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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
The worldwide Box Office finally kicked into gear in March with the huge releases of "Kung Fu Panda 4", "Godzilla x Kong", "Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire" and "Dune: Part Two", the latter becoming the highest grossing film of 2024 so far, by quite some margin. There are very few releases in the way of blockbusters in... Continue Reading →
Dir: Rose Glass Cast: Kristen Stewart, Katy O'Brian, Jena Malone, Anna Baryshnikov, Dave Franco, Ed Harris English filmmaker Rose Glass has now established herself as a daring visual storyteller with this pulpy and frenetic sophomore feature ★★★★★ Four years ago, when the COVID-19 pandemic hit, the world as me know it came to a stand... Continue Reading →
Dir: Denis Villeneuve Cast: Timothee Chalamet, Zendaya, Rebecca Ferguson, Josh Brolin, Austin Butler, Florence Pugh, Dave Bautista, Christopher Walken, Lea Seydoux, Stellan Skarsgard, Charlotte Rampling, Javier Bardem With Dune: Part Two, Denis Villeneuve has delivered a masterclass in visual storytelling which not only improves on the first instalment but also elevates it ★★★★★ After months... Continue Reading →
Daily writing promptWhat movies or TV series have you watched more than 5 times?View all responses I have seen multiple movies more than 5 times, perhaps even too many to keep track of, so instead I will try to focus on the movies I feel I have watched the most throughout my 30 years. These... Continue Reading →
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