The year 2024 was replete with exceptional films that restored faith in the role of cinema in analysing and helping audiences process the chaos and destruction unfolding around them
Coralie Fargeat's stark commentary on Hollywood and wider society won in Cannes. It is a unique film blending grace, intelligence and horror, starring Demi Moore in one of her finest roles.
The critics were unimpressed by this sequel, some labelling it a flop. Ignore them. There is a depth to this version, which is true to the original story. Brilliant performances help it on its way
In the modern world, love is no longer looked at with rose-coloured glasses. Mirroring this real-world shift, 'Lover' and 'It Ends With Us' opt for darker, more nuanced storylines.
What a dream it must be to be Marilyn Monroe, a starstruck assistant tells her. “Everyone would give their right arm to be you!”
And we cringe, as we’ll do many times during Andrew Dominik’s…
ByJames Verniere
Gripping and clever, although not entirely, “One Way” tells the story of a fugitive on the run, or I should say, on a bus, trying to get away from a gang from which he has…
The Invitation ★★
◆ Directed by: Jessica M. Thompson
◆ Genre: Horror [US]
◆ Screenings: Cinemas.
Despite director Thompson's efforts to break free from the cycle of repeated horror films…
When you are in the middle of the crisis, standing alone and seeing no hope, will you continue fighting? Or you will give up? If the concern is your country falling apart, will you stay or leave? A…
The slick, stylish Black cowboy Western "The Harder They Fall" comes out guns blazing, introducing itself like it's kicking down a door. Which, in a sense, it is: Director and co-writer Jeymes Samuel…
It will be the largest gathering since the inception of the Future Investment Initiative in 2017, with 600 speakers set to address the four-day event and an impressive lineup of attendees
Presented as post-war stabilisation, an experiment in controlled fragmentation appears to be underway, with diplomacy, security, and commerce converging to cement a new geopolitical order
While the world discusses Beijing's ascendancy and the rivalry among great powers, Tokyo forges its own path—one dotted with patience, discipline, and strength
A string of recent statements from US President Donald Trump, coupled with American naval deployments this month, makes for a compelling case. But could this just be psychological warfare?