My Top 140+ Movies & Documentaries for 2019... (so far, and in list order)
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- DirectorSam MendesStarsDean-Charles ChapmanGeorge MacKayDaniel MaysApril 6th, 1917. As an infantry battalion assembles to wage war deep in enemy territory, two soldiers are assigned to race against time and deliver a message that will stop 1,600 men from walking straight into a deadly trap.Technical brilliance that did not get in the way of a heart thumping story of a soldier's quest to deliver a message to the slaughterhouse frontline...
- DirectorJames MangoldStarsMatt DamonChristian BaleJon BernthalAmerican car designer Carroll Shelby and driver Ken Miles battle corporate interference and the laws of physics to build a revolutionary race car for Ford in order to defeat Ferrari at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1966.Bale is brilliant and Damon is perfect in this well crafted tale of motor sport passion up against the might of the greedy corporate giant as Ford enters the prestige La Mans...
- DirectorCéline SciammaStarsNoémie MerlantAdèle HaenelLuàna BajramiOn an isolated island in Brittany at the end of the eighteenth century, a female painter is obliged to paint a wedding portrait of a young woman.A sensual tone and pace to this stunning work of art...
- DirectorPedro AlmodóvarStarsAntonio BanderasAsier EtxeandiaLeonardo SbaragliaA film director reflects on the choices he's made in life as the past and present come crashing down around him.Master filmmaker at work, creating his own eight-in-a-half. A must for movie buffs...
- DirectorTodd PhillipsStarsJoaquin PhoenixRobert De NiroZazie BeetzDuring the 1980s, a failed stand-up comedian is driven insane and turns to a life of crime and chaos in Gotham City while becoming an infamous psychopathic crime figure.Celluloid madness amplified to maximum thanks to the director and his teams visionary exploration on mental illness and its neglect, just like the garbage pilling up in the streets of Gotham, plus Phoenix's performance is breathtaking and frightening...
- DirectorRob EpsteinJeffrey FriedmanStarsLinda RonstadtBonnie RaittDolly PartonWith one of the most memorably stunning voices that has ever hit the airwaves, Linda Ronstadt burst onto the 1960s folk rock music scene in her early twenties.Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman create another fascinating doco on the life of a versatile artist who dabbled in all forms of music that made enlighten her soul...
- DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsRobert De NiroAl PacinoJoe PesciAn illustration of Frank Sheeran's life, from W.W.II veteran to hit-man for the Bufalino crime family and his alleged assassination of his close friend Jimmy Hoffa.A complex tale of mob rule and politics with restraint direction and performances, (albeit Pacino as the rowdy passionate Union leader, Hoffa). This is simply astounding, plus you get to see all the cinema greats together...
- DirectorKen LoachStarsKris HitchenDebbie HoneywoodRhys McgowanHoping that self-employment through gig economy can solve their financial woes, a hard-up UK delivery driver and his wife struggling to raise a family end up trapped in the vicious circle of this modern-day form of labour exploitation.A family's heart wrenching journey, and this is only from everyday living in this brilliant modern neorealist movie as Master Loach depicts the struggle of a family in today's corporate World that leaves no space for normality due to the greed that surrounds us...
- DirectorNoah BaumbachStarsAdam DriverScarlett JohanssonJulia GreerNoah Baumbach's incisive and compassionate look at a marriage breaking up and a family staying together.It's like the second coming of Woody Allen, but without Woody, just Noah doing his brand of humour and drama combined to create an emotional charged piece where you felt every raw emotion delivered in this powerful observation on a marriage breakdown...
- DirectorIan DarlingStarsAdam GoodesAustralian documentary filmmaker Ian Darling re-examines the incidents that marked the final 3 years of footballer Adam Goodes' playing career.Succeeds in getting your blood boiling by revealing the racism down under in this well documented story showing what actually happened via archival footage, and sad to say that racism is alive and well...
- DirectorBenny SafdieJosh SafdieStarsAdam SandlerJulia FoxIdina MenzelWith his debts mounting and angry collectors closing in, a fast-talking New York City jeweler risks everything in hope of staying afloat and alive.What the Safdie boys did in Good Time works even better in this with an amazing manic performance from Sandler in this roller-coaster ride of a jeweller in a very tight spot...
- DirectorFernando MeirellesStarsJonathan PryceAnthony HopkinsJuan MinujínBehind Vatican walls, the conservative Pope Benedict XVI and the liberal future Pope Francis must find common ground to forge a new path for the Catholic Church.Not a fan of the church and I'm glad it didn't really sell out, if anything, it was damn interesting, making the current Pope an absolute saint with astounding performances from the two legends of screen as they take on the mighty Vatican showing warts and all...
