The Emoji Movie (2017) Director: Tony Leondis Screenwriters: Tony Leondis, Eric Siegel, Mike White Starring: Anna Faris, Maya Rudolph, T.J. Miller, James Corden, Patrick Stewart, Christina Aguilera, Sofia Vergara The Emoji Movie is widely remembered as a misstep for Sony Pictures Animation. The film imagines a hidden world inside a teenager’s smartphone where emojis live, … Read more
This article was originally published by Big Picture Film Club and written by Josh Greally. The UK box office has enjoyed a strong year so far. The combined takings of the top 10 highest-grossing films of 2019 (at the time of writing) total approximately £388,967,274, according to Box Office Mojo and currency conversion sources. Below … Read more
Technological anxiety has long inspired memorable cinema. As inventions reshape daily life, filmmakers have repeatedly explored the darker side of progress: artificial intelligence turning against us in Terminator, body modification dehumanising people in Tetsuo, or new forms of entertainment wreaking mysterious havoc in Ring. Recently, those fears have migrated into a distinct subgenre: the social … Read more
The Lion King (2019) — Review Director: Jon Favreau Screenwriter: Jeff Nathanson Starring: Donald Glover, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Seth Rogen, Billy Eichner, Beyoncé, John Oliver, Alfre Woodard, John Kani, James Earl Jones The Lion King is Jon Favreau’s follow-up to his successful 2016 reimagining of a Disney classic. That earlier effort brought fresh life to an … Read more
This article was written exclusively for The Film Magazine by Sam Sewell-Peterson. This piece contains spoilers for Spider-Man: Far From Home. I loved Far From Home — not only for its warm, endearing teen relationship drama but for its confident superhero spectacle. After a second viewing, one recurring idea stood out: Mysterio throws deliberate shade at the … Read more
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989) — Film Review Director: Peter Greenaway Screenwriter: Peter Greenaway Starring: Richard Bohringer, Michael Gambon, Helen Mirren, Alan Howard Recommended to me by a horror filmmaker, Peter Greenaway’s The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover initially felt like an unlikely pick. The presence of … Read more
Gwen (2019) Director: William McGregor Screenwriter: William McGregor Starring: Eleanor Worthington-Cox, Maxine Peake, Richard Harrington, Jodi Innes Gwen is a hauntingly restrained gothic drama set against the unforgiving landscape of Snowdonia during the Industrial Revolution. William McGregor both wrote and directed this film, crafting a slow-burning portrait of a family pushed to the edge as … Read more
Crawl (2019) Director: Alexandre Aja Screenwriters: Michael Rasmussen, Shawn Rasmussen Starring: Kaya Scodelario, Barry Pepper Horror films often promise suspense but deliver predictable jolts. Many lean on ghostly tropes—doors creaking, sudden noises, and musical stings—rather than building genuine dread. They may frighten the characters on screen, but viewers who don’t believe in the supernatural are … Read more
Demolition Man (1993) Director: Marco Brambilla Screenwriters: Peter M. Lenkov and Robert Reneau Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Wesley Snipes, Sandra Bullock, Nigel Hawthorne, Benjamin Bratt, Bob Gunton, Glenn Shadix, Denis Leary Demolition Man is a playful, high-energy sci-fi action film that blends old-school cop tropes with a satirical vision of a sanitized future. At its center … Read more
Happy Science is a New Age religious movement that emerged in Japan in the 1980s. Its core belief is that the spirit world is real and active, and that all religions are ultimately united under a single divine intelligence. The movement’s founder, businessman Ryuho Okawa, is presented by followers as the latest incarnation of a … Read more