This review was originally published by its author Sam Sewell-Peterson on SSP Thinks Film. The Assistant (2019/20) Director: Kitty Green Screenwriter: Kitty Green Starring: Julia Garner, Matthew Macfadyen, John Orsini, Noah Robbins, Kristine Froseth, Mackenzie Leigh, Purva Bedi Kitty Green’s The Assistant is a quietly devastating study of the everyday mechanisms that enable abuse to … Read more
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) announced new inclusion standards on the evening of 8 September 2020 designed to encourage filmmakers worldwide to improve diversity and inclusion in hiring, casting and marketing. From this point forward, productions that want to be eligible for the prestigious Best Picture category at the Oscars will … Read more
Let’s say you’re a horror fan — you clicked on this article after all — and imagine all horror films vanished except for one decade’s output. Which decade would you save? The 1950s delivered enduring ghost stories, the 1990s offered witty, self-aware chiller cinema, and the 2000s produced a high point for J‑Horror. Still, most … Read more
An American Pickle (2020) Director: Brandon Trost Screenwriter: Simon Rich Starring: Seth Rogen, Sarah Snook, Jorma Taccone The film opens in 1919 Poland with Herschel Greenbaum (Seth Rogen) and his wife Sarah (Sarah Snook) sitting by a lake, sharing simple dreams: Sarah wishes for enough security to afford a proper headstone, while Herschel delights in … Read more
“Discomfort” is often the most accurate response to a David Lynch film. His work has provoked criticism for its depictions of violence and sadism and for a refusal to conform to conventional narrative coherence. Yet those intense reactions are frequently signs of powerful art, and Lynch’s films consistently demonstrate an ability to affect viewers on … Read more
Mulan (2020) Director: Niki Caro Screenwriters: Rick Jaffa, Amanda Silver, Elizabeth Martin, Lauren Hynek Starring: Yifei Liu, Donnie Yen, Gong Li, Jet Li, Jason Scott Lee, Yoson An, Tzi Ma, Rosalind Chao After a series of release delays, Disney’s live-action reimagining of Mulan has finally arrived. With a major budget and an almost exclusively Asian … Read more
Adam Driver to Lead New Sci‑Fi Thriller “65” Produced by Sam Raimi Adam Driver, known for his acclaimed work in Marriage Story and his role as Kylo Ren in the Star Wars sequel trilogy, has been announced to star in an upcoming science‑fiction thriller titled 65. The project will be written and directed by the … Read more
Since the early 1970s, the celebrated Aardman Animation studio has produced charming, inventive work that has delighted audiences around the world. From the early Morph sketches and the inventive Creature Comforts shorts to a string of feature films over the past two decades, Aardman has defined some of the most beloved stop-motion animation ever made. … Read more
The Man Who Killed Don Quixote (2018) Director: Terry Gilliam Screenwriters: Terry Gilliam, Tony Grisoni Starring: Adam Driver, Jonathan Pryce, Olga Kurylenko, Joana Ribeiro, Stellan Skarsgård, Jordi Mollà, Jason Watkins, Hovik Keuchkerian Terry Gilliam’s long-gestating passion project, The Man Who Killed Don Quixote, arrived after nearly three decades of false starts, setbacks and a famously … Read more
Matthias et Maxime (2019/20) Director: Xavier Dolan Screenwriter: Xavier Dolan Starring: Gabriel D’Almeida Freitas, Xavier Dolan, Anne Dorval, Harris Dickinson, Marilyn Castonguay, Antoine Pilon, Pier-Luc Funk, Catherine Brunet, Samuel Gauthier, Adib Alkhalidey, Camille Felton Xavier Dolan has become a defining voice in contemporary melodrama, blending personal intensity with cinematic bravado to explore love, identity, and … Read more