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

Five Nights at Freddy’s (2023)Director: Emma TammiScreenwriters: Scott Cawthon, Seth Cuddeback, Emma TammiStarring: Josh Hutcherson, Elizabeth Lail, Piper Rubio, Mary Stuart Masterson, Matthew Lillard The film adaptation of the popular survival-horror video game franchise opened to strong box office results, setting records for a video game adaptation and delivering one of the biggest horror debuts … 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 a mischievous offspring, it would likely be Bottoms, Emma Seligman’s audacious 2023 teen sex comedy. Co-written by and starring Rachel Sennott alongside … Read more