Please note that this article contains spoilers for the films Men, Annihilation, and Ex Machina. At its surface, Alex Garland’s latest film, Men, tells a deceptively straightforward story. Jessie Buckley plays Harper, a woman whose husband James (Paapa Essiedu) has recently died amid a bitter separation. Their divorce was initiated by Harper after a violent … Read more

There are two equally memorable versions of Marie Antoinette that matter today. One is the historical Austrian-born queen executed during the French Revolution and unfairly associated with the apocryphal line “let them eat cake.” The other is Sofia Coppola’s reimagined young woman — pink-haired, listening to modern music, and portrayed by Kirsten Dunst — a … Read more

Legendary Entertainment, the production company behind recent box office hits Dune and Godzilla vs. Kong, is now searching for a new distribution partner after its three-year agreement with Warner Bros. recently expired. Sony is reportedly the frontrunner in talks to form a new partnership with Legendary, with Paramount also said to be a close contender. … Read more

The Forgiven (2021) Director: John Michael McDonagh Screenwriter: John Michael McDonagh Starring: Ralph Fiennes, Jessica Chastain, Matt Smith, Saïd Taghmaoui, Mourad Zaoui, Ismael Kanater, Caleb Landry Jones, Christopher Abbott After a five-year absence following the commercial underperformance of his previous film, John Michael McDonagh returns to the director’s chair with The Forgiven, an adaptation of … Read more

The Forgiven (2021) Director: John Michael McDonagh Screenwriter: John Michael McDonagh Starring: Ralph Fiennes, Jessica Chastain, Matt Smith, Saïd Taghmaoui, Mourad Zaoui, Ismael Kanater, Caleb Landry Jones, Christopher Abbott After the commercial disappointment of his previous film, War on Everyone, John Michael McDonagh returns to the director’s chair with The Forgiven, an adaptation of Lawrence … Read more

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) has been distributing, co-producing and co-financing films since 1990. Over more than three decades it has built a distinctive catalogue of British cinema, supporting both established talent and emerging filmmakers while producing a remarkable range of heritage dramas, star-driven features, genre-defying pictures and art-house work. The BBC played a role … Read more

The British Broadcasting Corporation (the BBC) has been distributing, co-producing and co-financing films since 1990. Over more than three decades it has built a distinctive catalogue of British cinema, supporting emerging talent and established artists alike. From helping launch careers such as Kate Winslet’s to supporting the legacies of icons like Judi Dench and Billy … Read more

Return to Seoul (2022) Director: Davy Chou Screenwriter: Davy Chou Starring: Ji-Min Park, Oh Kwang-rok, Guka Han, Kim Sun-young, Yoann Zimmer, Louis-Do de Lencquesaing, Hur Ouk-Sook Davy Chou’s Return to Seoul is a carefully observed character study that explores identity, displacement, and the fraught process of reconnecting with one’s origins. Inspired by a personal encounter … Read more

Return to Seoul (2022) Director: Davy Chou Screenwriter: Davy Chou Starring: Ji-Min Park, Oh Kwang-rok, Guka Han, Kim Sun-young, Yoann Zimmer, Louis-Do de Lencquesaing, Hur Ouk-Sook When Davy Chou accompanied a close friend to a family meal in South Korea, he witnessed a profound inability to connect between his friend and her biological relatives. The … Read more

Winners (2022) Director: Hassan Nazer Screenwriters: Hassan Nazer, Hamed Emami Starring: Parsa Maghami, Reza Naji, Hossein Abedini What would you do if you stumbled upon an Oscar statue on the street? Keep it, try to sell it, or search for the owner? Winners centers on that simple premise: a young waste picker named Yahya (Parsa … Read more