The Royal Tenenbaums (2001) — A Review Director: Wes Anderson Screenwriters: Wes Anderson, Owen Wilson Starring: Gene Hackman, Anjelica Huston, Gwyneth Paltrow, Ben Stiller, Luke Wilson, Owen Wilson, Bill Murray, Danny Glover After the breakout acclaim of Rushmore, Wes Anderson followed with The Royal Tenenbaums, a film that helped define his singular voice and cemented … Read more

The Prom (2020) Director: Ryan Murphy Screenwriters: Bob Martin, Chad Beguelin Starring: Meryl Streep, James Corden, Nicole Kidman, Andrew Rannells, Jo Ellen Pellman, Ariana DeBose The resurgence of the movie musical over recent years—boosted by popular titles such as La La Land and The Greatest Showman and smaller hits like Sing Street—made Netflix’s screen adaptation … Read more

Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (2020) Director: George C. Wolfe Screenwriter: Ruben Santiago-Hudson Starring: Chadwick Boseman, Viola Davis, Jeremy Shamos, Jonny Coyne Set in Chicago in the summer of 1927, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom stages a charged, claustrophobic drama inside a single recording studio. The film follows Ma Rainey and her band as they prepare to … Read more

33rd European Film Awards (2020) — Winners and Highlights The 33rd annual European Film Awards were presented live from Berlin, Germany on Saturday, 12 December 2020. Hosted by German television presenter Steven Gätjen, the ceremony adapted to the pandemic-era conditions: originally scheduled for Reykjavík, Iceland, it took place in a Berlin studio while nominees and … Read more

Christmas movies are a cornerstone of the holiday season, and few modern animated films capture the spirit of the holidays as beautifully as Klaus. Released in 2019, Klaus is a Netflix-distributed animated feature directed by Spanish filmmaker Sergio Pablos and produced by Sergio Pablos Animation Studios. The film features voice performances by Jason Schwartzman, Joan … Read more

2020 British Independent Film Awards – Full Nominee List The nominees for the 2020 British Independent Film Awards (BIFAs) were announced live via a Facebook video on Wednesday 9 December 2020. This year’s list highlights a strong showing from new voices and bold independent projects, with Saint Maud, His House and Rocks dominating the nominations … Read more

Happiest Season (2020) Director: Clea DuVall Screenwriters: Clea DuVall, Mary Holland Starring: Kristen Stewart, Mackenzie Davis, Alison Brie, Aubrey Plaza, Dan Levy, Mary Holland, Victor Garber, Mary Steenburgen Happiest Season arrives as one of the more prominent mainstream attempts to centre a same-sex couple within the familiar framework of a holiday romantic comedy. Directed and … Read more

Mank (2020) Director: David Fincher Screenwriter: Jack Fincher Starring: Gary Oldman, Amanda Seyfried, Lily Collins, Tom Pelphrey, Arliss Howard, Tuppence Middleton, Monika Grossmann, Joseph Cross, Sam Troughton, Toby Leonard Moore, Tom Burke, Charles Dance David Fincher’s Mank is a lovingly crafted behind-the-scenes portrait of the making of Citizen Kane, shot with frequent visual and tonal … Read more

Edward Scissorhands (1990) Director: Tim BurtonScreenwriter: Caroline ThompsonStarring: Johnny Depp, Winona Ryder, Dianne Wiest, Anthony Michael Hall, Kathy Baker, Alan Arkin, Vincent Price It’s almost astonishing that more than thirty years have passed since Edward Scissorhands first arrived in cinemas. When Tim Burton was the defining voice of gothic-tinged cinema, this 1990 film became essential … Read more

Peninsula (2020) Director: Yeon Sang-ho Screenwriters: Yeon Sang-ho, Park Joo-Suk Starring: Gang Dong-won, Lee Jung-hyun, Kim Min-jae, Koo Kyo-hwan, Kim Do-yoon, Kwon Hae-hyo, Lee Re, Lee Yi-won Peninsula, the standalone follow-up to the breakout hit Train to Busan, feels shamelessly derivative at times, especially compared with the film’s more inventive predecessor. Yet while it leans … Read more