- DirectorCraig BrewerStarsEddie MurphyKeegan-Michael KeyMike EppsEddie Murphy portrays real-life legend Rudy Ray Moore, a comedy and rap pioneer who proved naysayers wrong when his hilarious, obscene, kung-fu fighting alter ego, Dolemite, became a 1970s Blaxploitation phenomenon.Murphy is at the top of his game in this tight and fun scripted story on the life of a shaker and mover in the entertainment industry during the crazy Seventies where I'm sure I laughed out aloud more than a few times......
- DirectorGavin HoodStarsKeira KnightleyMatt SmithMatthew GoodeThe true story of a British whistleblower who leaked information to the press about an illegal NSA spy operation designed to push the UN Security Council into sanctioning the 2003 invasion of Iraq.Now have respect for Knightley, and all those involved in this brave project...
- DirectorScott Z. BurnsStarsAdam DriverAnnette BeningJon HammIdealistic Senate staffer Daniel J. Jones, tasked by his boss to lead an investigation into the CIA's post 9/11 Detention and Interrogation Program, uncovers shocking secrets.For me this was a revelation and riveting method in telling the cover-up, plus Driver carries this political maze of stupidity with his controlled performance which builds and explodes with passion and conviction when the going gets tough...
- DirectorSteven SoderberghStarsGary OldmanAntonio BanderasAJ MeijerA widow investigates an insurance fraud, chasing leads to a pair of Panama City law partners exploiting the world's financial system.Love Soderbergh's creative skill in telling this convoluted story of where the rich hide their money, and the cast is at the top of their game...
- DirectorAlex LehmannStarsChristine WoodsMark DuplassRay RomanoAn unlikely friendship between two misfit neighbors becomes an unexpectedly emotional journey when the younger man is diagnosed with terminal cancer.Convincing performances from the two leads and well handled by all for not allowing this to drop into sentimental cancer melodrama dross...
- DirectorDan GilroyStarsJake GyllenhaalRene RussoZawe AshtonA thriller about the contemporary art scene of Los Angeles, where big money artists and mega-collectors pay a high price when art collides with commerce.WTF! The art galleries of L.A. will never be the same in this hoot of a dark comedy with a hint of Dario Argento thrown in...
- DirectorGalder Gaztelu-UrrutiaStarsIvan MassaguéZorion EguileorAntonia San JuanA vertical prison with one cell per level. Two people per cell. Only one food platform and two minutes per day to feed. An endless nightmare trapped in The Hole.Says a lot about the human condition and its greediness starting from the top up, and giving reason why so much chaos reigns down below...
- DirectorDexter FletcherStarsTaron EgertonJamie BellRichard MaddenA musical fantasy about the fantastical human story of Elton John's breakthrough years.Only way to tell Elton's life is as a musical, and this movie has succeeded in all departments...
- DirectorGabriela CowperthwaiteStarsJason SegelIsabella KaiViolet McGrawAfter receiving life-altering news, a couple finds unexpected support from their best friend, who puts his own life on hold and moves into their family home, bringing an impact much greater and more profound than anyone could have imagined.Well directed and a story that pulls at the heart strings with the performances giving it an extra emotional boost...
- DirectorTeona Strugar MitevskaStarsZorica NushevaLabina MitevskaStefan VujisicA Macedonian woman throws herself into a traditionally men-only ceremony, kicking up a ruckus and standing her ground.An intense exposé on Macedonia's misogynistic culture and religious zealots who take on the pride of an ordinary young woman who fights alone for her rights...
- DirectorMichael WinterbottomStarsCaroline FlackSteve CooganDavid MitchellSatire about the world of the super-rich.The teaming of Coogan and Winterbottom proves to be a successful combination and this time they take on the pure greed of the fashion industry...
- DirectorBong Joon HoStarsSong Kang-hoLee Sun-kyunCho Yeo-jeongGreed and class discrimination threaten the newly-formed symbiotic relationship between the wealthy Park family and the destitute Kim clan.Joon Ho weaves a fun tale between the have-nots and the haves in this delicious dark creative social comedy...
- DirectorTaika WaititiStarsRoman Griffin DavisThomasin McKenzieScarlett JohanssonA young German boy in the Hitler Youth whose hero and imaginary friend is the country's dictator is shocked to discover that his mother is hiding a Jewish girl in their home.Amongst the hilarity there is a deep emotional depth that struggled to come to the surface, but well played out and realised...
