“Based on a True(ish) story.” Caroline Lindy’s Your Monster is a sweet trilled high note curdling into a scream of...
With the documentary Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger, David Hinton is the ostensible director of Martin...
Ridley Scott’s 2000 Roman Empire swords and sandals epic Gladiator netted five Academy Awards including best picture and best actor...
Karim Aïnouz’s adaptation of Elizabeth Freemantle’s novel about Katherine Parr The Queen’s Gambit begins with an unattributed quote: “History tells...
Sony’s attempts to create their own superhero cinematic universe continue to be a disappointment: essentially a universe defined by Spider-Man...
Aotearoa-New Zealand is on fire recently with brilliant genre films and debut feature director Sasha Rainbow’s body horror satire Grafted...
In the first part of this series, I highlighted the parallel histories of Shakespeare on screen and the Academy Awards,...
In a dazzling collision of fantasy and reality, Anora unfolds the whirlwind romance between an erotic dancer and the son...
Natalie Bailey’s black comedy Audrey knows the audience will hate almost every character in the film and yet relies on...
Blitz, Steve McQueen’s story of World War II London is a functional drama illustrating the different ‘Londons’ suffering under the...
