Production Company(ies)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer,
 
Distributor
NA
 
Release Type
Streaming, Streaming (Hulu)
 
Filming Location(s)

 
MPAA / Certificate
TV-14
 
Year of Release
2019
 

 
Genre(s)
Documentary/Lgbtq+
 
Keyword(s)
documentary, LGBTQ+, sports, high school, transgender, Mack Beggs, Sarah Rose Huckman, Andraya Yearwood, Michael Barnett, Clare Tucker, Alex Schmider, Michael Mahaffie, box office, budget, reviewed by Peter Keough, Christine Salek, Cody Corrall, Jude Dry, Christy Lemire, Randy Myers, David Reddish, Nathaniel Rogers, Brandon Judell, Rob Thomas, Jeffrey Lyles, Donnie Lopez, produced by Clare Tucker, Alex Schmider, directed by Michael Barnett, written by Michael Mahaffie, MPAA rating, urgent, empathetic, affecting, nuanced, personal, vulnerable, struggles, successes, hero, hate, threats, media coverage, state wrestling tournament, graduation, access, journeys, courageous, kids, perspectives, emotional, complicated, conversation, good sportsmanship, Trump, vilification, queer lives, multifaceted, complicated, trans lives
 

Cast & Crew

Mack Beggs

Sarah Rose Huckman

Andraya Yearwood

Michael Barnett

Michael Mahaffie

Mack Beggs

Sarah Rose Huckman

Andraya Yearwood

Michael Barnett

Michael Mahaffie

Mack Beggs – Self
Sarah Rose Huckman – Self
Andraya Yearwood – Self
Michael Barnett – Director
Michael Mahaffie – Writer
Clare Tucker – Producer

 

Michael Barnett

Michael Mahaffie

Clare Tucker

Alex Schmider

Director

Writer

Producer

Producer

Producer

Director(s)
Michael Barnett
 
Writer(s)
Michael Mahaffie
 
Producer(s)
Clare Tucker, Alex Schmider

 

Film Festivals

 
Awards & Nominations
8 wins & 2 nominations
 
Academy Awards

Top Reviews

Peter Keough

Christine Salek

Cody Corrall

Jude Dry

Christy Lemire

Boston Globe

Autostraddle

Chicago Reader

indieWire

FilmWeek (KPCC – NPR Los Angeles)

CHANGING THE GAME
 All Critics (42) | Top Critics (13) | Fresh (42)
 Incisive about the complex issues involved and emotionally compelling, this documentary might help clarify the rules so the game can be changed.
 
 June 23, 2021
 
 Peter Keough
 Boston Globe
 TOP CRITIC
 There’s all-out bigotry, and there’s all-out triumph. Changing the Game does well to offer both in a way that hits all the right notes.
 
 June 18, 2021
 
 Christine Salek
 Autostraddle
 TOP CRITIC
 During this time…documentaries like Changing the Game are more important than ever.
 
 June 14, 2021
 
 Cody Corrall
 Chicago Reader
 TOP CRITIC
 “Changing the Game” goes beyond those dehumanizing headlines to show the real people affected by harmful anti-trans policies or lack of any meaningful legal protection.
 
 June 5, 2021 | Rating: B
 
 Jude Dry
 indieWire
 TOP CRITIC
 It tries to get so many different perspectives in. It’s so emotional, personal, and complicated, and there are no easy answers, but I appreciate that this film exists to at least inspire the conversation.
 
 June 3, 2021
 
 Christy Lemire
 FilmWeek (KPCC – NPR Los Angeles)
 TOP CRITIC
 “Changing” challenges long-held perceptions and hopefully, in the process, can change minds.
 
 June 3, 2021 | Rating: 3.5/4
 
 Randy Myers
 San Jose Mercury News
 TOP CRITIC
 A film both provocative and inspiring, its a terrific way to kick off pride month.
 
 March 13, 2022 | Rating: 3/4
 
 David Reddish
 Queerty
 While I’ve never been into sports, it’s hard not to root for a sports doc which tells its stories with such sensitivity while embodying good sportmanship. Changing the Game is eager to play but wins or loses with passion, sensitivity, and class.
 
