2010s
Matangi/Maya/M.I.A. beautifully captures the exasperation of an artist who wants to be heard, struggling to find people to listen.
Jane Fonda in Five Acts celebrates change and transformation, and is as inspirational as the iconic actress at its centre.
The House With A Clock In Its Walls has a sense of mischievous fun, with a hearty serving of chills and chuckles to overwhelm any shortcomings.
With an interesting premise not given the correct treatment, The Escort stands as a cinematic experiment that didn’t quite work out.
Patient Zero has many of the elements of a good movie, just put together in a janky and unfortunate manner.
The documentary Love, Gilda proves that the comedy legend Gilda Radner made laughter the ultimate form of self-defense.
The English language debut of iconic French director Claire Denis is thematically dense and transgressive, designed to provoke intense debate.
Disappointingly, Peppermint is a film that feels thrown together, poorly edited and overly clichéd, with a failed take on the female vigilante.
The colorful, stylistic flourishes of 306 Hollywood makes it stand out among documentaries as something truly unique – an ordinary woman’s life rendered into an extraordinary film.
Though Carmine Cangialosi’s American Dresser has endearing moments, both Berenger and David have been on adventures far more befitting the ‘ride of a lifetime’.
Luca Guadagnino’s remake of Dario Argento’s Suspiria seeks to get under your skin, intimately and irreversibly – and succeeds in doing so.
Las Vegas Love Stories is a charming homage to falling in love, with each short inventively embellishing six couples falling in love, whether it be literally or figuratively.
The saying goes that the story writes itself, but White Boy Rick shows that even the best tales can be crafted into a boring, listless film.
Paul Feig’s latest, A Simple Favor, sees him unshackle himself from his comedy ties – unfortunately, the result is a subpar Gone Girl wannabe.
With some of his most impressively staged set pieces to date, Hold the Dark proves that Jeremy Saulnier is one of the most assured genre filmmakers working today.