Cobweb (2023)Director: Samuel BodinScreenwriter: Chris Thomas DevlinStarring: Lizzy Caplan, Anthony Starr, Cleopatra Coleman, Woody Norman Cobweb opens on an unsettling, familiar premise: eight-year-old Peter (Woody Norman) is an isolated child in the small town of Holdenfield, a week before Halloween. Peter’s loneliness is shown through quiet, lingering moments—walking to school alone, sitting withdrawn while classmates … Read more

Laurence Fishburne’s career is both widely recognized and surprisingly underappreciated. Many people know his name—often associated immediately with his iconic role in The Matrix (1999)—yet his long and varied body of work across film, television, and theater is sometimes overlooked. Over decades he has earned numerous nominations and awards across the Emmys, Tonys, and Oscars, … Read more

Fremont (2023)Director: Babak JalaliScreenwriters: Babak Jalali, Carolina CavalliStarring: Anaita Wali Zada, Gregg Turkington, Jeremy Allen White The closing night selection at the 76th Edinburgh International Film Festival, Fremont, arrives at a moment of transition for Edinburgh’s cinema scene. After the recent closure of the beloved Edinburgh Filmhouse and the festival’s own uncertain future, this year’s … Read more

Since his breakthrough in 1989 with the science fiction comedy Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure, Keanu Reeves has built a long and varied career in Hollywood with more than 100 credits to his name. The Canadian actor, born in Lebanon, has become a familiar face in some of the most notable action films of the … Read more

Kill (2023)Director: Rodger GriffithsScreenwriter: Rodger GriffithsStarring: Brian Vernel, Daniel Portman, Calum Ross, Paul Higgins Rodger Griffiths makes his feature debut with Kill, a tense family drama that premiered at the 2023 Edinburgh International Film Festival. The film expands on Griffiths’ 2017 short Take The Shot and explores whether a short, high-concept premise can sustain the … Read more

You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah (2023)Director: Sammi CohenScreenwriters: Alison PeckStarring: Adam Sandler, Idina Menzel, Sadie Sandler, Sunny Sandler, Samantha Lorraine, Dylan Hoffman, Sarah Sherman The Sandler family returns with a warm, funny take on adolescence in You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah, a family comedy that centers on … Read more

Femme (2023)Directors: Sam H. Freeman, Ng Choon PingScreenwriters: Sam H. Freeman, Ng Choon PingStarring: Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, George MacKay Adapted from a short film into a feature-length debut, Femme marks the first full-length collaboration between directors Sam H. Freeman and Ng Choon Ping. Expanding an original eighteen-minute short into a taut, emotionally complex film is a … Read more

English film director Joe Wright grew up surrounded by marionettes at his parents’ puppet theater, Little Angel Theatre, in Islington. There he absorbed the fairy tales, magic, and romance that have profoundly shaped his work and continue to influence his filmmaking style. Born in 1972 in London, Wright began his career at Oil Factory, a … Read more

Past Lives (2023)Director: Celine SongScreenwriter: Celine SongStarring: Greta Lee, Teo Yoo, John Magaro Celine Song’s Past Lives is a delicate, quietly powerful examination of love, fate, and the spaces that can both connect and separate people across decades. The film opens with a striking visual motif: two parallel frames, each capturing a character seated at … Read more

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde (2023)Director: Hope Dickson LeachScreenwriters: Hope Dickson Leach, Vlad ButuceaStarring: Lorn MacDonald, Henry Pettigrew, David Hayman The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde is one of the most enduring works of literature, and countless adaptations have tried to recapture its tension between respectability and the … Read more