A list of some pick-me-up movies for Blue Monday, to hopefully take the edge off the January slump.
By Ben Helme If I’m honest, I find most ‘feel-good’ films mawkish, underdeveloped and a bit cringey. There are thousands…
Drive My Car: the world’s a stage ★★★★★
By Jack Beeching and Liv Kessler Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s adaptation of Haruki Murakami’s short story “Drive My Car” is a heartbreaking…
The Lost Daughter: a tense and thrilling directorial debut by Maggie Gyllenhaal ★★★★
By Anna Berkowitz The transition from actor to director has never been smoother. In this faithful adaptation of Elena Ferrante’s…
West Side Story: Spielberg’s masterful re-interpretation of a classic ★★★★
By Ellen McLean The original 1961 film production of West Side Story is much loved by film and musical theatre…
Petite Maman: a tender story of childhood, friendship and family ★★★★★
By Vanessa Huang Much like French director Céline Sciamma’s previous work, her fifth feature Petite Maman focuses on female relationships.…
Spider-Man: No Way Home is an absolute triumph ★★★★★
By Anna Berkowitz Spoiler warning! Spider-Man: No Way Home expertly combines 20 years of Spider-Man films to make one of…
Rosemary’s Baby (1968) ★★★★★
By Manisha Thind An expertly crafted film, which fuses the occult and societal discourse with the already perturbing thoughts that…
HOUSE OF GUCCI: A half-baked family drama and love story ★★★
By Aryan Aggarwal Ridley Scott’s House of Gucci resembles the classic 80s crime drama genre: the perfect blend of money,…
Portrait of a Lady on Fire: an endearing love story about female resistance and defiance ★★★★★
By Beatriz Silva It was in the glances exchanged between Marianne and Héloïse that I knew Portrait of a Lady…
Are You Stuck With Your Family for the Holidays or Bored Browsing on Netflix? Look No Further!
By Anna Berkowitz As the season and the weather turns, so do our film picks. Nothing is more indicative of…
