2010s
With an engaging but slightly sluggish story, fine acting, and a committed crew, The Catcher Was a Spy mostly succeeds as both a tense espionage film and a biopic.
Matthew Heineman’s The Trade is an exposé of the highest calibre, examining up-close a crisis with no tangible solutions.
We were able to talk with Milda Baginskaite and Martha Binns, director and star respectively, of the short sci-fi drama 7 Planets, about the creative decisions for this film, and the experience of making it.
With a failure to properly establish the story, is a black comedy that is consistently frustrating and close to devoid of any laughs.
Han Yan’s Animal World is a truly insane but consistently entertaining mishmash of rock paper scissors, bug-eyed aliens, clown assassins and a check-cashing Michael Douglas.
Despite its empowering story, and fine performances by Michael Greyeyes and Jessica Chastain, Woman Walks Ahead is an unfortunately forgettable endeavor.
In a genre dripping with teenage iconoclasm and headbanging angst, Adventures in Public School makes at the very least for comforting viewing and offers a sweet view of respect, family and independence.
Distorted leaves viewers with a disjointed, unoriginal story, a made-for-tv feel, and underwhelming thrills, with the only saving graces being the presence of Ricci and Cusack.
With Thunder Road, viewers witness the birth of a comic actor who could very well grow into one of the finest of this generation.
Another Wolfcop is a worthy horror comedy, with a memorable team of characters at its center.
Sorry to Bother You is the perfect film for this particular moment – a moment that feels defined by the struggles of the ordinary people against traditional structures of power – even if it isn’t a perfect film.
The Lighthouse is one of the best locked-room dramas that Britain has ever produced, and it works as an impressive showcase of the talents behind it.
Us and Them is an extraordinarily impressive directorial debut from Rene Liu that will leave you contemplating the best and worst of romance.
Mannered, but direct, like the institution it portrays, Ex Libris is an open book that invites any inquiring mind to explore its many avenues.
Ant-Man and the Wasp is an enjoyable blend of superhero action and familial comedy, with a strong central cast to make everything work well together.