 July 26, 2021 | Rating: B+
 
 Nathaniel Rogers
 The Film Experience
 Michael Barnett’s Changing the Game, a moving documentary on three trans-teens competing in the sports arena, also incorporates a reaction or two to Trump, here though to his vilification of the non-cisgendered.
 
 June 23, 2021
 
 Brandon Judell
 Brandon Judell (Medium)
 One thing that becomes clear while watching “Changing the Game” is that sports are just as important for transgender athletes as any other athletes.
 
 June 23, 2021
 
 Rob Thomas
 Madison Movie
 Changing the Game has a great set-up and with a stronger script that gets more into the heads of the characters, this would be an easy recommendation.
 
 June 23, 2021 | Rating: 5.5/10
 
 Jeffrey Lyles
 Lyles’ Movie Files
 The documentary doesn’t romanticize or even solely highlight the great aspects of queer lives. It does instead get real and personal with every trans youth it focuses on and how multifaceted and complicated trans lives can be.
 
 June 23, 2021
 
 Donnie Lopez
 Black Girl Nerds…

 

Plot
Changing the Game is a documentary that follows the lives of three transgender high school athletes, including Mack Beggs, who made headlines for becoming the Texas State Champion in girls wrestling as a boy, as they navigate their athletic seasons and personal struggles.
 
Trivia

 
Goofs / Tidbits
The documentary features three high school athletes who are transgender, including Mack Beggs, who made headlines for becoming the Texas State Champion in girls wrestling as a boy.
 

 
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Production Company(ies)

 
Distributor
Fox Searchlight
 
Release Type
Theatrical, Theatrical (Limited)
 
Filming Location(s)
Dayton, Ohio, USA
 
MPAA / Certificate
Rated PG-13 for brief strong language
 
Year of Release
2018
 

 
Genre(s)
Comedy/Drama
 
Keyword(s)
starring Robert Redford, Casey Affleck, Sissy Spacek, Danny Glover, Tom Waits, Tika Sumpter, directed by David Lowery, written by David Lowery, produced by James D Stern, Dawn Ostroff, Jeremy Steckler, Anthony Mastromauro, Bill Holderman, Toby Halbrooks, James M Johnston, Robert Redford, comedy, drama, mystery, thriller, PG-13, box office, budget, reviewed by Andrea Gronvall, tt stern-enzi, Jordan Hoffman, Tim Grierson, Tim Robey, Charlotte O’Sullivan, Brian Eggert, Taylor Baker, Richard Crouse, Fletcher Powell, Kelechi Ehenulo, Robert Redford as Forrest Tucker, Casey Affleck as John Hunt, Sissy Spacek as Jewel, Danny Glover as Teddy, Tom Waits as Waller, Tika Sumpter as Maureen
 

Cast & Crew

Robert Redford

Forrest Tucker

Casey Affleck

John Hunt

Sissy Spacek

Forrest Tucker

John Hunt

Jewel

Teddy

Waller

Robert Redford – Forrest Tucker
Casey Affleck – John Hunt
Sissy Spacek – Jewel
Danny Glover – Teddy
Tom Waits – Waller
Tika Sumpter – Maureen
Director – David Lowery
Producers – James D. Stern, Dawn Ostroff, Jeremy Steckler, Anthony Mastromauro, Bill Holderman, Toby Halbrooks, James M. Johnston, Robert Redford
Writer – David Lowery

 

David Lowery

David Lowery

James D. Stern

Dawn Ostroff

Jeremy Steckler

Director

Writer

Producer

Producer

Producer

Director(s)
David Lowery
 
Writer(s)
David Lowery
 
Producer(s)
James D. Stern, Dawn Ostroff, Jeremy Steckler, Anthony Mastromauro, Bill Holderman, Toby Halbrooks, James M. Johnston, Robert Redford

 

Film Festivals
Telluride, Toronto
 
Awards & Nominations
2 wins & 11 nominations
 
Academy Awards

Top Reviews

Andrea Gronvall

tt stern-enzi

Jordan Hoffman

Tim Grierson

Tim Robey

Chicago Reader

WXIX-TV

amNewYork

Screen International

Daily Telegraph

THE OLD MAN & THE GUN
 All Critics (271) | Top Critics (69) | Fresh (252) | Rotten (19)
 This is a career-capping showcase for Redford, who with subtlety and ease goes out in style after a great long run.
 
