The D’Innocenzo Brothers returned to the Berlinale with their second feature, Bad Tales (Favolacce), marking a significant milestone for emerging filmmakers who find their voice through international festivals. Their debut, Boys Cry, screened in Berlin’s Panorama section in 2018. Bad Tales later competed in the main competition alongside established auteurs, vying for the Golden Bear … Read more

The Invisible Man (2020) Director: Leigh Whannell Screenwriter: Leigh Whannell Starring: Elisabeth Moss, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Harriet Dyer, Aldis Hodge, Storm Reid, Michael Dorman Please be warned: if you have experienced an abusive relationship, some scenes and themes in this film may feel distressingly familiar. Universal’s iconic monsters have been reimagined many times in recent years, … Read more

Hong Kong Cinema: Identity, the Handover, and the City’s Stories This article was written exclusively for The Film Magazine by James Southcott. At the southern edge of China, the compact territory of Hong Kong has produced some of the most inventive and influential cinema of the past half-century. Its filmmakers have created a rich, distinct … Read more

Welcome to the revival of “So Bad It’s Good,” a feature series originally presented in The Film Magazine. This relaunch continues a celebration of films whose failures become their chief entertainment value. As a devoted bad-movie enthusiast, Jacob Davis takes the reins for this edition and will examine what makes certain films entertaining precisely because … Read more

Misbehaviour (2020)Director: Philippa LowthorpeScreenwriters: Gaby Chiappe, Rebecca FraynStarring: Keira Knightley, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Jessie Buckley, Keeley Hawes, Phyllis Logan, Rhys Ifans, Greg Kinnear Misbehaviour, directed by Philippa Lowthorpe of television acclaim, dramatizes the Women’s Liberation protests that disrupted the 1970 Miss World contest. On paper it’s a historical drama; in tone it often chooses charm, warmth … Read more

This article was written exclusively for The Film Magazine by Leoni Horton of Leoni Horton Movies. The Last Thing He Wanted (2020) Director: Dee Rees Screenwriters: Marc Villalobos, Dee Rees Starring: Anne Hathaway, Ben Affleck, Rosie Perez, Willem Dafoe, Edi Gathegi, Toby Jones Joan Didion’s fiction has long been regarded as difficult to adapt, its … Read more

Kiki’s Delivery Service (1989) Director: Hayao Miyazaki Screenwriter: Hayao Miyazaki Starring: Minami Takayama, Rei Sakuma, Kappei Yamaguchi, Keiko Toda, Mieko Nobusawa Kiki’s Delivery Service is a warm, quietly affecting film that feels like a comforting embrace. Rather than driving toward sweeping drama or epic conflict, Hayao Miyazaki gives us a gentle coming-of-age story that centers … Read more

As The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari passes its hundredth anniversary, it is worth reconsidering why this film still matters and how it continues to shape the language of cinema. Although it was not the first horror film and rarely appears on mainstream “greatest films” lists, Caligari has been the subject of intense scholarly attention, which … Read more

Albert Camus and Jean-Paul Sartre. Edgar Allan Poe and Charles Dickens. The Beatles and Elvis Presley. It’s always compelling when two giants of a field meet: Camus and Sartre debated existentialism for years; Poe and Dickens exchanged stiff, occasional conversation; and The Beatles’ brief jam with Elvis left both sides surprised. What, then, is the … Read more

Greed (2020) Director: Michael Winterbottom Screenwriter: Michael Winterbottom Starring: Steve Coogan, David Mitchell, Isla Fisher, Sophie Cookson, Pearl Mackie, Asa Butterfield, Ollie Locke Greed (2020) arrives as an ambitious satire of wealth and fashion, but despite its provocative premise the film struggles to cohere. Directed and written by Michael Winterbottom, and led by Steve Coogan … Read more