Tom & Jerry (2021) — Review Director: Tim Story Screenwriter: Kevin Costello Starring: Chloë Grace Moretz, Michael Peña, Colin Jost, Rob Delaney, Ken Jeong, Pallavi Sharda Tom & Jerry (2021) attempts to transplant the classic cat-and-mouse cartoon into a live-action world populated by fully animated animals. The result is a family-oriented comedy built around slapstick … Read more
Bliss (2021) Director: Mike Cahill Screenwriter: Mike Cahill Starring: Owen Wilson, Salma Hayek, Nesta Cooper, Jorge Lendeborg Jr. In the early 2000s, independent-minded studios helped popularize concept-driven, festival-friendly films that relied on enigmatic premises and slow-burn revelations. Movies like Donnie Darko and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind became touchstones for audiences who enjoyed puzzles … Read more
This article was written exclusively for The Film Magazine by Jack Cameron. Riders of Justice (2020) Director: Anders Thomas Jensen Screenwriters: Anders Thomas Jensen, Nikolaj Arcel Starring: Mads Mikkelsen, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Lars Brygmann, Andrea Heick Gadeberg, Nicolas Bro “Nothing is for certain,” an old man tells his granddaughter when she asks for a new … Read more
When John Schlesinger agreed to direct the film adaptation of James Leo Herlihy’s novel Midnight Cowboy, Dustin Hoffman later recalled that Schlesinger modestly hoped the film would at least attract the “college crowd.” Instead, Midnight Cowboy (1969) won three Academy Awards and remains notable as the only film with an X rating to receive the … Read more
Michael Fassbender in X-Men: First Class (2011). Michael Fassbender has long attracted top-tier directors, and recent reports suggest he may soon add David Fincher to that list. The Irish actor is in talks to star in the assassin thriller The Killer, a film being developed for Netflix and reportedly set to begin production in September. … Read more
This article was written exclusively for The Film Magazine by Jack Cameron. The Mauritanian (2021) Director: Kevin Macdonald Screenwriters: Michael Bronner, Rory Haines, Sohrab Noshirvani Starring: Tahar Rahim, Jodie Foster, Benedict Cumberbatch, Shailene Woodley, Zachary Levi From its opening moments, The Mauritanian signals confidence and care. Director Kevin Macdonald, returning to narrative drama after years … Read more
Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché (2021) Directors: Celeste Bell, Paul Sng Screenwriters: Celeste Bell, Paul Sng Starring: Celeste Bell, Marianne Elliott-Said, Ruth Negga When most people picture punk, images of its outspoken male icons often come to mind: provocative frontmen and disruptive personalities who defined the sound and spectacle of the movement in the … Read more
This article was written exclusively for The Film Magazine by Shona Leigh Pope. Representing autism on screen has long been a challenge for filmmakers. For decades one film in particular—1988’s Oscar-winning Rain Man—dominated the public imagination as the primary cinematic depiction of autism. While it helped raise visibility for autistic people, it also shaped a … Read more
Creation Stories (2021) Director: Nick Moran Screenwriters: Dean Cavanagh, Irvine Welsh Starring: Ewen Bremner, Leo Flanagan, Suki Waterhouse, Jason Isaacs, Mel Raido, Thomas Turgoose, Michael Socha, Ed Byrne, Paul Kaye, Perry Benson, Steven Berkoff, Rufus Jones Creation Stories attempts to dramatize the life of Alan McGee, the Glasgow-born music entrepreneur who founded Creation Records and … Read more
Contemporary films that depict LGBTQ+ lives often receive the most attention in cinema today. That interest reflects social and legal progress, but there is equal value in revisiting earlier films made before decriminalisation and other LGBTQ+ milestones. These earlier works offer poignant, sometimes surprising, perspectives and show how representation has evolved. Below is a curated … Read more