Men is a 2022 psychological drama written and directed by Alex Garland, who brought us films like Annihilation and Ex Machina. The film is centred on a woman on a 2-week solo getaway at a village mansion to overcome a recent trauma. The cast has Jessie Buckley (I’m Thinking Of Ending Things) and Rory Kinnear in the … Read more
There are not many movies out there that are so thought-provoking and open to interpretation as Robert Egger’s The Lighthouse. This tale about two lightkeepers left on an isolated island for what seems to be several weeks can be seen as a chilling Lovecraftian horror or an intense psychological drama. The movie is rich with motifs from religion, … Read more
Umma is an American supernatural horror film released earlier this year. The meaning of the Korean word umma is ‘mother’. The movie stars Sandra Oh, who plays a single mother living with her daughter on a back-of-beyond farm – and who is being haunted by the ghost of her mother. Oh’s performance was widely praised … Read more
Underground is a 1995 movie made by an acclaimed director Emir Kusturica with a screenplay co-written by Dusan Kovacević. It won the Palme d’Or at the 1995 Cannes Film Festival, which makes it one of the best internationally recognized pieces of Yugoslav cinematography. The music is made by Goran Bregović, arguably the most internationally renowned musician from … Read more
Everything Everywhere All At Once is a 2022 film written and directed by Dan Kwan and Daniel Scheinert. The film is centred on a woman struggling with her business and family who suddenly finds herself in the middle of a multiversal war. The film is marked under the genre of science fiction and fantasy, but … Read more
Filth is a 2013 psychological drama directed by Jon S. Baird. The plot follows a detective looking to get a promotion to become an inspector, and he uses every immoral way possible to try and get it. The cast is excellent, but James McAvoy simply steals the show. The film is quite the mind-bender, do … Read more
The Power Of The Dog is a 2021 drama set in the ol’ west directed by Jane Campion. The story is centred on two brothers who own a ranch. One of them weds a widow with an intelligent yet awkward son, and the other resents the marriage. The cast has Benedict Cumberbatch, Kirsten Dunst, Jesse Plemons, … Read more
Shirley is a 2020 drama directed by Josephine Decker. The movie is based on the writer Shirley Jackson in the time she was working on her book Hangsaman. Elisabeth Moss simply steals the show in this one as she embraces her character, both body and soul. The supporting cast includes Odessa Young, Michael Stuhlbarg and Logan Lerman, … Read more
Titane is a 2021 psychological-thriller drama directed by Julia Ducournau. The plot follows a girl who suffers a head injury and has a titanium plate inserted into her skull. Following this, she acquires a bizarre attraction to automobiles. This film is not an easy watch, so heads up. The film leaves you full of questions, … Read more
Being the seventh movie of the Jesse Stone franchise, Jesse Stone Innocents Lost is another thrilling murder mystery, featuring Tom Selleck as Jesse Stone, a “not your every day” cop who shoulders various responsibilities and a heavy heart. Micheal Brandman, the writer, and producer, made this movie worthwhile. Not only is the Jesse Stone franchise … Read more