Citizen Ruth (1996) Director: Alexander Payne Screenwriters: Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor Starring: Laura Dern, Kelly Preston, Swoosie Kurtz, Burt Reynolds, Tippi Hedren Alexander Payne’s debut feature, Citizen Ruth, introduced the sharp, satirical voice that would define his later films. Known for a mixture of dark humour and humanist observation in movies such as Election, Sideways, … Read more
Christopher Nolan’s high-profile tentpole film Tenet has been given a new release plan just one week after Warner Bros. removed the title from its calendar. The studio now intends to roll the time-bending action thriller out on a market-by-market basis rather than opening the picture simultaneously worldwide. That change reflects the uneven pace at which … Read more
Heaven Knows What (2014) Directors: Josh Safdie, Benny Safdie Screenwriters: Josh Safdie, Ronald Bronstein Starring: Arielle Holmes, Caleb Landry Jones, Buddy Duress Josh and Benny Safdie’s second feature film plunges into the raw, compressed world of New York City street life. Following up their unsettling debut, the brothers fully immerse themselves in the grime and … Read more
Netflix’s Top 10 Most Streamed Original Movies Netflix recently shared data with Bloomberg listing its most streamed original movies. Because Netflix rarely publishes detailed viewing figures, this top 10 offers a useful snapshot of what kinds of feature films attract the largest audiences on the platform. Here are the Top 10 Most Streamed Netflix Original … Read more
Extraction (2020) Director: Sam Hargrave Screenwriter: Joe Russo Starring: Chris Hemsworth, Golshifteh Farahani, Randeep Hooda, David Harbour, Priyanshu Painyuli, Rudhraksh Jaiswal Netflix’s Original action film Extraction delivers a hard-hitting, adrenaline-fuelled experience that showcases what focused creative collaboration can achieve in the contemporary action genre. Adapted from the graphic novel “Ciudad” and written by producer Joe … Read more
This article was originally published by Sam Sewell-Peterson at SSP Thinks Film. Searching (2018) Director: Aneesh Chaganty Screenwriters: Aneesh Chaganty, Sev Ohanian Starring: John Cho, Debra Messing, Michelle La, Sara Sohn, Joseph Lee Searching is both a technical innovation and a compelling, old-fashioned mystery-thriller. Aneesh Chaganty’s film reinvents how a story can be told by … Read more
This article was written exclusively for The Film Magazine by Sophia Patfield. The Invitation (2015) Director: Karyn Kusama Screenwriters: Phil Hay and Matt Manfredi Starring: Logan Marshall-Green, Emayatzy Corinealdi, Michiel Huisman, Tammy Blanchard “I am different. I’m free. All that useless pain, it’s gone. It’s something anyone can have Will, and I want you to … Read more
The Academy Award–winning classic Good Will Hunting owes much of its enduring power to the original screenplay by Ben Affleck and Matt Damon. Written by two young actors before they were household names, the film is the definition of a passion project that transformed into a cultural touchstone. More than two decades after its release, … Read more
The Old Dark House (1932) Director: James Whale Screenwriter: Benn W Levy Starring: Boris Karloff, Melvyn Douglas, Charles Laughton, Lilian Bond, Ernest Thesiger, Eva Moore, Raymond Massey, Gloria Stuart It is unfortunate that The Old Dark House is not better known beyond dedicated Gothic horror circles. Mismanaged rights and studio decisions limited its wider exposure, … Read more
The Old Guard (2020) Director: Gina Prince-Bythewood Screenwriter: Greg Rucka Starring: Charlize Theron, Kiki Layne, Matthias Schoenaerts, Marwan Kenzari, Luca Marinelli, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Harry Melling The Old Guard, Netflix’s 2020 action-fantasy release, arrives with a clear hook: a small group of immortal warriors who have spent centuries protecting humanity. On paper, the film promises kinetic … Read more