Mean Girls (2024)Directors: Samantha Jayne, Arturo Perez Jr.Screenwriter: Tina FeyStarring: Angourie Rice, Renee Rapp, Auli’i Cravalho, Jaquel Spivey, Avantika, Bebe Wood, Christopher Briney, Jenna Fischer, Busy Phillips, Tina Fey, Tim Meadows The core issue with the 2024 adaptation of Mean Girls is visible from the first frame: this version alters the story’s viewpoint in a … Read more

The Beekeeper (2024)Director: David AyerScreenwriters: Kurt WimmerStarring: Jason Statham, Jeremy Irons, Josh Hutcherson, Jemma Redgrave, Emma Raver-Lampman, Bobby Naderi A decade ago, three distinct films—John Wick, The Equalizer, and Kingsman: The Secret Service—helped redefine the Western action genre. Each established its own benchmark: John Wick revitalized a sparse, mythic approach to vengeance; The Equalizer delivered … Read more

The Beekeeper (2024)Director: David AyerScreenwriters: Kurt WimmerStarring: Jason Statham, Jeremy Irons, Josh Hutcherson, Jemma Redgrave, Emma Raver-Lampman, Bobby Naderi A decade ago, three films reshaped mainstream action cinema: John Wick, The Equalizer and Kingsman: The Secret Service. Each set a different standard—John Wick brought a stark, mythic revenge story with stylized violence; The Equalizer offered … Read more

Network (1976)Director: Sidney LumetScreenwriters: Paddy ChayefskyStarring: Faye Dunaway, William Holden, Peter Finch, Robert Duvall, Ned Beatty Some lines of dialogue achieve the rare status of feeling prophetic, and few examples are as memorable as the cry from Peter Finch’s Howard Beale in Network. In what became Finch’s final performance—one that earned posthumous acclaim—Beale’s anguished plea, … Read more

Network (1976)Director: Sidney LumetScreenwriters: Paddy ChayefskyStarring: Faye Dunaway, William Holden, Peter Finch, Robert Duvall, Ned Beatty Some lines of dialogue linger in film history because they feel eerily timely long after the credits roll. Few are as famously prophetic as Peter Finch’s Howard Beale shouting, drenched and frantic, “I’m as mad as hell, and I’m … Read more

Foe (2023)Director: Garth DavisScreenwriters: Garth Davis, Iain ReidStarring: Paul Mescal, Saoirse Ronan, Aaron Pierre Foe is a restrained, atmospheric film from Australian director Garth Davis that blends elements of science fiction, psychological drama and relationship study. Based on a novel by the author of I’m Thinking of Ending Things, the film centers on the fragile, … Read more

Foe (2023)Director: Garth DavisScreenwriters: Garth Davis, Iain ReidStarring: Paul Mescal, Saoirse Ronan, Aaron Pierre Paul Mescal and Saoirse Ronan headline Foe, an adaptation of a novel by the author of I’m Thinking of Ending Things. Directed by Australian filmmaker Garth Davis, Foe blends science fiction, psychological suspense, and relationship drama. The film evokes elements of … Read more

Good Grief (2023)Director: Daniel LevyScreenwriter: Daniel LevyStarring: Daniel Levy, Ruth Negga, Himesh Patel, Luke Evans, Arnaud Valois, Celia Imrie, David Bradley Marcus (Daniel Levy) and Oliver (Luke Evans) appear to have a charmed life: a loving relationship, close friends and a successful literary career. Their world is comfortable and bright, until a single tragic event—a … Read more

Good Grief (2023)Director: Daniel LevyScreenwriter: Daniel LevyStarring: Daniel Levy, Ruth Negga, Himesh Patel, Luke Evans, Arnaud Valois, Celia Imrie, David Bradley Daniel Levy’s feature directorial debut, Good Grief, follows Marcus (Daniel Levy) as he attempts to navigate life after a shocking loss. At the start, Marcus and his partner Oliver (Luke Evans) appear to have … Read more

The Boy and the Heron (2023)Director: Hayao MiyazakiScreenwriter: Hayao MiyazakiStarring: Soma Santoki, Masaki Suda, Aimyon, Yoshino Kimura, Takuya Kimura, Shōhei Hino, Ko Shibasaki, Kaoru Kobayashi, Jun Kunimura When Hayao Miyazaki returned with The Boy and the Heron, it felt like the work of an artist who has outlived expectations and kept inventing. After earlier films … Read more