Dir: Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, Justin K. Thompson The visually stunning sequel is an absolute triumph that demonstrates the limitless power of animated storytelling. ★★★★★ To celebrate one year of DanLovesFilm I will be reposting some of the first reviews on my page, including this one for the excellent Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse. For... Continue Reading →
A24 Ranked (10-1)
After a week of counting down, here are my top 10 all time movies by A24. What is your all time favourite A24 movie? A24 Movies Ranked 10-1: 10. Green Room (2015) Dir: Jeremy Saulnier Cast: Anton Yelchin Imogen Poots, Alia Shawkat, Joe Cole, Callum Turner, Patrick Stewart Synopsis: After a punk band member learns... Continue Reading →
A24 Ranked (20-11)
A continuation of my own personal ranking of movies produced and distributed by independent studio A24. A24 Movies Ranked 20-11: 20. Ex-Machina (2014) Dir: Alex Garland Cast: Domhnall Gleeson, Alicia Vikander, Oscar Isaac Synopsis: Caleb Smith, a young programmer, gets a chance to become a part of a strange scientific experiment where he is expected... Continue Reading →
A24 Ranked (30-21)
A continuation of my own personal ranking of movies produced and distributed by independent studio A24. A24 Movies Ranked 30-21: 30. The Farewell (2019) Dir: Lulu Wang Cast: Awkwafina, Tzi Ma, Diana Lin, Zhou Shu-zhen Synopsis: A Chinese family learns that their grandmother has less time to live so they organise a wedding before her... Continue Reading →
A24 Ranked (40-31)
A continuation of my own personal ranking of movies produced and distributed by independent studio A24. A24 Movies Ranked 40-31: 40. High Life (2018) Dir: Claire Denis Cast: Robert Pattinson, Juliette Binoche, Andre Benjamin, Mia Goth, Agata Buzek, Lars Erdinger, Claire Train, Ewan Mitchell, Gloria Obianyo, Victor Banerjee, Scarlette Lindsey, Jessie Ross Synopsis: When a... Continue Reading →
A24 Ranked (50-41)
A continuation of my own personal ranking of movies produced and distributed by independent studio A24. A24 Movies Ranked 50-41: 50. The Whale (2022) Dir: Darren Aronofsky Cast: Brendan Fraser, Sadie Sink, Hong Chau Ty Simpkins, Samantha Morton Synopsis: In a town in Idaho, Charlie, a reclusive and unhealthy English teacher, hides out in his... Continue Reading →
A24 Ranked (60-51)
A continuation of my own personal ranking of movies produced and distributed by independent studio A24. A24 Movies Ranked 60-51: 60. On the Rocks (2020) Dir: Sofia Coppola Cast: Bill Murray, Rashida Jones, Marlon Wayans Synopsis: The story of a young mother who reconnects with her larger-than-life playboy father on an adventure through New York.... Continue Reading →
A24 Ranked (70-61)
To celebrate the release of Alex Garland's 'Civil War', the biggest A24 movie to date, I have decided to rank the 70 feature-length movies distributed by the masterful independent production company that I have seen to date. A24 offer a lot of creative freedom to their directors, resulting in a very strong output of theatrical... Continue Reading →
77th Cannes Film Festival Line-up
In what is shaping up to be another staked year, the 77th Cannes Film Festival is the first major event of the 2024 award season. Iconic filmmakers that have been announced as part of this years line-up include: Francis Ford Coppola, Yorgos Lanthimos, George Miller, David Cronenberg, Kevin Costner, Paul Schrader, Sean Baker, Leo Carax... Continue Reading →
Spaceman (15)
Dir: Johan Renck Cast: Adam Sandler, Carey Mulligan, Kunal Nayyar, Lena Olin, Isabelle Rossellini, Paul Dano An uncharacteristically reserved performance from Adam Sandler provides a surprising amount of emotional weight to this otherwise drab sci-fi drama. ★★★ There have been fleeting signs of untapped dramatic potential throughout the career of illustrious comedian Adam Sandler. Despite... Continue Reading →