- DirectorGreta GerwigStarsSaoirse RonanEmma WatsonFlorence PughJo March reflects back and forth on her life, telling the beloved story of the March sisters - four young women, each determined to live life on her own terms.Well structured story of a classic that was given the modern sensabilities, and I adored the characters in this heartwarming adaptation of a woman's plight in a misogynist time...
- DirectorDarius MarderStarsRiz AhmedOlivia CookePaul RaciA heavy metal drummer's life is turned upside down when he begins to lose his hearing and he must confront a future filled with silence.Riz Ahmed is stupendous as the heavy metal drummer gone death which changes his world...
- DirectorQuentin TarantinoStarsLeonardo DiCaprioBrad PittMargot RobbieA faded television actor and his stunt double strive to achieve fame and success in the final years of Hollywood's Golden Age in 1969 Los Angeles.Tarantino's homage to Hollywood at the end of the 60's with a fantasy ending just like Inglourious Basterds...
- DirectorSteven BognarJulia ReichertStarsJunming 'Jimmy' WangRobert AllenSherrod BrownIn post-industrial Ohio, a Chinese billionaire opens a factory in an abandoned General Motors plant, hiring two thousand Americans. Early days of hope and optimism give way to setbacks as high-tech China clashes with working-class America.Another fascinating observational piece on the plight of the American workers as they get swallowed up by the Sleeping Dragon...
- DirectorGurinder ChadhaStarsBilly BarrattRonak Singh Chadha BergesViveik KalraIn England in 1987, a teenager from an Asian family learns to live his life, understand his family and find his own voice through the music of American rock star Bruce Springsteen.Uplifting and emotional as it went deeper with the meaning of the Springsteen music, and then on top of that dealing with the UK racial and political themes of the Eighties, showing that we all struggle the same...
- DirectorSergio PablosCarlos Martínez LópezStarsJason SchwartzmanJ.K. SimmonsRashida JonesA simple act of kindness always sparks another, even in a frozen, faraway place. When Smeerensburg's new postman, Jesper, befriends toymaker Klaus, their gifts melt an age-old feud and deliver a sleigh full of holiday traditions.A fun retelling of the Santa Claus myth, and somehow I kind of like this version as the truth, even if it was schmaltzy at times, but overall clever and entertaining...
- DirectorJonathan LevineStarsCharlize TheronSeth RogenJune Diane RaphaelJournalist, Fred Flarsky, reunites with his childhood crush, Charlotte Field; now one of the most influential women in the world. As she prepares to run for president, Charlotte hires Fred as her speechwriter, and sparks fly.Levine's best to date with an intelligent fun script that Frank Capra would have been proud of for this day and age...
- DirectorRiley StearnsStarsJesse EisenbergAlessandro NivolaImogen PootsAfter being attacked on the street, a young man enlists at a local dojo, led by a charismatic and mysterious sensei, in an effort to learn how to defend himself from future threats.Jesse is perfect in this dark wry piss-take on the male masochist...
- DirectorToby HaynesStarsBenedict CumberbatchSarah BelcherMalcolm FreemanPolitical strategist Dominic Cummings leads a popular but controversial campaign to convince British voters to leave the European Union from 2015 up until the present day.Cumberbatch superb once again in this insightful look how the whole modern political game of manipulating voters with social media lies is what wins elections...
- DirectorAri AsterStarsFlorence PughJack ReynorVilhelm BlomgrenA couple travels to Northern Europe to visit a rural hometown's fabled Swedish mid-summer festival. What begins as an idyllic retreat quickly devolves into an increasingly violent and bizarre competition at the hands of a pagan cult.Hypnotic tone through this dark twisted take on the Wicker Man...
- DirectorTodd Douglas MillerStarsNeil ArmstrongMike CollinsBuzz AldrinA look at the Apollo 11 mission to land on the moon led by commander Neil Armstrong and pilots Buzz Aldrin and Mike Collins.Amazing footage edited perfectly to document an all white male historical achievement(!)...
- DirectorRoger MichellStarsSam NeillSusan SarandonAnson BoonA terminally ill mother arranges to bring her family together one last time before she dies. A remake of the 2014 Danish film 'Silent Heart'.Still a heartfelt and decent remake of the 2014 Danish film...
- DirectorTodd HaynesStarsMark RuffaloAnne HathawayTim RobbinsA corporate defense attorney takes on an environmental lawsuit against a chemical company that exposes a lengthy history of pollution.Ruffalo makes it all happen with director Haynes standing back and crafting a compelling story...
