Dirty Harry Movies Ranked: Every Film, Worst to Best Clint Eastwood’s Dirty Harry first exploded onto the big screen in 1971, introducing a character that quickly became one of cinema’s most enduring antiheroes. The original film remains influential and widely discussed decades later, but it also spawned four sequels stretching through the 1980s. In this … Read more

The Perfect Candidate (2019)Director: Haifaa Al-MansourScreenwriter: Haifaa Al-Mansour, Brad NiemannStarring: Mila Al Zahrani, Dae Al Hilali, Nora Al Awad, Khalid Abdulraheem After branching into English-language cinema with Mary Shelley, pioneering Saudi filmmaker Haifaa Al-Mansour returns to her homeland with a quietly radical, thoughtful drama: The Perfect Candidate. The film continues Al-Mansour’s commitment to telling intimate … Read more

There are just over eight million people packed into the five boroughs that make up the world’s most famous city. From its towering skyline to the littered sidewalks, New York City bristles with a unique blend of glamour and grit. That energy infects its residents, making New Yorkers some of the most compelling people on … Read more

Yes, God, Yes (2019) Director: Karen Maine Screenwriter: Karen Maine Starring: Natalia Dyer, Francesca Reale, Alisha Boe, Timothy Simons, Wolfgang Novogratz, Susan Blackwell “We’re all hiding stuff. All kinds of stuff. What if we just tried to be honest and to treat each other with respect? That’s what Jesus wanted, right? And then maybe we … Read more

The Alien franchise burst onto screens in 1979 and quickly became a landmark of science fiction and horror. Introduced through Ridley Scott’s original vision, the series followed Sigourney Weaver’s Ellen Ripley and her crews as they confronted the lethal, biomechanical terror known as the Xenomorph. Over four decades the franchise evolved—shifting tones, exploring deeper mythology, … Read more

Oldboy (2003) Director: Chan-wook Park Screenwriters: Chan-wook Park, Chun-hyeong Lim, Jo-yun Hwang Starring: Min-sik Choi, Ji-Tae Yoo, Hye-jeong Kang Chan-wook Park’s Oldboy is the second film in his Vengeance Trilogy and remains his most widely recognised work. The film follows Oh Dae-su, an ordinary man who is abducted on a drunken night out and wakes … Read more

This article was written exclusively for The Film Magazine by Emma Kershaw. Pitch Perfect arrived when television musicals like Glee were at their peak, and another jukebox musical might have sounded redundant. Yet Kay Cannon’s sharp script, paired with a standout comedic ensemble—Anna Kendrick, Rebel Wilson, Anna Camp and Brittany Snow—gave the film a distinct voice. With … Read more

Unhinged (2020) Director: Derrick Borte Screenwriter: Carl Ellsworth Starring: Russell Crowe, Caren Pistorius, Jimmi Simpson, Gabriel Bateman, Austin P. McKenzie Unhinged is a lean, tense thriller that trades blockbuster gloss for a straight-ahead, old-school sense of menace. Directed by Derrick Borte and written by Carl Ellsworth, the film hinges on a simple but effective premise: … Read more

This article was written exclusively for The Film Magazine by Eve O’Dea of eveonfilm.com. Daughters of Darkness (1971) Director: Harry Kümel Screenwriter: Harry Kümel Cast: Delphine Seyrig, John Karlen, Daniella Ouimet, Andrea Rau Harry Kümel’s Daughters of Darkness occupies a deliberately uncertain space between styles and genres. That uncertainty becomes part of the film’s power: … Read more

Election (1999) Director: Alexander Payne Screenwriters: Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor Starring: Matthew Broderick, Reese Witherspoon, Chris Klein, Jessica Campbell, Phil Reeves Alexander Payne’s second feature, Election, accelerated a career that showed early promise with Citizen Ruth. Released in 1999, this dark high-school comedy established Payne as a distinctive voice in American cinema, blending sharp satire … Read more