To decide where to begin with Martin Scorsese, it helps to understand who he is and what shaped his filmmaking. Born Martin Charles Scorsese in 1942, he grew up in New York City’s Little Italy and developed a deep love for movies early on. After studying film and education at New York University, Scorsese worked … Read more
It has been a quarter of a century since Pokémon first arrived on the global stage. Calling these beloved creatures successful is an understatement. By 2021 Pokémon ranked as the highest-grossing media franchise in history, surpassing franchises like Harry Potter, Star Wars and Marvel. What began as a video game for Nintendo’s Game Boy has … Read more
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022) Director: Ryan Coogler Screenwriters: Ryan Coogler, Joe Robert Cole Starring: Letitia Wright, Lupita Nyong’o, Danai Gurira, Angela Bassett, Tenoch Huerta Mejía, Winston Duke, Florence Kasumba, Dominique Thorne, Michaela Coel, Martin Freeman When Chadwick Boseman’s unexpected death was announced on August 28, 2020, the film community and audiences worldwide grieved the … Read more
My Policeman (2022) Director: Michael Grandage Screenwriter: Ron Nyswaner Starring: Emma Corrin, Gina McKee, Harry Styles, Linus Roache, David Dawson, Rupert Everett After the widely discussed reaction to Harry Styles’ performance in Don’t Worry Darling, audiences approached Michael Grandage’s period drama My Policeman with mixed expectations. Based on Bethan Roberts’ 2012 novel, the film examines … Read more
The Son (2022) Director: Florian Zeller Screenwriter: Christopher Hampton Starring: Hugh Jackman, Laura Dern, Vanessa Kirby, Zen McGrath, Anthony Hopkins Following the international success of The Father (2020), French novelist and playwright Florian Zeller returned to cinema with The Son, again collaborating with screenwriter Christopher Hampton to adapt Zeller’s own stage play “Le Fils.” While … Read more
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022) Director: Rian Johnson Screenwriter: Rian Johnson Starring: Daniel Craig, Dave Bautista, Edward Norton, Jessica Henwick, Kathryn Hahn, Kate Hudson, Janelle Monáe, Leslie Odom Jr Rian Johnson’s Knives Out was a major hit when it premiered in 2019, revitalizing the classic whodunnit for modern audiences. The film introduced Daniel … Read more
The Second World War has been a rich subject for filmmakers for decades, appearing in documentaries, sprawling epics and intimate dramas. Yet despite the abundance of war films, certain aspects—especially cinematic treatments of the Holocaust—were long underrepresented in mainstream Hollywood. The difficulty of portraying such horrors with the necessary respect and emotional clarity, combined with … Read more
She Said (2022) Director: Maria Schrader Screenwriter: Rebecca Lenkiewicz Starring: Carey Mulligan, Zoe Kazan, Patricia Clarkson, Andre Braugher, Samantha Morton, Jennifer Ehle, Angela Yeoh, Maren Heary, Tom Pelphrey, Adam Shapiro, Mike Houston Adapted from the 2019 book of the same name, Maria Schrader’s film She Said follows the investigative work of two New York Times … Read more
All Quiet on the Western Front (2022) Director: Edward Berger Screenwriters: Edward Berger, Lesley Paterson, Ian Stokell Starring: Felix Krammerer, Albrecht Schuch, Daniel Brühl, Moritz Klaus, Adrian Grünewald, Aaron Hilmer, Edin Hasanovic, Devid Streisow, Andreas Döhler, Sebastian Hülk Erich Maria Remarque’s 1929 novel Im Westen nichts Neues—widely known in English as All Quiet on the … Read more
What L.A. Confidential Taught Me About Men I was ten the first time I realised I had never seen a man step in to protect a woman. The moment landed in the opening scene of Curtis Hanson’s 1997 neo-noir L.A. Confidential. Gruff cop Bud White, played by Russell Crowe, radios in a parole violation as … Read more