 March 3, 2020
 
 Andrea Gronvall
 Chicago Reader
 TOP CRITIC
 The great thing about this film is we get to focus on his face and we get to remember all of his moments.
 
 March 21, 2019
 
 tt stern-enzi
 WXIX-TV (Cincinnati, OH)
 TOP CRITIC
 A late in the game montage is a crafty excuse to re-examine Redford’s career.
 
 January 10, 2019 | Rating: 4/4
 
 Jordan Hoffman
 amNewYork
 TOP CRITIC
 [A] meditative and thought-provoking look at mortality, commitment and people’s penchant for chasing something they might never catch.
 
 December 26, 2018
 
 Tim Grierson
 Screen International
 TOP CRITIC
 It’s so squarely the Redford show that the fact he’s playing a real-life career criminal, Forrest Tucker, is curiously by-the-by.
 
 December 26, 2018 | Rating: 3/5
 
 Tim Robey
 Daily Telegraph (UK)
 TOP CRITIC
 The truth is, you can afford to miss Lowery’s portrait of the (con) artist as an old man. Paradoxically, if you see it, you won’t feel your time has been wasted.
 
 December 9, 2018 | Rating: 3/5
 
 Charlotte O’Sullivan
 London Evening Standard
 TOP CRITIC
 The performances throughout prevent Lowery’s overly self-conscious technique from distracting the viewer beyond recovery.
 
 March 8, 2022 | Rating: 3/4
 
 Brian Eggert
 Deep Focus Review
 Episode 15: The West Was Red
 
 September 1, 2021 | Rating: 80/100
 
 Taylor Baker
 Drink in the Movies
 The mostly true story of Tucker and his life of crime and passion is a low-key affair anchored by the easy charms of Redford and Spacek.
 
 March 1, 2021 | Rating: 3.5/5
 
 Richard Crouse
 Richard Crouse
 The Old Man & the Gun is simply, purely joyful. It’s not an ecstatic joy, but it’s a deeply comfortable one.
 
 February 9, 2021
 
 Fletcher Powell
 KMUW – Wichita Public Radio
 Somehow you don’t think this will be the end for Robert Redford. That’s not the lasting impression that Lowery leaves. But if he does keep to his promise, then his swan song ends on a high note.
 
 August 27, 2020 | Rating: 5/5
 
 Kelechi Ehenulo
 Confessions From A Geek Mind
 [W]hile iconography and cultural allusions are very much within the Western genre, it’s refined and smooth like the French films of the late ’50s and ’60s.
 
 July 25, 2020 | Rating: 4/5
 
 Matt Cipolla
 Film Monthly…

 

Plot
Based on the true story of Forrest Tucker (Robert Redford), from his audacious escape from San Quentin at the age of 70 to an unprecedented string of heists that confounded authorities and enchanted the public. Wrapped up in the pursuit are detective John Hunt (Casey Affleck), who becomes captivated with Forrest’s commitment to his craft, and a woman (Sissy Spacek), who loves him in spite of his chosen profession.
 
Trivia

 
Goofs / Tidbits
The Old Man & the Gun features a beautifully matched cast, including Robert Redford, Sissy Spacek, Casey Affleck, Danny Glover, and Tom Waits.
 

 
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Production Company(ies)
Perfect Day Films,
 
Distributor
Walt Disney
 
Release Type
Theatrical, Theatrical (Wide)
 
Filming Location(s)
Walt Disney Feature Animation – 500 S. Buena Vista Street, Burbank, California, USA
 