- DirectorAlexandre O. PhilippeStarsWilliam FriedkinHikaru BabaYuka NiwaA lyrical and spiritual cinematic essay on The Exorcist, exploring the depths of William Friedkin's mind's eye, the nuances of his filmmaking process, and the mysteries of faith and fate that have shaped his life and filmography.Best way to learn the craft of filmmaking is from the filmmaker themselves...
- DirectorAisling Chin-YeeStarsHeather GrahamSophie NélisseAbigail PniowskyTwo mother-daughter duos must contend with their grief and complicated relationships with one another when the person who connects them dies.Well structured and the characters bring it to life...
- DirectorAgnieszka HollandStarsJames NortonVanessa KirbyPeter SarsgaardA Welsh journalist breaks the news in the western media of the famine in Ukraine in the early 1930s.Well told by director Holland and writer Chalupa, showing the historic atrocities of Russia, a country now heading down the same modern path thanks to the current tyrant leader...
- DirectorOlivier NakacheÉric ToledanoStarsVincent CasselReda KatebHélène VincentThe story of two men, educators of children and adolescents with autism.A fascinating observational piece on those who dedicate their lives to caring for the difficult cases in autism, and Cassel makes you really believe...
- DirectorMaziar LahootiStarsAnthony LaPagliaRyan CorrPhoenix RaeiIn a near-future, darknet grifter Dougie is recruited to work security at a refugee detention centre. There, he is drawn into an underground operation blackmailing detainees to fight for profit. When tragedy strikes courageous fighter Azad, Dougie locates his hitherto dormant conscience and takes a stand.A dark comic tale dealing with a manic guard in a refugee detention centre who exploits the hapless inmates for financial gain. It may sound nasty but this has a certain edge which makes it confronting...
- DirectorBen LawrenceStarsHugo WeavingAndrew LuriHayley McElhinneyDaniel is preparing an exhibition of his work from the world's war zones. When Sebastian learns that this exhibition may display photographs of a massacre in his village, he finds Daniel and appeals to him to exclude those photographs.Hugo at his finest when given a character with depth, and the well crafted story weighs heavily on our morals and judgement of refugees...
- DirectorAmjad Abu AlalaStarsMustafa ShehataIslam MubarakMahmoud Maysara ElsarajShortly after Muzamil was born, the village's holy man predicts that he will die at age 20. Muzamil's father can't stand the curse and leaves home. Sakina raises her son as a single mother, overly protective. One day, Muzamil turns 19.Amjad's visual storytelling is a pure delight...
- DirectorAnthony RussoJoe RussoStarsRobert Downey Jr.Chris EvansMark RuffaloAfter the devastating events of Avengers: Infinity War (2018), the universe is in ruins. With the help of remaining allies, the Avengers assemble once more in order to reverse Thanos' actions and restore balance to the universe.At least this final instalment made sense of the storyline that had fun with time traveling and the superheroes seemed a little more human in the emotional depth they carried into the mother of all battles...
- DirectorAsif KapadiaStarsDiego MaradonaDalma MaradonaPeléConstructed from over 500 hours of never-before-seen footage, this documentary centers on the career of celebrated football player Diego Maradona, who played for S.S.C. Napoli in the 1980s.The legend of football and his life pieced together with archival footage that tells a story of a human with many faces...
- DirectorCory FinleyStarsHugh JackmanRay RomanoWelker WhiteThe beloved superintendent of New York's Roslyn school district and his staff, friends and relatives become the prime suspects in the unfolding of the single largest public school embezzlement scandal in American history.Hugh is perfect in this dark comedy tale of state school corruption...
- DirectorOlivia WildeStarsKaitlyn DeverBeanie FeldsteinJessica WilliamsOn the eve of their high-school graduation, two academic superstars and best friends realize they should have worked less and played more. Determined not to fall short of their peers, the girls try to cram four years of fun into one night.Apart from the fun script, Dever and Feldstein make it all happen, one for the modern fans of John Hughes...
- DirectorTyler NilsonMichael SchwartzStarsZack GottsagenAnn PierceDakota JohnsonZak, a man with down syndrome, runs away from a residential nursing home to pursue his dream of becoming a wrestler. Later, he meets with an outlaw who becomes his friend and coach.Sincere performance from Shia, aided by the majestic Zack with the thoughtful Dakota tagging along in this road-water trip movie filled with life's regret and fulling one's dream...
