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

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