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 After a period in which Hayao Miyazaki appeared to be stepping away from filmmaking—following 2013’s The Wind Rises and the wider perception that Studio Ghibli’s era of hand-drawn … Read more

Ferrari (2023)Director: Michael MannScreenwriters: Troy Kennedy MartinStarring: Adam Driver, Penélope Cruz, Shailene Woodley, Sarah Gadon, Gabriel Leone, Jack O’Connell, Patrick Dempsey The year 2023 continued the trend of high-profile biopics that aim to illuminate controversial, charismatic figures from history. Michael Mann’s long-gestating Ferrari arrives with an acclaimed director, a star-studded cast, and on-location production values, … Read more

Ferrari (2023)Director: Michael MannScreenwriters: Troy Kennedy MartinStarring: Adam Driver, Penélope Cruz, Shailene Woodley, Sarah Gadon, Gabriel Leone, Jack O’Connell, Patrick Dempsey Michael Mann’s Ferrari (2023) arrives amid a year dominated by high-profile biopics. With a celebrated director, an A-list cast, and location shooting in Italy, the film has many elements that suggest a definitive portrait … Read more

Filmmaker and studio executive James Gunn has become a central figure across both sides of the comic-book movie world. After stepping away temporarily from Disney and the Guardians of the Galaxy franchise, he wrote and directed DC/Warner Bros.’ The Suicide Squad and later rose to become one of the CEOs of DC Studios. But Gunn’s … Read more

Filmmaker and studio executive James Gunn has emerged as a defining figure on both sides of the comic-book screen: he wrote and directed DC/Warner Bros’ The Suicide Squad after a temporary departure from Disney/Marvel and the Guardians of the Galaxy franchise, and he later became one of the CEOs of DC Studios. But Gunn’s path … Read more

Night Swim (2024)Director: Bryce McGuireScreenwriters: Bryce McGuire, Rod BlackhurstStarring: Wyatt Russell, Kerry Condon, Amélie Heoferle, Gavin Warren The premise of Night Swim will feel immediately familiar to many horror fans: a family relocates to a new home and soon discovers it harbors a malignant presence. Young children perceive the supernatural tension more clearly than the … Read more

Night Swim (2024)Director: Bryce McGuireScreenwriters: Bryce McGuire, Rod BlackhurstStarring: Wyatt Russell, Kerry Condon, Amélie Heoferle, Gavin Warren The premise of Night Swim will feel immediately familiar to horror fans: a family relocates to a new home, unexplained and malevolent occurrences begin to unfold, and the youngest family member perceives dangers the adults dismiss. In place … Read more

One Life (2023)Director: James HawesScreenwriters: Lucinda Coxon, Nick DrakeStarring: Anthony Hopkins, Helena Bonham Carter, Johnny Flynn, Ramola Garai, Jonathan Pryce, Lena Olin The new BBC Film production One Life tells the story of Nicholas Winton, the British stockbroker who organised the evacuation of hundreds of children from Czechoslovakia on the eve of the Second World … Read more

One Life (2023)Director: James HawesScreenwriters: Lucinda Coxon, Nick DrakeStarring: Anthony Hopkins, Helena Bonham Carter, Johnny Flynn, Ramola Garai, Jonathan Pryce, Lena Olin One Life tells the remarkable true story of Nicholas Winton, the British stockbroker who quietly organised the rescue of 669 mostly Jewish children from Czechoslovakia on the eve of the Second World War. … Read more

Despite the efforts of profit-driven studio executives, cinema endured through 2023. Strikes by writers and actors, rising streaming costs and corporate decisions that treated creators as expendable highlighted an industry too often steered by executives chasing short-term gains. The WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes paused production, promotion and releases, but ultimately secured stronger contracts and protections … Read more