Born in Tokyo in 1962, acclaimed Japanese filmmaker Hirokazu Kore-eda developed a love of cinema early on. His mother nurtured that passion by sharing classic films on television throughout his childhood, creating the foundation for a career built on careful observation of everyday life. Kore-eda began his film career working as an assistant director on … Read more

One of the most debated subjects in film studies and criticism is: what exactly is Italian Neorealism? Although it stands among the most influential movements in cinema history, its boundaries are often fluid and its definition remains elusive. Unlike genre classifications that group films by shared textual elements, film movements tend to cluster works around … Read more

I Saw the TV Glow (2024)Director: Jane SchoenbrunScreenwriter: Jane SchoenbrunStarring: Justice Smith, Brigette Lundy-Paine, Ian Foreman, Helena Howard, Lindsey Jordan, Danielle Deadwyler, Fred Durst Do you like girls?I don’t know.Boys?I- I- I think that, I like TV shows. I Saw the TV Glow resists tidy categorization. It borrows from psychological thriller, coming-of-age drama, and surreal … Read more

Sting (2024)Director: Kiah Roache-TurnerScreenwriter: Kiah Roache-TurnerStarring: Ryan Corr, Alyla Browne, Penelope Mitchell, Robyn Nevin, Noni Hazelhurst, Silvia Colloca, Danny Kim, Jermaine Fowler A giant spider movie: a premise that immediately raises the question of originality. Writer-director Kiah Roache-Turner approaches that challenge head-on, consciously embracing genre influences while trying to carve out a slightly different tone. … Read more

In a Violent Nature (2024)Director: Chris NashScreenwriter: Chris NashStarring: Ry Barrett, Andrea Pavlovic, Charlotte Creaghan, Cameron Love, Liam Leone, Alexander Oliver, Reece Presley Chris Nash’s In a Violent Nature arrives as a deliberate, visceral iteration of the slasher film. It embraces the familiar ingredients—a masked killer bent on revenge, an isolated forest setting, probing questions … Read more

A petrolhead’s dream wrapped in a post-apocalyptic nightmare: violence, high-speed chases, and the occasional 1980s mega pop star. Mad Max is more than a cult favorite for fans of monstrous cars — it was Australia’s bold introduction to the global film stage. The original Mad Max became a phenomenon, turning a modest budget into massive … Read more

The Strangers: Chapter One (2024)Director: Renny HarlinScreenwriters: Alan R. Cohen, Alan FreedlandStarring: Madelaine Petsch, Froy Gutierrez, Gabriel Basso, Ema Horvath Somewhere along the decision-making chain, after the second film in the series, Prey At Night, was relegated to vague collective memory, someone evidently concluded that the original The Strangers deserved another run. The producers appear … Read more

Tarot (2024)Director: Spenser Cohen, Anna HalbergScreenwriters: Spenser Cohen, Anna HalbergStarring: Harriet Slater, Adain Bradley, Avantika, Wolfgang Novogratz, Jacob Batalon, Humberly González, Larsen Thompson, Olwen Fouéré Thirteen Ghosts, the 2001 remake of William Castle’s 1960 film, had an appealing premise: lock people in a vast house filled with inventive, menacing spirits, dressed in imaginative costumes and … Read more

Dial M For Murder (1954)Director: Alfred HitchcockScreenwriter: Frederick KnottStarring: Ray Milland, Grace Kelly, Robert Cummings, Anthony Dawson, John Williams After plans to direct an adaptation of the 1948 novel The Bramble Bush did not materialize, Alfred Hitchcock returned to theatre-based material for his next film. He adapted Frederick Knott’s successful stage play Dial M For … Read more

If there were an award for the most instantly recognisable voice in cinema history—a single vowel, a single drawn syllable—Vincent Price would be a leading contender. Celebrated across the 20th century as a legend of horror cinema, Price’s range extended far beyond the genre; only about a third of his roles were horror, yet his … Read more