In the Greek myths, Cassandra, the daughter of King Priam of Troy, was afflicted by the gods with the curse that she would have accurate knowledge of future events but that nobody would ever believe what she said. Scientists in movies are the modern Cassandras.
Joel Coen (of the renowned filmmaking siblings) adapts the illustrious Shakespearian tale, Macbeth, in a stripped-back yet enthralling fashion in The Tragedy of Macbeth.
Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story may be the director’s greatest achievement to date. Spielberg has flipped the script and directed his childhood passion project, a musical, to fantastic effect.
Licorice Pizza is a charming yet unforgivingly problematic addition to director Paul Thomas Anderson’s directorial lineup in what can only be described as a teenage boy’s wet dream.
Bergman Island is a compelling indie tale with a meta twist.
Netflix’s latest, The Unforgivable, displays the effects of trying to re-join society after serving time in prison.
In what can only be described as a love letter to literary magazines, Wes Anderson runs hot off the press with his newest instalment, The French Dispatch.
In the fever dream in which ‘bitch’ is a term of endearment, Zola encapsulates the world’s greatest twitter thread as a riveting and catastrophic force.
The extraordinary life and love associated with legendary French engineer Gustave Eiffel are disappointingly only briefly explored in this romantic period piece.
In 2020, in the height of a global pandemic, The Killing of Two Lovers, written and directed by Robert Machoian, premieres at the Sundance Film Festival.
Sandra Bullock may have put in some of her best work as a convicted felon in the hard drama film The Unforgivable.
Matt Reeves’ The Batman has received a new trailer and it features the most ruthless Batman depicted on the big screen.
Halle Berry plays a washed-up MMA fighter given a second chance at glory when her life takes a downward turn in Bruised.
Tom Hanks plays a man who builds a robot to protect his dog in the post-apocalyptic feel-good film Finch for Apple.
The film from Pablo Larraín dives deep behind the scenes of Princess Diana and her marriage and life in the British Monarchy.
Ride the Eagle heroically dismantles the victimhood of estrangement in an unconventional, moving portrait of family love.
