Adam Sandler has been one of Hollywood’s most recognizable movie stars for nearly thirty years. He rose to fame as a cast member on Saturday Night Live in the early-to-mid 1990s and then parlayed that success into a leading film career. Sandler became widely known for irreverent Generation X comedies such as Billy Madison and, … Read more

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021) Director: Destin Daniel Cretton Screenwriters: Dave Callaham, Destin Daniel Cretton, Andrew Lanham Starring: Simu Liu, Awkwafina, Tony Leung, Meng’er Zhang, Fala Chen, Michelle Yeoh, Florian Muneanu, Andy Le, Benedict Wong Shang-Chi’s journey from a supporting character in 1970s comic books to a leading figure on the … Read more

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 Tomas Alfredson’s … Read more

The Green Knight to Debut in Cinemas and on Amazon Prime Video on 24 September 2021 Fans long awaiting David Lowery’s atmospheric medieval film The Green Knight can finally relax: the Dev Patel-led picture will be released simultaneously in cinemas and on Amazon Prime Video on 24 September 2021. The hybrid release brings a major … Read more

The Road Dance (2021) Director: Richie Adams Screenwriter: Richie Adams Starring: Hermione Corfield, Will Fletcher, Mark Gatiss Richie Adams’ The Road Dance arrives as a quietly ambitious addition to contemporary Scottish cinema, adapting John MacKay’s novel into a visually rich period drama. Set on a remote island in the Outer Hebrides during the First World … Read more

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 Candyman (2021), produced and co-written by Jordan Peele, arrives as a modern sequel to the 1992 original inspired by Clive Barker’s short story “The Forbidden.” Director Nia … Read more

Trends in comedy shift with the times. What seemed uproarious in the 1960s and 1970s often felt dated by the 1980s, and the edgy humor of the 1990s and early 2000s gave way to an era of gross-out gags. Today’s family-friendly, politically cautious comedies may feel safe now, but some forms of wit remain timeless. … Read more

The Nest (2021) Director: Sean Durkin Screenwriter: Sean Durkin Starring: Jude Law, Carrie Coon, Charlie Shotwell, Oona Roche The Nest unfolds as a tense, intimate drama that traces the unraveling of a family driven by ambition, greed, and the desire for social standing. What begins as a bold, hopeful relocation soon turns into a claustrophobic … Read more

Mad God (2021) Director: Phil Tippett Screenwriter: Phil Tippett Starring: Alex Cox, Niketa Roman, Satish Ratakonda Phil Tippett’s name may be more familiar to film fans for his extraordinary visual effects work than for directing. His long career includes contributions to major franchises and landmark genre films, which has made him a respected figure behind … Read more

Annette (2021) Director: Leos Carax Screenwriters: Ron Mael, Russell Mael, Leos Carax Starring: Adam Driver, Marion Cotillard, Simon Helberg Annette (2021) is an audacious musical from director Leos Carax, with a score and songs by the idiosyncratic pop duo Sparks (Ron and Russell Mael). The film blends Carax’s surreal, visually daring filmmaking with Sparks’ sharp, … Read more