2022: a recap of the best of the year This was a fine year for entertainment. For every film or TV series I saw, there were at least a half dozen I didn’t see that would be worthy of inclusion. So if you look down this list and you don’t see one of your favorites, …
The Banshees of Inisherin Directed by Martin McDonagh Written by Martin McDonagh Produced by Graham Broadbent, Peter Czernin, Martin McDonagh Starring Colin Farrell as Pádraic Súilleabháin Brendan Gleeson as Colm Doherty Kerry Condon as Siobhán Súilleabháin Barry Keoghan as Dominic Kearney Pat Shortt as Jonjo Devine Jon Kenny as Gerry Bríd Ní Neachtain as Mrs. …
Pinocchio Directed by Guillermo del Toro & Mark Gustafson Screenplay by Guillermo del Toro & Patrick McHale Story by Guillermo del Toro & Matthew Robbins Based on The Adventures of Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi Produced by Guillermo del Toro, Lisa Henson, Gary Ungar, Alex Bulkley, Corey Campodonico Starring Ewan McGregor David Bradley Gregory Mann Burn …
Cyrano Directed by Joe Wright Screenplay by Erica Schmidt Based on Cyrano by Erica Schmidt, Aaron Dessner, Bryce Dessner, Matt Berninger, Carin Besser Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand Produced by Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Guy Heeley Starring Peter Dinklage as Cyrano de Bergerac Haley Bennett as Roxanne Kelvin Harrison Jr. as Christian de Neuvillette …
Directed by Roar Uthaug Written by Espen Aukan and Roar Uthaug Produced by Espen Horn Kristian Strand Sinkerud Starring Ine Marie Wilmann, Kim Falck, Mads Sjøgård Pettersen, Gard B. Eidsvold, Pål Richard Lunderby, Eric Vorenholt Cinematography Jallo Faber Edited by Christoffer Heie Music by Johannes Ringen Production company Motion Blur Distributed by Netflix Troll is …
Directed by Edward Berger Screenplay by Ian Stokell, Lesley Paterson, Edward Berger Based on All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque Produced by Daniel Brühl, Daniel Marc Dreifuss, Malte Grunert, Clive Barker, Marc Toberoff, Lesley Paterson, Ian Stokell Starring Felix Kammerer as Paul Bäumer Albrecht Schuch as Stanislaus “Kat” Katczinsky Aaron Hilmer …
Directed by Ti West Written by Ti West & Mia Goth Based on Characters by Ti West Produced by Jacob Jaffke, Ti West, Kevin Turen, Harrison Kreiss Starring Mia Goth, David Corenswet, Tandi Wright, Matthew Sunderland, Emma Jenkins-Purro Cinematography Eliot Rockett Edited by Ti West Music by Tyler Bates & Tim Williams Production companies Little …
Nope Directed by Jordan Peele Written by Jordan Peele Produced by Jordan Peele & Ian Cooper Starring Daniel Kaluuya Keke Palmer Steven Yeun Michael Wincott Brandon Perea Cinematography Hoyte van Hoytema Edited by Nicholas Monsour Music by Michael Abels Production company Monkeypaw Productions Distributed by Universal Pictures Nope opens with two vignettes that at first …
Mrs. Brown, You’ve Got a Lovely Daughter Directed by Saul Swimmer Written by Thaddeus Vane Produced by Allen Klein Starring: Peter Noone as Herman Tulley Keith Hopwood as Keith Derek Leckenby as Derek Karl Green as Karl Barry Whitwam as Barry Stanley Holloway as G.G. Brown Mona Washbourne as Mrs. Brown Marjorie Rhodes as Grandma …
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent Directed by Tom Gormican Written by Tom Gormican, Kevin Etten Produced by Nicolas Cage, Mike Nilon, Kristin Burr, Kevin Turen Starring Nicolas Cage Pedro Pascal Sharon Horgan Tiffany Haddish Ike Barinholtz Alessandra Mastronardi Jacob Scipio Neil Patrick Harris Cinematography Nigel Bluck Edited by Melissa Bretherton Music by Mark Isham …