Casey Affleck
An astronaut struggles to maintain his grip on reality aboard a possibly fatally compromised mission to Saturn’s moon, Titan.
The Instigators evokes the Boston movies of yore like a Dunkin’ drinkin’ Ghost of Christmas Past.
Rory and Cobby are unlikely partners thrown together, but when it goes awry, they team up to outrun police, backward bureaucrats, and a vengeful crime boss.
While a bumpy ride to the end, it is an intriguing character study that examines grief and loneliness while infusing intensity and thrills.
Cinema allows us to immortalise people and events, capture change and examine the nature of time. Liam Beazley explores how time is explored in film.
The Old Man and the Gun is a love letter to many things: the 1970s/early ’80s, the aging outlaw trope so often seen in Westerns, and to film itself.
The Old Man & The Gun is based on the true story of Forrest Tucker and his audacious escape from San Quentin at the age of 70 to an unprecedented string of heists that confounded authorities and enchanted the public.
As given by its name, A Ghost Story is a supernatural tale, yet it touches on themes of love and grief in a uniquely beautiful way.
Manchester by the Sea is a subtle, nuanced story of loss and grief, brought to life through restrained direction and powerful performances.
Even though he hails from a nation renowned for its take on exploitation cinema, director John Hillcoat has repeatedly proven himself to be far more interested with the archetypes of American genre films. His international breakthrough feature, 2006’s The Proposition, was the perfect marriage of the sensibilities of Ozploitation and the most hard-boiled Westerns; for a country with no major cinema heritage, it suggested Hillcoat was a director who could put his nation firmly on the world cinema map. Instead of continuing this distinctive subversion of genre with his subsequent films, Hillcoat has become increasingly formulaic.