Girl (2023)Director: Adura OnashileScreenwriter: Adura OnashileStarring: Déborah Lukumuena, Le’Shantey Bonsu, Liana Turner, Danny Sapani Adura Onashile’s debut feature, Girl, premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and later opened the 2023 Glasgow Film Festival. Set in Glasgow, where the film had its UK premiere, Girl centers on Grace (Déborah Lukumuena), a migrant mother living with severe … Read more
Cinephiles sometimes lament the decline of theatrical cinema as more films are produced primarily for streaming platforms and mass-market consumption. Yet every year a number of filmmakers defy that trend, preserving the idea of film as an art form. Among today’s younger auteurs, one director stands out for his consistent talent and devotion to cinema. … Read more
Call Me Chihiro (2023)Director: Rikiya ImaizumiScreenwriters: Rikiya Imaizumi, Kaori SawaiStarring: Kasumi Arimura, Lily Franky, Jun Fubuki, Hana Toyoshima, Tetta Shimada Rikiya Imaizumi’s 2023 Netflix original, Call Me Chihiro, adapts Hiyoyuki Yasuda’s manga into a contemplative chamber piece about reinvention, loneliness, and the fragile bonds we form to survive. Kasumi Arimura plays Chihiro, a woman who … Read more
Cocaine Bear (2023)Director: Elizabeth BanksScreenwriters: Jimmy WardenStarring: Keri Russell, O’Shea Jackson Jr., Christian Convery, Alden Ehrenreich, Brooklynn Prince, Ray Liotta In 1985, Andrew C. Thornton II — once a narcotics officer and later involved in drug trafficking — piloted a plane carrying a large shipment of cocaine across the southeastern United States. During that flight, … Read more
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse (2022)Directors: Peter Baynton, Charlie MackesyScreenwriters: Charlie Mackesy, Jon CrokerStarring: Jude Coward Nicoll, Tom Hollander, Idris Elba, Gabriel Byrne The BBC and Apple TV+ animated short film The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse adapts Charlie Mackesy’s bestselling illustrated book into a gentle, hand-drawn cinematic … Read more
Joyland (2022)Director: Saim SadiqScreenwriters: Saim Sadiq, Maggie RiggsStarring: Ali Junejo, Rasti Farooq, Alina Khan, Sarwat Gilani, Salmaan Peerzada One of the promotional images for Joyland features a striking still: a larger-than-life portrait of a central character being transported on a shaky moped. At first glance it feels like an artificially projected image or a moment … Read more
Jonathan Demme’s body of work exemplifies vibrant, sincerely textured filmmaking. He moved confidently across genres, taking creative risks where many directors would hesitate. Throughout his career—spanning documentaries, television, and feature films—Demme demonstrated a steady devotion to craft. No project felt perfunctory; each carried emotional depth and a personable touch that made his films feel alive … Read more
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023) Director: Peyton Reed Screenwriter: Jeff Loveness Starring: Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Jonathan Majors, Kathryn Newton, Michelle Pfeiffer, Michael Douglas, William Jackson Harper, Katy M O’Brian, David Dastmalchian, Bill Murray Kang the Conqueror first appeared in Marvel Comics in 1964 and, after many retellings and alternate versions, he finally arrived … Read more
On 18 February 2023, the Directors Guild of America (DGA) held the 75th annual awards ceremony in Los Angeles. Hosted by Judd Apatow and introduced by Lesli Linka Glatter, the event honored outstanding directorial achievements across film, television, documentary, commercials, and other media for work released in 2022. Although the DGA Awards are often overshadowed … Read more
Born in Hertfordshire and raised in Salford before moving to London to pursue the arts, acclaimed British filmmaker Mike Leigh began his career as a RADA-trained actor but soon shifted his focus to directing, driven by a passion for truthful, grounded stories for both film and stage. Leigh started working behind the camera creating televised … Read more