercise in cosmic irony, delivered to a man negligent in every duty ascribed to him.

David Cronenberg’s The Shrouds comes seven years following the death of his wife Carolyn Zeifman. They were married for almost forty years. In a 1992 Esquire interview, Cronenberg described himself…

This year sees Richard Linklater direct two historical dramas set at pivotal points in the lives of their subjects. Nouvelle Vague depicts the shooting of Breathless, Jean-Luc Godard’s debut film that helped launch the French New Wave film movement while Blue Moon shows Lorenz Hart (Ethan Hawke) on the opening night of Oklahoma! written by his former collaborator…

Among the countless fictions viewing their world through the eyes of an animal protagonist, only a few share the commitment and conviction of Ben Leonberg's distinctive directorial debut. From its opening frames, the engrossing blend of paranormal and psychological elements are told from the point of view of Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever Indy (the director-writer’s own dog, Indy…

The solo directorial debut of Benny Safdie, The Smashing Machine comes with plenty of anticipation. With films like Good Time and Uncut Gems, the Safdie brothers were launched into being some of the most celebrated and anticipated young filmmakers working today. However, to follow up those successes, the brothers decided to go their separate ways with Benny directing this film and…

Roofman, directed by Derek Cianfrance, comes armed with a wild and wacky true story of a man named Jeffrey Manchester (Channing Tatum). After his discharge from the United States Army Reserve, Jeffrey struggled to make ends meet. Rather than being able to give his daughter the bike she dreamed of for her birthday, all he can afford to give her is a toy set that he once played with as a boy.

Eyes Without a Face is scary in a realistic yet fanciful way. With modern medical advancements and the uneasy feeling of a world gone mad, the medical procedures and the sequence of events played o…

There has been much praise for Chloé Zhao’s new film, Hamnet, an adaptation of author Maggie O’Farrell’s novel. The plaudits are justified, and the film is a great work of art in that it evokes many different thoughts and feelings for its audience, some of which may be quite personal. One thing that was apparent in the film is the power of absence.

With a strong performance at its center and a sense for the subtle dynamics of family obligations, Ana Lambarri Tellaeche debut feature turns its subdued focus on the corrosive long-term effects of…

It has been eight years since Daniel Day-Lewis last appeared in a film. In the lead up to Paul Thomas Anderson’s Phantom Thread, Day-Lewis had made it clear he intended to retire. It was not the first time he had stepped away from acting, having previously taken a hiatus to become a shoe-maker in Italy in between making…

Contributing to the growing body of Spanish cinema dealing with the unresolved legacies of the Civil War and Francoist repression, Miguel Ángel Delgado delivers a restrained, yet forceful approach …

Crispin Glover gets trapped in hotel hell and feels the pressure of a stifling system turning against him