It’s a Wonderful Knife (2023)Director: Tyler MacIntyre Screenwriter: Michael Kennedy Starring: Jane Widdop, Joel McHale, Justin Long, Jess McLeod, Katherine Isabelle, Cassandra Naud A film called It’s a Wonderful Knife practically announces its tone from the title, yet a review still matters because the film deliberately wears its influences on its sleeve. This slasher reimagining … Read more

Little Women (1933)Director: George CukorScreenwriters: Sarah Y. Mason, Victor HeermanStarring: Katharine Hepburn, Joan Bennett, Paul Lukas, Edna May Oliver, Douglass Montgomery, Jean Parker, Frances Dee Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women, originally published in two parts in 1868 and 1869, has proven one of American literature’s most adaptable works. By 1933, the novel had already inspired … Read more

The winners of the 2023 British Independent Film Awards (BIFAs) were revealed at a live ceremony held at Old Billingsgate in London on Sunday, 3 December 2023. Andrew Haigh’s All of Us Strangers emerged as the evening’s most celebrated film, taking home the award for Best British Independent Film amid multiple other honors. Hosted by … Read more

It’s a Wonderful Knife (2023)Director: Tyler MacIntyre Screenwriter: Michael Kennedy Starring: Jane Widdop, Joel McHale, Justin Long, Jess McLeod, Katherine Isabelle, Cassandra Naud A film titled It’s a Wonderful Knife doesn’t demand a long preface, yet it invites one because its title signals exactly what the movie intends: a slasher riff on the classic holiday … Read more

The winners of the 2023 British Independent Film Awards were revealed at Old Billingsgate, London, on Sunday 3 December 2023. Andrew Haigh’s All of Us Strangers was crowned Best British Independent Film, capping a strong night for the intimate relationship drama. Hosted by Kiell Smith-Bynoe and Lolly Adefope, the awards ceremony celebrated outstanding achievement across … Read more

Terry Gilliam’s films are unmistakable. They’re always imaginative and provocative, yet often so crowded with ideas that they can feel unfinished—leaving viewers thinking “almost.” From his early days as the wild animator and occasional actor in Monty Python to his long, idiosyncratic career as a director, Gilliam has pursued a singular vision. That stubbornness has … Read more

Terry Gilliam’s films are instantly recognizable: imaginative, visually bold and often wildly ambitious. That ambition can be a double-edged sword—his movies frequently brim with brilliant ideas, and sometimes the struggle to make them cohere means you walk away thinking “almost.” Originally the eccentric animator and occasional performer in Monty Python, Gilliam went on to establish … Read more

Brothers Joel and Ethan Coen have been making films since the early 1980s. Over four decades they have co-written, co-directed, and co-produced nearly twenty films, building one of contemporary cinema’s most distinctive and influential collaborations. Beyond the films officially credited to the Coen brothers, their writing and producing work on projects led by other directors … Read more

Brothers Joel and Ethan Coen have been making films together since the early 1980s. Across nearly twenty collaborative features, they have written, directed, and produced a body of work acclaimed for its originality, dark humor, and moral complexity. Their influence extends beyond the films that carry the “Coen Brothers” credit: they have written and produced … Read more

Wish (2023)Directors: Chris Buck, Fawn VeerasunthornScreenwriters: Jennifer Lee, Allison MooreStarring: Ariana DeBose, Chris Pine, Alan Tudyk, Angelique Cabral, Victor Garber, Natasha Rothwell, Jennifer Kumiyama, Harvey Guillén, Evan Peters, Ramy Youssef, Jon Rudnitsky Celebrating a century of Disney is no small task. What began nearly one hundred years ago with animated shorts featuring iconic characters has … Read more