On 2 November 2023, the British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) unveiled the nominees for their annual awards, spotlighting the best of British independent cinema from the year. The list is led by striking debut features Rye Lane and Scrapper, which dominated the nominations. The nominations were revealed at One Hundred Shoreditch in London during a … Read more
Poor Things (2023)Director: Yorgos LanthimosScreenwriter: Tony McNamaraStarring: Emma Stone, Mark Ruffalo, Willem Dafoe, Ramy Youssef, Christopher Abbott, Jarrod Carmichael, Margaret Qualley, Kathryn Hunter, Suzy Bemba, Hanna Schygulla, Vicki Pepperdine Poor Things, adapted from Alasdair Gray’s acclaimed 1992 novel, stands as one of Yorgos Lanthimos’ most unexpectedly moving and entertaining films. Known for unsettling works like … Read more
The Killer (2023)Director: David FincherScreenwriter: Andrew Kevin WalkerStarring: Michael Fassbender, Tilda Swinton, Arliss Howard, Charles Parnell David Fincher’s place among the most influential filmmakers of his generation is well established. His filmography includes acclaimed titles that remain part of cultural conversation: films such as Se7en, Gone Girl and The Social Network have cemented his reputation … Read more
Poor Things (2023)Director: Yorgos LanthimosScreenwriter: Tony McNamaraStarring: Emma Stone, Mark Ruffalo, Willem Dafoe, Ramy Youssef, Christopher Abbott, Jarrod Carmichael, Margaret Qualley, Kathryn Hunter, Suzy Bemba, Hanna Schygulla, Vicki Pepperdine Poor Things, adapted from Alasdair Gray’s acclaimed 1992 novel, stands out as one of Yorgos Lanthimos’ most accessible and emotionally engaging films. Known for the unsettling, … Read more
How to Have Sex (2023)Director: Molly Manning WalkerScreenwriter: Molly Manning WalkerStarring: Mia McKenna-Bruce, Enva Lewis, Lara Peake, Daisy Jelley, Laura Ambler, Shaun Thomas, Samuel Bottomley Winner of the Un Certain Regard prize at Cannes 2023, How to Have Sex is Molly Manning Walker’s urgent and memorable directorial debut. The film follows three sixteen-year-old friends on … Read more
The Killer (2023)Director: David FincherScreenwriter: Andrew Kevin WalkerStarring: Michael Fassbender, Tilda Swinton, Arliss Howard, Charles Parnell David Fincher’s reputation as one of the most accomplished filmmakers of his generation is well deserved. With landmark films such as Se7en, The Social Network and Gone Girl, his work has often combined precise visual control with emotionally cold, … Read more
Wingwomen (2023)Director: Mélanie LaurentScreenwriters: Cédric Anger, Chris DeslandesStarring: Mélanie Laurent, Adéle Exarchapoulos, Isabelle Adjani, Manon Bresch Wingwomen arrives at a moment when the blockbuster landscape is shifting away from the relentless dominance of comic-book franchises and toward smaller, character-focused return-to-form stories. The film channels the early-2000s trend of breezy, friendship-driven action comedies—movies like Charlie’s Angels, … Read more
How to Have Sex (2023)Director: Molly Manning WalkerScreenwriter: Molly Manning WalkerStarring: Mia McKenna-Bruce, Enva Lewis, Lara Peake, Daisy Jelley, Laura Ambler, Shaun Thomas, Samuel Bottomley Winner of the Un Certain Regard prize at Cannes 2023, How to Have Sex is Molly Manning Walker’s striking feature debut that follows three sixteen-year-olds on a chaotic girls’ holiday … Read more
Bottoms (2023)Director: Emma SeligmanScreenwriters: Emma Seligman, Rachel SennottStarring: Rachel Sennott, Ayo Edebiri, Ruby Cruz, Havana Rose Liu, Kaia Gerber, Nicholas Galitzine, Miles Fowler, Marshawn Lynch If Not Another Teen Movie and Heathers had merged into a single, fierce comedy, the result would likely resemble Bottoms, Emma Seligman’s audacious 2023 teen sex comedy. Co-written by Rachel … Read more
Wingwomen (2023)Director: Mélanie LaurentScreenwriters: Cédric Anger, Chris DeslandesStarring: Mélanie Laurent, Adéle Exarchapoulos, Isabelle Adjani, Manon Bresch In the early 2000s, before the blockbuster superhero era dominated cinemas, there was a popular wave of breezy action comedies built around charming central friendships. Films like Charlie’s Angels, Shanghai Noon and Ocean’s Eleven fit that mold: entertaining, light, … Read more