MPAA / Certificate
Rated PG for some action and rude humor
 
Year of Release
2018
 

 
Genre(s)
Comedy/Adventure
 
Keyword(s)
starring John C Reilly, Sarah Silverman, Gal Gadot, Taraji P Henson, Jack McBrayer, Jane Lynch, directed by Phil Johnston, Rich Moore, written by Phil Johnston, Pamela Ribon, Comedy, Adventure, PG, Walt Disney, Clark Spencer, $201.1M, reviewed by Wenlei Ma, Jake Wilson, Guy Lodge, Simran Hans, Matthew Lickona, Ed Potton, Brian Eggert, John C Reilly as Ralph, Sarah Silverman as Vanellope, Gal Gadot as Shank, Taraji P Henson as Yesss, Jack McBrayer as Felix, Jane Lynch as Calhoun, internet, video games, friendship, Disney, animation, sequel, heartwarming, colorful, universe, entrepreneur, algorithm, BuzzzTube, product placement, marketing, eBay, pop up ads, Dark Web, online gaming, Slaughter Race, flawed, selfish, central bad guy, Marvel, substance, dated, messy, sweet, creativity, imagination, funny
 

Cast & Crew

John C. Reilly

Sarah Silverman

Gal Gadot

Taraji P. Henson

Jack McBrayer

Ralph

Vanellope

Shank

Yesss

Felix

John C. Reilly – Ralph (Voice)
Sarah Silverman – Vanellope (Voice)
Gal Gadot – Shank (Voice)
Taraji P. Henson – Yesss (Voice)
Jack McBrayer – Felix (Voice)
Jane Lynch – Calhoun (Voice)

 

Phil Johnston

Phil Johnston

Clark Spencer

Director

Writer

Producer

Producer

Producer

Director(s)
Phil Johnston, Rich Moore
 
Writer(s)
Phil Johnston, Pamela Ribon
 
Producer(s)
Clark Spencer

 

Film Festivals

 
Awards & Nominations
Nominated for 1 Oscar
3 wins & 67 nominations total
 
Academy Awards
Oscar Nominees
 

Top Reviews

Wenlei Ma

Jake Wilson

Guy Lodge

Simran Hans

Matthew Lickona

News.com.au

The Age

London Evening Standard

Observer

San Diego Reader

RALPH BREAKS THE INTERNET
 All Critics (274) | Top Critics (57) | Fresh (240) | Rotten (34)
 Ralph Breaks the Internet would’ve been a fun but soulless movie if not for its nuanced and necessary story about friendship.
 
 December 26, 2018 | Rating: 4/5
 
 Wenlei Ma
 News.com.au
 TOP CRITIC
 Movies don’t get more timely than Ralph Breaks the Internet – an exhilarating yet dismaying sequel to 2012’s Wreck It Ralph, for my money easily the smartest and most endearing Disney animated feature of recent years.
 
 December 21, 2018 | Rating: 3.5/5
 
 Jake Wilson
 The Age (Australia)
 TOP CRITIC
 Conceptually, it’s rather ingenious, with well-aimed barbs at abusive commenter culture and social-media narcissism that adds up to a welcome moral for small fry…
 
 December 2, 2018 | Rating: 3/5
 
 Guy Lodge
 London Evening Standard
 TOP CRITIC
 [A] charming buddy comedy…
 
 December 2, 2018 | Rating: 4/5
 
 Simran Hans
 Observer (UK)
 TOP CRITIC
 Best of all, the directors don’t shy away from the ending their story demands.
 
 November 30, 2018 | Rating: 2/5
 
 Matthew Lickona
 San Diego Reader
 TOP CRITIC
 The nuanced friendship between Ralph and Vanellope remains the most engaging part of the film, once you’ve overcome the slight weirdness of a hulking man being best mates with a small girl.
 
 November 30, 2018 | Rating: 4/5
 
 Ed Potton
 Times (UK)
 TOP CRITIC
 Ralph Breaks the Internet is a bright, lively, CG-animated ride that doesn’t skimp on the product placement or humor for adults.
 
 March 4, 2022 | Rating: 3/4
 
 Brian Eggert
 Deep Focus Review
 The film makes repeated jokes about how easily distracted we are and how we’ll give up our time and money for things of no lasting value. It’s exploiting us in the same way, but at least it’s making us laugh while it does it.
 
 April 29, 2021 | Rating: 3/5
 
 Olly Richards
 NME
 A very specific story about two animated characters that illuminates universal themes from the real world.
 
 February 3, 2021 | Rating: 3.5/5
 
 Richard Crouse
 Richard Crouse
 The cuteness and the spattering of witty parodies aren’t enough to overcome the slowness, the repetition, and the lack of emotional content.
 