- DirectorBoris LojkineStarsNina MeurisseFiacre BindalaBruno TodeschiniThe story of Camille Lepage, a French photojournalist who was killed at age 26 in the Central African Republic.The dedication and passion of French photographer caught up in the barbaric Central African Republic civil war handled with intelligence...
- DirectorRobert EggersStarsRobert PattinsonWillem DafoeValeriia KaramanTwo lighthouse keepers try to maintain their sanity while living on a remote and mysterious New England island in the 1890s.Something strange on the lighthouse rock with Dafoe and Pattinson playing into Eggers' madness...
- DirectorJennifer KentStarsAisling FranciosiMaya ChristieBaykali GanambarrSet in 1825, Clare, a young Irish convict woman, chases a British officer through the rugged Tasmanian wilderness, bent on revenge for a terrible act of violence he committed against her family. On the way she enlists the services of an Aboriginal tracker named Billy, who is also marked by trauma from his own violence-filled past.A dark and bleak version to Outlaw Josey Wales but the Australian way with a female seeking vengeance as she tracks down the killers in an unforgiven land where the original natives are being genocide... (Not released until late 2019!)
- DirectorDanny BoyleStarsHimesh PatelLily JamesSophia Di MartinoA struggling musician realizes he's the only person on Earth who can remember The Beatles after waking up in an alternate reality where they never existed.Danny Boyle has fun with this clever idea, and the John Lennon bit is an absolute classic...
- DirectorRian JohnsonStarsDaniel CraigChris EvansAna de ArmasA detective investigates the death of the patriarch of an eccentric, combative family.Fun to be had with this great cast, and a great ride through the many twists and turns...
- DirectorRichard LowensteinStarsMichael HutchenceDennis FarrissINXSA documentary feature about the troubled heart and soul of Michael Hutchence, lead singer and songwriter of INXS.The most amazing and private footage ever assembled on a music artist to tell the story of fame, love and torment...
- DirectorJames GrayStarsBrad PittTommy Lee JonesRuth NeggaAstronaut Roy McBride undertakes a mission across an unforgiving solar system to uncover the truth about his missing father and his doomed expedition that now, 30 years later, threatens the universe.The Apocalypse Now kind of journey through space with a bit of Solaris thrown in, and Pitt loses his charm for some serious and effecting acting...
- DirectorTara WoodStarsZoë BellLouis BlackBruce DernA documentary that focuses on the first 21 years of Quentin Tarantino's career and includes interviews with his frequent collaborators.Worth hearing it from the actors and producers under his spell...
- DirectorGabriel MascaroStarsDira PaesJulio MachadoAntonio PastichA woman uses her bureaucratic job to convince divorcing couples to stay together and is utterly committed to getting pregnant by her husband in a future of dance parties, ritualistic orgies and fundamentalist Christianity.The future of Brazil through a woman's devotion to her God, with creative art direction and a tale that draws you into the realm of faith...
- DirectorKim NguyenStarsJesse EisenbergAlexander SkarsgårdSalma HayekA pair of high-frequency traders go up against their old boss in an effort to make millions in a fiber-optic cable deal.Eisenberg & Skarsgård are convincing as two dreamers who attempt to do it alone in this enthralling tale of speeding up the stock exchange market...
- DirectorCesar DiazStarsArmando EspitiaEmma DibAurelia CaalErnesto is a young anthropologist in Guatemala. One day, while hearing the account of an old woman, he thinks he has found a lead that might guide him to his father, a "guerrillero" who went missing during the war.The pain and agony of Guatemala's recent barbaric past with a young anthropologist caught up in uncovering the truth...
- DirectorNisha GanatraStarsEmma ThompsonMindy KalingJohn LithgowA late night talk show host suspects that she may soon lose her long-running show.Loved the corniness of it all, more importantly were the issues it dealt with...
- DirectorShannon MurphyStarsEliza ScanlenMichelle LottersToby WallaceMilla, a seriously ill teenager, falls in love with a drug dealer, Moses, her parents' worst nightmare.Well structer and quirky tone this little Aussie film...
- DirectorFarhad SafiniaStarsMel GibsonSean PennEddie MarsanProfessor James Murray begins work compiling words for the first edition of the Oxford English Dictionary in the 19th century, and receives over 10,000 entries from a patient at Broadmoor Criminal Lunatic Asylum, Dr. William Minor.What really worked was the two strong leads and an amazing supporting cast that made this story interesting...
- DirectorHarmony KorineStarsMatthew McConaugheySnoop DoggIsla FisherA rebellious stoner named Moondog lives life by his own rules.McConaughey goes on a full stoner throttle as a Bukowski like poet who wrecks havoc on those around him as he attempts to write that masterpiece, all aided by a fun supporting cast...
