All Movie Reviews & Posts

  • A24 Ranked (30-21)

    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… Read more

  • A24 Ranked (40-31)

    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… Read more

  • A24 Ranked (50-41)

    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… Read more

  • Back to Black (2024)

    Back to Black (2024)

    Dir: Sam Taylor-Johnson Cast: Marisa Abela, Jack O’Connell, Eddie Marsan, Lesley Manville Sam Taylor-Johnson’s pedestrian Amy Winehouse biopic justly sympathises with the generational talent but never quite hits the heights that the icon’s legacy deserves In recent times it has appeared that the musical-biopic has become commonplace in the industry. We have already had One… Read more

  • A24 Ranked (60-51)

    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.… Read more

  • A24 Ranked (70-61)

    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… Read more

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