The Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma has announced the nominees for the 2021 César Awards. This year’s shortlist highlights a strong showing for intimate dramas and character-driven comedies, with one film leading the pack in nominations and several others recognized across major categories. Top of the list with 13 nominations is Les Choses … Read more

Greenland (2021) Director: Ric Roman Waugh Screenwriter: Chris Sparling Starring: Gerard Butler, Morena Baccarin, Roger Dale Floyd, Scott Glenn Well-executed extinction-event films are rare, which is why the 1990s blockbusters such as Independence Day, Armageddon and Deep Impact remain fondly remembered despite mixed reviews. Since then the genre has oscillated between spectacle-driven tentpoles and lower-budget … Read more

Arrow Player: A New Streaming Home for Cult and Art-House Cinema Arrow, one of the UK’s leading distributors of physical media for cult and classic films, has launched Arrow Player, its curated streaming service aimed at cinephiles who value special editions, restorations and carefully selected catalogs. Rather than competing directly with mass-market platforms, Arrow Player … Read more

Rocks (2020) Director: Sarah Gavron Screenwriters: Theresa Ikoko, Claire Wilson Starring: Bukky Bakray, Kosar Ali, D’Angelou Osei Kissiedu, Shaneigha-Monik Greyson, Sarah Niles British cinema often gravitates toward period drama, literary adaptations, and war stories—productions where received accents, stiff-upper-lip stoicism, and traditional images of Britain dominate. While those films frequently attract awards attention, they can obscure … Read more

The classic era of Walt Disney Animation carries a strong sense of nostalgia, from its beloved princess stories to lesser-remembered releases. One of the studio’s most underrated films from that period is Oliver and Company (1988), a primarily hand-drawn animated feature that follows an orphaned kitten navigating contemporary New York City, moving between the streets … Read more

The Dig (2021) Director: Simon Stone Screenwriters: Moira Buffini, John Preston Starring: Ralph Fiennes, Carey Mulligan, Lily James, Johnny Flynn, Ken Stott, Ben Chaplin, Monica Dolan With so much recent time for reflection, many people have been reconsidering their actions, relationships and the legacies they will leave behind. Simon Stone’s 2021 Netflix film The Dig … Read more

A Secret Love (2020) Director: Chris Bolan Screenwriters: Chris Bolan, Alexa L. Fogel, Brendan Mason Starring: Terry Donahue, Pat Henschel, Diana Bolan A Secret Love is a documentary that chronicles the long, private partnership of Terry Donahue, a former player in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, and her partner of seven decades, Pat Henschel. … Read more

Back in July 2020 I spotted a post by Kidcassidyfilms about Jacques Rivette’s Out 1. The post highlighted the film’s staggering runtime—around 13 hours—and its critical reputation. The more I read, the more I wanted to see it. The length was intimidating, but the film’s mystique and rarity only increased my curiosity. Out 1 premiered … Read more

This article was written exclusively for The Film Magazine by Rory Doherty. Assassins (2020) Director: Ryan White In February 2017, the eldest son of the late North Korean leader Kim Jong-il was killed in broad daylight at Kuala Lumpur International Airport. A VX nerve agent — one of the deadliest chemical weapons — was applied … Read more

This article was written exclusively for The Film Magazine by Scott Z. Walkinshaw. Carnival of Souls (1962) Director: Herk Harvey Screenwriter: John Clifford Starring: Candace Hilligoss, Sidney Berger, Frances Feist, Art Ellison, Herk Harvey Herk Harvey’s influence on horror cinema is outsized precisely because his feature output is so small. His 1962 film Carnival of … Read more