The Iron Claw (2023)Director: Sean DurkinScreenwriter: Sean DurkinStarring: Zac Efron, Jeremy Allen White, Harris Dickinson, Stanley Simons, Holt McCallany, Maura Tierney, Lily James Sean Durkin, the writer-director who gained attention for films such as The Nest, returns with The Iron Claw, a stark, emotionally precise portrait of the Von Erich family and their life inside … Read more

Perfect Days (2023)Director: Wim WendersScreenwriters: Wim Wenders, Takuma TakasakiStarring: Koji Yakuso, Aoi Yamada, Arisa Nakano, Min Tanaka Nominated for the Academy Award for Best International Feature, Perfect Days is a quietly meditative film that traces the life of a man who cleans public toilets in Tokyo. Under Wim Wenders’ attentive direction, the film becomes a … Read more

Perfect Days (2023)Director: Wim WendersScreenwriters: Wim Wenders, Takuma TakasakiStarring: Koji Yakuso, Aoi Yamada, Arisa Nakano, Min Tanaka Nominated for the Academy Award for Best International Feature, Perfect Days is a quiet, contemplative film by Wim Wenders that studies the dignity of ordinary life. It follows Hirayama, a middle-aged man in Tokyo whose work is to … Read more

Portrait painter Marianne (Noémie Merlant) is summoned to an isolated island to paint an unwilling subject: Héloïse (Adèle Haenel). The commission comes from Héloïse’s mother (Valeria Golino) as part of an arranged match—Héloïse herself did not consent. Written and directed by Céline Sciamma, Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019) unfolds as a measured, sensory … Read more

Portrait painter Marianne (Noémie Merlant) is commissioned to paint an extremely reluctant Héloïse (Adèle Haenel) for a prospective husband—an arrangement made by Héloïse’s mother (Valeria Golino), not by Héloïse herself. Written and directed by Céline Sciamma, Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019) unfolds as a slow-burning exploration of desire, passion, and love. The film … Read more

Before Sunset unfolds like a race against the clock on a flawless summer afternoon. The light is golden, the city feels wide open, and the entire film conveys the rare sensation that anything might still be possible. Released on February 10, 2004, Before Sunset is the middle chapter of Richard Linklater’s acclaimed Before Trilogy. It … Read more

Before Sunset is a race against the clock on a perfect summer afternoon. The light turns everything golden, and for a few hours it seems as if anything might be possible. Released February 10, 2004, Before Sunset is the second film in Richard Linklater’s acclaimed trilogy, following Before Sunrise (1995) and preceding Before Midnight (2013). … Read more

The nominations for the 96th Academy Awards, announced on 23 January 2024, sparked intense controversy. Much of the backlash focused on the perceived snubs of Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie for Barbie — notably in Best Actress and Best Director — even though Robbie received a Best Picture producer nomination and Gerwig landed a nomination … Read more

The nominations for the 96th Academy Awards were officially announced on 23 January 2024, sparking a wave of controversy. Much of the debate focused on perceived snubs involving Greta Gerwig’s Barbie — most notably the absence of a Best Actress nomination for Margot Robbie and the omission of Gerwig in Best Director. While Barbie did … Read more

Raging Bull (1980)Director: Martin ScorseseScreenwriters: Paul Schrader, Mardik MartinStarring: Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci, Cathy Moriarty, Frank Vincent A dimly lit ring, ropes in the foreground, and a lone boxer shadowboxing in the haze: that opening image sets the tone for Raging Bull. Camera flashes from the crowd record a career already becoming memory. In … Read more