- DirectorFernando FriasStarsJuan Daniel García TreviñoEmily May JampelXueming Angelina ChenIn Monterrey, Mexico, a young street gang spends their days dancing to slowed-down cumbia and attending parties. After a mix-up with a local cartel, their leader is forced to migrate to the U.S. but quickly longs to return home.A strong observational piece on the life of a Mexican teenager and his passion for dancing to cumbia music in the slums of his hometown, intercut with his hardships while hiding out in the US...
- DirectorMarielle HellerStarsMatthew RhysTom HanksChris CooperBased on the true story of a real-life friendship between Fred Rogers and journalist Lloyd Vogel.A bit clunky to start with, but once the interaction begins between reporter and subject it settles into a fine emotional story...
- DirectorAlex ThompsonStarsKelly O'SullivanRamona Edith WilliamsCharin AlvarezAfter an accidental pregnancy turned abortion, a deadbeat nanny finds an unlikely friendship with the six-year old she's charged with protecting.Kelly O'Sullivan shines as star and writer of this heartfelt gem with an old soul of a child actor almost stealing the show...
- DirectorPeter CattaneoStarsKristin Scott ThomasSharon HorganEmma LowndesWith their partners away serving in Afghanistan, a group of women on the home front form a choir and quickly find themselves at the center of a media sensation and global movement.Uplifting and heartfelt, worth a tear or two...
- DirectorGuy RitchieStarsMatthew McConaugheyCharlie HunnamMichelle DockeryAn American expat tries to sell off his highly profitable marijuana empire in London, triggering plots, schemes, bribery and blackmail in an attempt to steal his domain out from under him.Ritchie goes back to his roots and entertains us with his brand of razzle-dazzle plot twist of surprises, and Hugh has a field day...
- DirectorJay RoachStarsCharlize TheronNicole KidmanMargot RobbieA group of women take on Fox News head Roger Ailes and the toxic atmosphere he presided over at the network.Jay Roach continues to pursue the righteous path in unveiling the unjust doings of those in higher power, and always in an intriguing entertaining manner...
- DirectorCorneliu PorumboiuStarsVlad IvanovCatrinel MarlonRodica LazarNot everything is as it seems for Cristi, a policeman who plays both sides of the law. Embarking with the beautiful Gilda on a high-stakes heist, both will have to navigate the twists and turns of corruption, treachery and deception.Plenty of twists and turns in this neat underplayed thriller...
- DirectorLulu WangStarsShuzhen ZhaoAwkwafinaX MayoA Chinese family discovers their grandmother has only a short while left to live and decide to keep her in the dark, scheduling a wedding to gather before she dies.Enjoyed the culture clash, the close-knit family ties that go with the good and the bad in this endearing look at dealing with a pending death of a loved one...
- DirectorHikariStarsMakiko WatanabeNanami KawakamiEita OkunoYuma is a young Japanese woman with cerebral palsy. Torn between her obligations towards her family and her dream to become a manga artist, she struggles to lead a self-determined life.Brave storytelling of a cerebral palsy magna artist exploring her sexuality and in the process discovering her life secrets...
- DirectorDestin Daniel CrettonStarsMichael B. JordanJamie FoxxBrie LarsonWorld-renowned civil rights defense attorney Bryan Stevenson works to free a wrongly condemned death row prisoner.The type of film that gets your blood boiling due to the fact that justice is controlled by those who are unjust in this fine drama with grand performances...
- DirectorMike FlanaganStarsEwan McGregorRebecca FergusonKyliegh CurranYears following the events of The Shining (1980), a now-adult Dan Torrance must protect a young girl with similar powers from a cult known as The True Knot, who prey on children with powers to remain immortal.Like a good Stephen King novel this long horror tale takes time for the set-up and then delivers right to the final end...
- DirectorTerrence MalickStarsAugust DiehlValerie PachnerMaria SimonThe Austrian Franz Jägerstätter, a conscientious objector, refuses to fight for the Nazis in World War II.Malick's fragmented visual poetry on the life of Franz Jägerstätter who refused to bath in Nazi bloodshed...
- DirectorJim JarmuschStarsBill MurrayAdam DriverTilda SwintonThe peaceful town of Centerville finds itself battling a zombie horde as the dead start rising from their graves.To know the works of Jarmusch is an advantage, and his piss-take on the Zombie genre is a treat with a top cult cast that perfectly play it deadpan in this wry and dry zombie feast where the joke is on us (but mostly the followers of the current US delusional President)...