 December 7, 2020 | Rating: 5/10
 
 Mike Massie
 Gone With The Twins
 In what sometimes feels like a dare for the most advertising space in a single frame, Disney’s latest delays its emotional core too late in the game.
 
 July 25, 2020 | Rating: 3/5
 
 Matt Cipolla
 Film Monthly
 A highly entertaining sequel to a franchise that is navigating an ingenious path. [Full review in Spanish]
 
 July 24, 2020 | Rating: 7/10
 
 Yasser Medina
 Cinemaficionados…

 

Plot
Taking place six years after saving the arcade from Turbo’s vengeance, the Sugar Rush arcade cabinet has broken, forcing Ralph and Vanellope to travel to the Internet via the newly-installed Wi-Fi router in Litwak’s Arcade to retrieve the piece capable of saving the game.
 
Trivia

 
Goofs / Tidbits
There is no goofy or funny or odd comment about the film in the Fresh Kernels database.
 

 
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Production Company(ies)
Mass Distraction Media, Radical Media, Vulcan Productions,
 
Distributor
A24
 
Release Type
Theatrical, Theatrical (Limited)
 
Filming Location(s)
Chaudfontaine, Belgium
 
MPAA / Certificate
Not Rated
 
Year of Release
2018
 

 
Genre(s)
Drama/Sci-Fi
 
Keyword(s)
After Yang, Colin Farrell, Jodie Turner-Smith, Justin H Min, Malea Emma Tjandrawidjaja, Haley Lu Richardson, Sarita Choudhury, Kogonada, Andrew Goldman, Caroline Kaplan, Paul Mezey, Theresa Park, written by Kogonada, Drama, Sci-Fi, PG, box office performance, budget, reviewed by David Stratton, Keith Uhlich, Adam Kempenaar, Christy Lemire, Scott Tobias, Barry Hertz, Sarah Ward, Nathaniel Rogers, Travis Johnson, Thomas Stoneham-Judge, Brett McCracken, Eileen G’Sell, directed by Kogonada, produced by Andrew Goldman, Caroline Kaplan, Paul Mezey, Theresa Park, A24
 

Cast & Crew

Colin Farrell

Jake

Jodie Turner-Smith

Kyra

Justin H. Min

Jake

Kyra

Yang

Mika

Ada

Colin Farrell – Jake
Jodie Turner-Smith – Kyra
Justin H. Min – Yang
Malea Emma Tjandrawidjaja – Mika
Haley Lu Richardson – Ada
Sarita Choudhury – Cleo
Kogonada – Director/Writer
Andrew Goldman – Producer
Caroline Kaplan – Producer
Paul Mezey – Producer
Theresa Park – Producer

 

Kogonada

Kogonada

Andrew Goldman

Caroline Kaplan

Paul Mezey

Director

Writer

Producer

Producer

Producer

Director(s)
Kogonada
 
Writer(s)
Kogonada
 
Producer(s)
Andrew Goldman, Caroline Kaplan, Paul Mezey, Theresa Park

 

Film Festivals
Sundance, Cannes
 
Awards & Nominations
13 wins & 43 nominations
 
Academy Awards

Top Reviews

David Stratton

Keith Uhlich

Adam Kempenaar

Christy Lemire

Scott Tobias

The Australian

All

Filmspotting

FilmWeek (KPCC – NPR Los Angeles)

The Reveal

AFTER YANG
 All Critics (196) | Top Critics (50) | Fresh (172) | Rotten (24)
 Compelling and intriguing, the film continually shifts into unanticipated directions. Farrell gives a particularly fine performance as the increasingly frustrated and thwarted Jake.
 
 April 22, 2022 | Rating: 4/5
 
 David Stratton
 The Australian
 TOP CRITIC
 Much too ‘Instagram Stories: The Motion Picture’ for my taste.
 
 March 24, 2022
 
 Keith Uhlich
 (All (Parentheses))
 TOP CRITIC
 The editing – which is also Koganada – offers wonderful elisions and punctuations that add compelling elements and draw you in without changing the gentleness of this film.
 
