The Zone of Interest (2023)Director: Jonathan GlazerScreenwriter: Jonathan GlazerStarring: Christian Friedel, Sandra Hüller Are you sitting comfortably? Good. You should be. This review is being read on a device made with materials that often come at a human and environmental cost. You access the internet through infrastructure that shapes and scars landscapes. You live in … Read more

Rye Lane (2023)Director: Raine Allen-MillerScreenwriters: Nathan Bryon, Tom MeliaStarring: David Jonsson, Vivian Oparah, Poppy Allen-Quarmby, Simon Manyonda, Benjamin Sarpong-Broni Americana influences are hard to avoid in the UK—film, music and popular culture have long borrowed from the imagery and mythology of the United States. Yet Raine Allen-Miller’s Rye Lane confidently flips that script, celebrating South … Read more

Rye Lane (2023)Director: Raine Allen-MillerScreenwriters: Nathan Bryon, Tom MeliaStarring: David Jonsson, Vivian Oparah, Poppy Allen-Quarmby, Simon Manyonda, Benjamin Sarpong-Broni Growing up in the UK almost guarantees some level of fascination with the United States; Americana is woven into our cultural imagination. That familiarity often leads to the question: why don’t we celebrate our own places … Read more

Created in 2001 by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to expand which films could realistically compete for Oscars, the Best Animated Feature category sought to recognize a broader range of animation. Prior to this, only Beauty and the Beast had received a nomination in 1992 and Walt Disney himself had been honored … Read more

Created by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 2001 to broaden the range of films eligible for Oscars, the Best Animated Feature award was intended to recognize animation beyond the occasional nomination of an animated film (the Academy had previously nominated Beauty and the Beast in 1992 and given honorary awards to … Read more

American Fiction (2023)Director: Cord JeffersonScreenwriter: Cord JeffersonStarring: Jeffrey Wright, Issa Rae, Erika Alexander, Sterling K. Brown, Tracee Ellis Ross, John Ortiz Cord Jefferson’s American Fiction unfolds like a carefully crafted novel, moving from the windswept shores of coastal Massachusetts to the slick, often performative center of the Los Angeles literary scene. The film balances razor-sharp … Read more

American Fiction (2023)Director: Cord JeffersonScreenwriter: Cord JeffersonStarring: Jeffrey Wright, Issa Rae, Erika Alexander, Sterling K. Brown, Tracee Ellis Ross, John Ortiz Cord Jefferson’s American Fiction reads and feels like a finely crafted novel brought to the screen. The film drifts from the windswept beaches of coastal Massachusetts to the complicated, often unscrupulous core of Los … Read more

Anatomy of a Fall (2023)Director: Justine TrietScreenwriters: Justine Triet, Arthur HarariStarring: Sandra Hüller, Samuel Theis, Milo Machado Graner, Swann Arlaud, Antoine Reinartz Justine Triet’s Oscar-nominated courtroom drama, Anatomy of a Fall, dissects entrenched systemic misogyny in a multilayered, multilingual film. It is a deliberately wordy picture that centers on character, language, and perspective, and it … Read more

Anatomy of a Fall (2023)Director: Justine TrietScreenwriters: Justine Triet, Arthur HarariStarring: Sandra Hüller, Samuel Theis, Milo Machado Graner, Swann Arlaud, Antoine Reinartz Justine Triet’s Oscar-nominated courtroom drama Anatomy of a Fall dismantles entrenched systemic misogyny with sharp focus. This multilingual film is dense with dialogue and ideas, and it features one of 2023’s most compelling … Read more

All of Us Strangers (2023)Director: Andrew HaighScreenwriter: Andrew HaighStarring: Andrew Scott, Paul Mescal, Claire Foy, Jamie Bell Andrew Haigh’s All of Us Strangers has become one of the most talked-about queer films of recent years, arriving in the UK to audiences who often leave screenings deeply moved. The film’s capacity to provoke tears raises a … Read more