- DirectorJustin KurzelStarsGeorge MacKayEssie DavisNicholas HoultAustralian bushranger Ned Kelly and his gang flee from authorities during the 1870s.Wouldn't have expected any less from the director of Snowtown Murders and Macbeth as he takes the surreal and homoerotic path that has you questioning the legend of Ned Kelly that is a bit out there, but I guess that's what makes it freaking interesting...
- DirectorDavid MichôdStarsTom Glynn-CarneyGábor CzapTom FisherYoung Henry V encounters deceit, war and treachery after becoming King of England in the 15th century, in the aftermath of his brother's death.A perfect dark moody topic for Michôd in this lavish production on the young King Henry V who gets swallowed up by the manipulative palace politics that even back in the 15th Century wise men knew that war was bloody and meaningless, and this captures perfectly the conflicting mind and soul of a young Henry the 5th, played brilliantly by Chalamet, with Edgerton not far behind...
- DirectorMichael BayStarsRyan ReynoldsMélanie LaurentManuel Garcia-RulfoSix individuals from all around the globe, each the very best at what they do, have been chosen not only for their skill, but for a unique desire to delete their pasts to change the future.One of the better and creative OTT Michael Bay actionners that at least has a decent political slant to it and has fun along the way, and to all those user reviews that go on about the editing being lousy, they have no idea...
- DirectorJack BennettStarsTim AllenGreg BerlantiElizabeth CantillonFilmmakers and stars discuss the filming and social effects of Galaxy Quest, a comedic take-off of Star Trek, with brilliant commentary not only on the Star Trek series but on the real-life actors themselves.An amusing insight into the cult classic...
- DirectorMinhal BaigStarsGeraldine ViswanathanJack KilmerGabriel LunaMuslim teenager Hala copes with the unraveling of her family as she comes into her own.Really enjoying the European flavour in the current crop of U.S. films that don't rely on dumbing it down to the current political fractions on all sides, downplaying it perfectly with an emotional depth in both the performances and direction...
- DirectorPippa BiancoStarsRhianne BarretoJ.C. MacKenzieChristian CorraoAfter discovering a disturbing video from a night she doesn't remember, sixteen-year-old Mandy must try to figure out what happened and how to navigate the escalating fallout.An intelligent and well crafted story without the dramatic hype with fragmented pieces of a teenager's blackout-night and the consequences with family and friends, all carried out in a lowkey but effective tone...
- DirectorLodewijk CrijnsStarsJeroen SpitzenbergerAnniek PheiferRoosmarijn van der HoekA cocksure, road-raging family man finds himself pursued and terrorized by the vengeful van driver he chooses to tailgate.Wonderful nonsense that has you on edge right to the very end...
- DirectorOlivier AssayasStarsPenélope CruzEdgar RamírezGael García BernalThe story of five Cuban political prisoners who had been imprisoned by the United States since the late 1990s on charges of espionage and murder.Assayas has a lot to put in this feature that should have been a mini-series about Cuban spies in Florida stopping ex-Cuban capitalists from organising terrorist attacks on Cuban soil...
- DirectorAlexandre O. PhilippeStarsClarke WolfeNicholas CullWilliam LinnAn in-depth voyage into the sci-fi film Alien (1979) with the visionary filmmakers who created it. See how one of the most terrifying movies of all time came to life 40 years ago, inspired by ancient mythology and our universal fears.An interesting historical and analytical look on the iconic movie which seemed to have gotten lost with the over-emphasis on the chest bursting scene...
- DirectorMark DeebleVictoria StoneStarsChiwetel EjioforAthena is a mother who will do everything in her power to protect her herd when they are forced to leave their waterhole. This epic journey, narrated by Chiwetel Ejiofor, takes audiences across the African savannah, and into the heart of an elephant family. A tale of love, loss and coming home.Heartfelt journey and survival of an amazing creature that was corny at times by its presentation, but still hooks you in and manipulates your emotions with good reason...
- 1985– 1h 54mNot Rated7.4 (3.3K)TV Episode76MetascoreDirectorStanley NelsonStarsCarl LumblyMiles DavisReginald PettyMusicians, scholars, family and friends reflect on the life of jazzer Miles Davis to reveal the man behind the legend. Full access to Davis' estate provides rare footage and photos, outtakes from recording sessions and new interviews.Nothing unique if you already know the story of Miles Davis, but just love hearing it from folks who where part of his frantic musical life, bonus being the women that he loved speak openly...