 March 13, 2022 | Rating: 4.5/5
 
 Adam Kempenaar
 Filmspotting
 TOP CRITIC
 [Director Kogonada] finds a tonal balance that’s really difficult between being profound about the nature of existence, but also light and wispy and wistful at the same time.
 
 March 12, 2022
 
 Christy Lemire
 FilmWeek (KPCC – NPR Los Angeles)
 TOP CRITIC
 Whether Kogonada intended it or not, After Yang plays like a profound film for the glass-half-full atheist, suggesting not only the preciousness and importance of life, but the ways in which it continues after our systems crash.
 
 March 10, 2022 | Rating: 4.5/5
 
 Scott Tobias
 The Reveal
 TOP CRITIC
 [Farrell] treads the waters of wistfulness, compassion and devotion with an elegant ease.
 
 March 10, 2022
 
 Barry Hertz
 Globe and Mail
 TOP CRITIC
 Only an exceptional movie can equally think and feel so vastly, and pose unresolvable queries while also offering such a soothing embrace.
 
 June 24, 2022
 
 Sarah Ward
 Concrete Playground
 I found this contemplative sci-fi drama exploring racial identity, technological dependence, the nature of family, and both collective and individual memory just transfixing.
 
 June 14, 2022 | Rating: A-
 
 Nathaniel Rogers
 The Film Experience
 Painterly and meditative, After Yang offers us a vision of a uniquely comfortable consumer dystopia.
 
 June 7, 2022
 
 Travis Johnson
 Flicks.com.au
 It’s mellow in tone and adept at connecting with audiences on an emotional level.
 
 May 12, 2022 | Rating: 4.5/5
 
 Thomas Stoneham-Judge
 ForReel Movie News And Reviews
 The film asks more questions than it answers, which is the type of science-fiction drama I like.
 
 May 6, 2022
 
 Brett McCracken
 The Gospel Coalition
 After Yang merges director Kogonada’s fastidious attention to form with a rare empathy for the insecurity of the human condition, especially within the nuclear unit.
 
 May 5, 2022
 
 Eileen G’Sell
 Hyperallergic…

 

Plot
When an android named Yang malfunctions, Jake searches for a way to repair him, leading him to reconnect with his wife and daughter in ways he never expected.
 
Trivia

 
Goofs / Tidbits
Nothing to add here about After Yang.
 

 
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Production Company(ies)
Python Pictures, Michael White Productions, National Film Trustee Company,
 
Distributor
Amazon Studios
 
Release Type
Theatrical, Theatrical (Limited), Theatrical (Wide)
 
Filming Location(s)
Astoria, Queens, New York City, New York, USA
 
MPAA / Certificate
R for strong violence, disturbing and grisly images, language, and brief nudity
 
Year of Release
2018
 

 
Genre(s)
Drama
 
Keyword(s)
starring Joaquin Phoenix, Ekaterina Samsonov, Alessandro Nivola, Alex Manette, John Doman, Judith Roberts, directed by Lynne Ramsay, written by Lynne Ramsay, produced by Rosa Attab, Pascal Caucheteux, James Wilson, Lynne Ramsay, drama, R-rated, box office gross $2.5M, budget unknown, reviewed by Leslie Felperin, Chris Nashawaty, Emily St James, David Stratton, Jake Wilson, Robert Daniels, Brian Eggert, Grant Watson, Nikki Baughan, Kip Mooney, Matt Brunson, Don Shanahan, contract killer, conspiracy, kidnapped teen, prostitution, disturbing images, brief nudity, language, strong violence, Dolby Digital, Scope (2.35:1), Amazon Studios
 

Cast & Crew

Joaquin Phoenix

Ekaterina Samsonov

Alessandro Nivola

Alex Manette

John Doman

Joe

Nina

Senator Williams

Senator Votto

John McCleary

Joaquin Phoenix – Joe
Ekaterina Samsonov – Nina
Alessandro Nivola – Senator Williams
Alex Manette – Senator Votto
John Doman – John McCleary
Judith Roberts – Joe’s Mother
Lynne Ramsay – Director/Writer
Rosa Attab – Producer
Pascal Caucheteux – Producer
James Wilson – Producer

 

