The Color Purple (2023)Director: Blitz BazawuleScreenwriter: Marcus GardleyStarring: Fantasia Barrino, Danielle Brooks, Taraji P. Henson, Colman Domingo, Corey Hawkins Over the decades, Alice Walker’s 1982 novel The Color Purple has inspired multiple adaptations across media. The book’s best-known early film version was released in 1985 under the direction of Steven Spielberg. Nearly forty years later, … Read more

Argylle (2024)Director: Matthew VaughnScreenwriter: Jason FuchsStarring: Bryce Dallas Howard, Sam Rockwell, Bryan Cranston, Henry Cavill, Dua Lipa, John Cena, Samuel L. Jackson, Catherine O’Hara, Sofia Boutella, Ariana DeBose Matthew Vaughn has left a distinct mark on modern action cinema. From Kick-Ass to X-Men: First Class and the Kingsman series, his films have become synonymous with … Read more

Argylle (2024)Director: Matthew VaughnScreenwriter: Jason FuchsStarring: Bryce Dallas Howard, Sam Rockwell, Bryan Cranston, Henry Cavill, Dua Lipa, John Cena, Samuel L. Jackson, Catherine O’Hara, Sofia Boutella, Ariana DeBose Matthew Vaughn has become one of the defining voices of contemporary action cinema. From the kinetic energy of Kick-Ass to the stylish reinvention of the spy genre … Read more

The Zone of Interest (2023)Director: Jonathan GlazerScreenwriter: Jonathan GlazerStarring: Christian Friedel, Sandra Hüller Sit comfortably, but not too comfortably. The conveniences that surround modern life—devices built from materials mined under exploitative conditions, networks that scar landscapes, consumer goods produced in sweatshops—often rest on unseen suffering. Jonathan Glazer’s The Zone of Interest forces us to confront … Read more

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