We’re relaunching the 100 Film Challenge for 2021 — an invitation to film lovers to rebuild a habit of watching more movies, rediscover favourites and explore new voices on screen. If you took part in past years, we’d love to hear how it went: share your results in the comments or tag posts with #100FilmChallenge … Read more

An entire decade of cinema has passed, and the 2010s reshaped filmmaking, criticism and the way audiences discover films online. Directors emerged and evolved, stars were made, and the industry saw important losses. Below are the 100 Greatest Films of the 2010s, compiled, ranked and written by Jason Lithgo and Joseph Wade for The Film … Read more

2019 was a remarkable year for cinema. It delivered the emotional finale to a decade-spanning saga with Marvel’s Avengers: Endgame and showcased standout work from acclaimed directors such as Quentin Tarantino, Claire Denis, Jordan Peele and Barry Jenkins. The year blended blockbuster spectacle with bold, genre-defining filmmaking and memorable performances, from rising talents to established … Read more

The past decade reshaped cinema in fundamental ways, forcing filmmakers at every level to adapt to new technologies, shifting distribution models and changing audience expectations. Debates over film versus digital, streaming versus theatrical release, and franchise dominance versus independent voices have defined the era. Below are ten directors whose work left a clear, lasting impression … Read more

2019 proved to be an outstanding year for cinema worldwide. Mega-blockbusters such as Avengers: Endgame and Joker dominated box offices, while romantic comedies and comedies enjoyed renewed popularity across both streaming platforms and theatrical release. Established filmmakers—Martin Scorsese and Noah Baumbach among them—took creative risks with projects on streaming services, while emerging directors like Greta … Read more

Eight films crossed the $1 billion mark in 2019, and most of those successes belonged to Disney. Martin Scorsese released a film through Netflix, with his one request being that viewers approach it with attention rather than as background noise on a phone. Several long-running superhero sagas reached conclusions—some satisfying, others less so. But one … Read more

Little Women (2019) Director: Greta Gerwig Screenwriter: Greta Gerwig (based on the novel by Louisa May Alcott) Starring: Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson, Florence Pugh, Eliza Scanlen, Laura Dern, Timothée Chalamet, James Norton, Louis Garrel, Meryl Streep, Tracy Letts Greta Gerwig’s 2019 adaptation of Little Women arrives as a fresh, contemporary take on Louisa May Alcott’s … Read more

Cats (2019) Director: Tom Hooper Screenwriters: Lee Hall, Tom Hooper Starring: Francesca Haywood, Taylor Swift, Idris Elba, Laurie Davidson, Rebel Wilson, Judi Dench, Jennifer Hudson, Ian McKellen, James Corden, Jason Derulo, Ray Winstone My reaction to the opening ten minutes of Cats was immediate and physical: a sense of unease that lingered through most of … Read more

In 2019 the superhero movie landscape shifted noticeably. Major studios balanced tentpole blockbusters with smaller, riskier projects, producing one of the most varied years for the genre in recent memory. Nine major feature releases from six studios gave audiences a mix of billion-dollar hits, darker character studies, horror-tinged experiments and the MCU’s first female-led origin … Read more

Marriage Story (2019) Director: Noah Baumbach Screenwriter: Noah Baumbach Starring: Scarlett Johansson, Adam Driver, Laura Dern, Ray Liotta, Julie Hagerty, Merritt Wever, Alan Alda Noah Baumbach’s Marriage Story examines love, family and divorce with frankness and tenderness. The film moves between quiet intimacy and legal ferocity, tracing how a marriage that once brimmed with creative … Read more