The winners of the 75th BAFTA Film Awards were announced on Sunday, 13 March 2022. The British Academy of Film and Television Arts honored the finest British and international cinema released in 2021. The ceremony, hosted by Rebel Wilson at the Royal Albert Hall in London, featured 48 nominated films and presented 24 BAFTA awards. … Read more

Belfast (2022) Director: Kenneth Branagh Screenwriter: Kenneth Branagh Starring: Jude Hill, Lewis McAskie, Caitriona Balfe, Jamie Dornan, Judi Dench, Ciarán Hinds Kenneth Branagh’s Belfast is a personal, black-and-white portrait of childhood during The Troubles. The film follows one family’s experience in Northern Ireland and filters the conflict through the perspective of a young boy, producing … Read more

Belfast (2022) Director: Kenneth Branagh Screenwriter: Kenneth Branagh Starring: Jude Hill, Lewis McAskie, Caitriona Balfe, Jamie Dornan, Judi Dench, Ciarán Hinds Kenneth Branagh’s Belfast is a personal, memory-tinged portrait of a Northern Irish childhood during The Troubles. The film frames the conflict through the eyes of a young boy, offering a family-focused account that emphasizes … Read more

CODA (2021) Director: Sian Heder Screenwriter: Sian Heder Starring: Emilia Jones, Troy Kotsur, Daniel Durant, Marlee Matlin, Eugenio Derbez, Ferdia Walsh-Peelo CODA, written and directed by Sian Heder—who previously earned attention for work on television and indie features—is an English and American Sign Language remake of the French comedy-drama La Famille Bélier. What sets Heder’s … Read more

CODA (2021) Director: Sian Heder Screenwriter: Sian Heder Starring: Emilia Jones, Troy Kotsur, Daniel Durant, Marlee Matlin, Eugenio Derbez, Ferdia Walsh-Peelo CODA, written and directed by Sian Heder, is an English-language adaptation of the French comedy-drama La Famille Bélier. What sets this version apart is its committed depiction of deaf characters through authentic casting: several … Read more

The Mitchells vs. the Machines (2021) Directors: Michael Rianda, Jeff Rowe Screenwriters: Michael Rianda, Jeff Rowe Starring: Abbi Jacobson, Danny McBride, Maya Rudolph, Michael Rianda, Eric André, Olivia Colman, Fred Armisen, Beck Bennett, Chrissy Teigen, John Legend, Charlyne Yi Alongside films like Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Sony Pictures Animation has established a distinctive voice in … Read more

The Mitchells vs. the Machines (2021) Directors: Michael Rianda, Jeff Rowe Screenwriters: Michael Rianda, Jeff Rowe Starring: Abbi Jacobson, Danny McBride, Maya Rudolph, Michael Rianda, Eric André, Olivia Colman, Fred Armisen, Beck Bennett, Chrissy Teigen, John Legend, Charlyne Yi The Mitchells vs. the Machines is a standout animated film from Sony Pictures Animation that combines … Read more

Flee (2022) Director: Jonas Poher Rasmussen There is a war raging in Eastern Europe: Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has displaced millions and cost countless lives. The devastation feels immediate and catastrophic, yet it is also part of a long history of conflicts that have reshaped lives across the globe over the last thirty years. Kosovo, … Read more

Flee (2022) Director: Jonas Poher Rasmussen The war in Eastern Europe has dominated global headlines in recent years, with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine displacing millions and costing countless lives. It is a tragic chapter in a long history of conflicts that have reshaped families and forced people to seek safety far from home. Jonas Poher … Read more

Disney’s 60th animated feature film Encanto, released in November 2021, became an immediate phenomenon. Directed by Jared Bush and Byron Howard and featuring voice performances from Stephanie Beatriz, John Leguizamo and Alan Tudyk, the film follows Mirabel as she struggles to save the miracle that grants her family their magical gifts—gifts she herself does not … Read more