War Is Over! Inspired by the Music of John & Yoko (2023)Director: Dave MullinsScreenwriter: Dave Mullins John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s song “Happy Xmas (War Is Over)” is more than a holiday classic; it is an enduring anti-war statement whose message remains powerful decades after its release. In an era where conflicts around the world … Read more

Rebecca (1940)Director: Alfred HitchcockScreenwriters: Robert E. Sherwood, Joan HarrisonStarring: Laurence Olivier, Joan Fontaine, Judith Anderson, George Sanders, Nigel Bruce, Reginald Denny, Florence Bates, Gladys Cooper “Last night, I dreamt I went to Manderley again.” These famous opening words set the tone for Daphne du Maurier’s novel and for Alfred Hitchcock’s celebrated film adaptation. Among Hitchcock’s … Read more

Nimona (2023)Director: Troy Quane, Nick BrunoScreenwriter: Robert L. Baird, Lloyd TaylorStarring: Chloë Grace Moretz, Riz Ahmed, Eugene Lee Yang, Frances Conroy, Beck Bennett Nimona opens on a setup that feels like the beginning of a joke: a solitary, brooding knight encounters a mischievous, shape-shifting teenager. But the story that unfolds is anything but predictable. With … Read more

Across more than nine decades and over six hundred nominations, only one film not primarily in English—Parasite—has won the Academy Award for Best Picture. That fact highlights a long history of conservative voting patterns at the Oscars and raises questions about how international cinema is recognized by the Academy. Since 1947, there has been a … Read more

The Wizard of Oz (1939)Director: Victor FlemingScreenwriters: Noel Langley, Florence Ryerson, Edgar Allan WoolfStarring: Judy Garland, Frank Morgan, Ray Bolger, Bert Lahr, Jack Haley, Margaret Hamilton Victor Fleming’s The Wizard of Oz remains one of Hollywood’s most enduring classics. First released in 1939, the film continues to draw audiences with its vivid imagination, memorable performances, … Read more

Thank you for taking part in The Film Magazine’s surprise film quiz. We hope you enjoyed testing your movie knowledge. Share your score with @thefilmagazine on Instagram, X (Twitter) and Facebook — we’d love to see how you did. In ‘Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy’, Steve Carell’s Brick Tamland loves lamp. Name one of … Read more

If you are a film lover just beginning to explore international cinema, certain names quickly become familiar: Jean-Luc Godard, Werner Herzog, and Agnès Varda frequently appear in recommendations and retrospectives. As you dig deeper, the work of Luis Buñuel inevitably emerges as essential viewing. His films offer a distinct, often unsettling perspective that continues to … Read more

Madame Web (2024)Director: S.J. ClarksonScreenwriters: Matt Sazama, Burk Sharpless, Claire Parker, S.J. ClarksonStarring: Dakota Johnson, Sydney Sweeney, Isabela Merced, Celeste O’Connor, Tahar Rahim, Adam Scott, Emma Roberts, Kerry Bishé, Mike Epps, Zosia Mamet, José María Yazpik Madame Web first appeared in Marvel Comics in 1980 as an elderly, paralyzed clairvoyant. Sony’s 2024 film reimagines that … Read more

In the Heat of the Night (1967)Director: Norman JewisonScreenwriters: Stirling SilliphantStarring: Sidney Poitier, Rod Steiger, Warren Oates, Quentin Dean The sultry, mosquito-laden night in Sparta, Mississippi, sets the scene for a tense and revealing crime drama. A local detective, Sam Woods (Warren Oates), discovers industrialist Philip Colbert dead on his property. At the same time, … Read more

“It’s Popeye the sailor man…” — making his live-action debut in Disney’s first feature-length adaptation, Popeye. This musical comedy, based on the classic comic strip that inspired the cartoons, opens with an animated Popeye quipping, “Hey, what’s this? One of Bluto’s tricks? I’m in the wrong movie!” That playful self-awareness sets the tone for a … Read more