Movies

Having been in Ashley’s shoes in a moment like this, it’s refreshing that creator and showrunner Lee Sung Jin treats it with visceral emotional force. This revelation causes waves that ripple through the show, not just contained to a single moment for dramatic effect. The emotional cocktail of dejection and rage is shattered by the dawning realisation…

Since its launch on what-was-Epix (now MGM+) back in 2022, “From” has scratched an itch for TV viewers who miss the twisting sci-fi tales of not just “LOST” but its many imitators. Often directed by that show’s legendary director Jack Bender and starring Harold Perrineau in a role that doesn’t feel that different from Michael…

When sad-eyed music student Laura (Paula Beer) is involved in a car crash that leaves her boyfriend dead from an horrific head injury, she shows no signs of trauma or grief. In fact, with the intimation that she was plagued with interior suffering prior to the event, this moment appears to have jolted her back towards…

After the Cannes Official Selection announced their first wave of titles last week, it’s now the turn of the première French film festival’s three sidebars: Director’s Fortnight, Critic’s Week and L’Acid. Since their inception these independent programming strands have helped launch the careers of some of the most exciting filmmakers around. (Long-time Cannes fans know…

On the show this week we have a special episode dedicated to the cinema of Jim Jarmusch, tied to the UK release of his new film, Father Mother Sister Brother. We’re going to be discussing that in depth, as well as exploring some other Jarmusch deep cuts along the way. Joining host David Jenkins to talk all…

When he accepted a temp job for a modest California hot sauce company called Rockin’ Grandmas a year ago, 25-year-old Anthony Norman had no idea he’d suddenly become a TV star. And yet, after experiencing a weeklong company retreat in which the staff of Rockin’ Grandmas awkwardly proposed to each other, hooked up, drank out…

“Taking care of our elderly is not a choice, it’s a patriotic duty,” an ominous voice from the sky declares in the opening moments of Gabriel Mascaro’s The Blue Trail. Listening carefully is 77-year-old Tereza (the veteran Brazilian actor Denise Weinberg), whose disgruntled expression only deepens when a gold-plated laurel is placed to frame her door to let…

“The Last of Us,” “BioShock Infinite,” and “God of War Ragnarok”. What do they all have in common? Their stories center around a central father figure protecting a young companion, whether it’d be a son, daughter, or an important character they come across. It’s a popular trope that works both narratively and gameplay-wise. You play…

If an almost-three-hour is-it-spoof-is-it-not directed by a French auteur starring Jude Law as Vladimir Putin sounds a bit odd, just wait until you see it. Adapted from Giuliano da Empoli’s novel of the same name, The Wizard of the Kremlin is fashioned as a biopic for Paul Dano’s Vadim Baranov, a successful TV producer, lover of all things art…

The cowboy – strong but silent, a lonely figure caught between small town domesticity and the absolute freedom of the wilderness – has experienced something of a reinvention in the past few years, mostly in the hands of women filmmakers. Chloé Zhao’s The Rider and Nomadland, Jennifer Kent’s The Nightingale, Jane Campion’s The Power of the Dog and Kelly Reichardt’s First Cow all…