- DirectorGrant SputoreStarsLuke HawkerRose ByrneMaddie LentonIn the wake of humanity's extinction, a teenage girl is raised by a robot designed to repopulate the earth. But their unique bond is threatened when an inexplicable stranger arrives with alarming news.A rebellious teenage daughter is put through the test by the mother robot, creating plenty of tension in this neat local sci-fi film that didn't sell out to the popcorn audience and explain every single detail, a project John Hinde would have been proud of...
- DirectorKriv StendersStarsTravis FimmelToby BlomeAlexander EnglandIn August 1966, in a Vietnamese rubber plantation called Long Tan, 108 young and inexperienced Australian and New Zealand soldiers are fighting for their lives against 2500 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong soldiers.We get thrown straight into the thick of it where the characters develop as the battle intensifies and the politics of a platoon plays out in this top Aussie production, but there is no real factor that makes it stand out from all the rest of the war classics...
- DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsBob DylanAllen GinsbergPatti SmithIn an alchemic mix of fact and fantasy, Martin Scorsese looks back at Bob Dylan's 1975 Rolling Thunder Revue tour and a country ripe for reinvention.Dylan puts on a mask and surrounds himself with a great band, including Baez, with some surprising appearances and music to die for in Scorsese's masterful storytelling of Dylan's historical 1975 road trip concert with fascinating characters who drove it across the unstable country at the time and survived to tell the tale...
- DirectorJérémy ClapinStarsHakim FarisVictoire Du BoisPatrick d'AssumçaoA story of Naoufel, a young man who is in love with Gabrielle. In another part of town, a severed hand escapes from a dissection lab, determined to find its body again.Neatly realized with some fine cinematic moments in the world of animation...
- DirectorDaniel VernonStarsAlvin TaylorGreg ErricoJerry GoldsteinReleased in 1974, "Changin' Times" was a stunning album of songs recorded in extraordinary circumstances: it was the first-ever commercial album recorded inside an American prison by an inmate. Its creator was a musical prodigy, Ike White, who was jailed for life at age 19 for murder. With never-before-seen archives, the film charts Ike's journey from prison into industry adulation and life as a free man, eventually leading to his reinvention as a performer-for-hire called David Maestro.Plenty of wild surprises in Ike White's life...
- DirectorRachel MasonStarsKaren MasonBarry MasonMicah MasonIn 1976, Karen and Barry Mason had fallen on hard times and were looking for a way to support their young family when they answered an ad in the Los Angeles Times. Larry Flynt was seeking distributors for Hustler Magazine. What was expected to be a brief sideline led to their becoming fully immersed in the LGBT community as they took over a local store, Circus of Books. A decade later, they had become the biggest distributors of gay porn in the US. The film focuses on the double life they led, trying to maintain the balance of being parents at a time when LGBT culture was not yet accepted. Their many challenges included facing jail time for a federal obscenity prosecution and enabling their store to be a place of refuge at the height of the AIDS crisis. Circus of Books offers a rare glimpse into an untold chapter of queer history, and it is told through the lens of the owners' own daughter, Rachel Mason, an artist, filmmaker and musician.Daughter Rachel makes a doco about her parents, Karen and Barry, the unassuming owners of a gay porn shop for thirty years, and what an eye opener...
- DirectorAriane LabedStarsRomanna LobachGrégoire TachnakianJenny BellayOLLA answers an ad on a dating website for Eastern European women. Shortly thereafter, she moves in with Pierre who lives with his elderly mother and things don't go as expected.Cheeky and twisted short film that had more to say than most features on this list...
- DirectorGinevra ElkannStarsRiccardo ScamarcioAlba RohrwacherEttore GiustinianiAn eight-year-old girl hopes that her parents will get back together. She and her brothers go stay with their father in Italy, where they provoke, neglect, delight and love each other.Touching observational drama on children caught up in their parents bitter divorce...
- DirectorD.W. YoungStarsParker PoseyFran LebowitzGay TaleseA behind-the-scenes look at the New York rare book world.As a vinyl record collector I found this fascinating as it is almost on the same sphere of passion...
- DirectorTom HarperStarsFelicity JonesEddie RedmayneHimesh PatelA balloon pilot and a scientist find themselves in a fight for survival while attempting to make discoveries in a gas balloon in the 1860s.A visual stunner on a true story that seemed a little sensationalised and schmaltzy for the sake of entertainment...
- DirectorDavid StubbsStarsRose McIverGeorge MasonKimbraA bittersweet love story told with beautiful re-imaginings of iconic New Zealand songs.Endearing Kiwi musical with plenty of heart and soul...