Lynne Ramsay

Lynne Ramsay

Rosa Attab

Pascal Caucheteux

James Wilson

Director

Writer

Producer

Producer

Producer

Director(s)
Lynne Ramsay
 
Writer(s)
Lynne Ramsay
 
Producer(s)
Rosa Attab, Pascal Caucheteux, James Wilson, Lynne Ramsay

 

Film Festivals
Sundance, Cannes
 
Awards & Nominations
Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
24 wins & 76 nominations total
 
Academy Awards

Top Reviews

Leslie Felperin

Chris Nashawaty

Emily St. James

David Stratton

Jake Wilson

Hollywood Reporter

Entertainment Weekly

Vox

The Australian

The Age (Australia)

YOU WERE NEVER REALLY HERE
 All Critics (288) | Top Critics (59) | Fresh (257) | Rotten (31)
 [T]his intoxicatingly stylish work is all over the place, a hot mess at times so ravishing it sends shivers down to the toes. Unfortunately, it’s also at times just plain crass and silly.
 
 December 26, 2018
 
 Leslie Felperin
 Hollywood Reporter
 TOP CRITIC
 In the end, there’s no question that what you’re watching is a masterfully-made movie, albeit one that’s easier to admire from afar than up close.
 
 December 26, 2018 | Rating: B-
 
 Chris Nashawaty
 Entertainment Weekly
 TOP CRITIC
 It’s the kind of movie I’m glad [Ramsay] made because her interrogation of Joe’s masculinity is the sort of thing endemic to the material that many male directors might have missed in an attempt to make the movie more “exciting.”
 
 December 26, 2018 | Rating: 4/5
 
 Emily St. James
 Vox
 TOP CRITIC
 The film is technically impressive in every respect with fine, fluid camerawork by Thomas Townend and an impressive electronic music score by Jonny Greenwood.
 
 September 7, 2018 | Rating: 3.5/5
 
 David Stratton
 The Australian
 TOP CRITIC
 Enough information is provided to let us discern the rudiments of a conventional plot – but our understanding of this remains tentative, hypothetical, shadowed by the possibility that all is not as it seems.
 
 September 7, 2018 | Rating: 4/5
 
 Jake Wilson
 The Age (Australia)
 TOP CRITIC
 You Were Never Really Here isn’t just about the rescue of a State Senator’s daughter. Rather an expression of a single man’s existence, ghostly by all extents.
 
 August 27, 2018 | Rating: 3.5/4
 
 Robert Daniels
 812filmreviews
 TOP CRITIC
 Ramsay made You Were Never Really Here somehow both economical and impressionistic, uncanny and sympathetic, savage and heartening.
 
 March 14, 2022 | Rating: 4/4
 
 Brian Eggert
 Deep Focus Review
 This film is cinema stripped back beyond the bone.
 
 March 12, 2022 | Rating: 10/10
 
 Grant Watson
 Fiction Machine
 To say that Lynne Ramsay has a powerful understanding of film may be an obvious statement.
 
 January 11, 2022
 
 Nikki Baughan
 AWFJ Women on Film
 Extremely violent and incredibly stylish, [this] is another zig-zag for both a writer-director and star who have never adhered to the rules.
 
 August 21, 2021 | Rating: A-
 
 Kip Mooney
 College Movie Review
 A few individual moments crackle, but it’s ultimately disappointing to see an artist as unique as Ramsay wrestling with something so familiar.
 
 June 16, 2021 | Rating: 2/4
 
 Matt Brunson
 Film Frenzy
 Frozen by disturbing memories, the blunt object that is Lynne Ramsay’s award-winning potboiler is far more hulking than a quick death by bullet.
 
 April 12, 2021 | Rating: 4/5
 
 Don Shanahan
 Every Movie Has a Lesson…

 

Plot
A contract killer uncovers a conspiracy while trying to save a kidnapped teen from a life of prostitution in You Were Never Really Here.
 
Trivia

 
Goofs / Tidbits
Joaquin Phoenix delivers a “typically committed lead performance” in You Were Never Really Here, according to Fresh Kernels.
 

 
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Production Company(ies)
Twentieth Century Fox,
 
Distributor
Paramount Pictures
 
Release Type
Theatrical, Theatrical (Wide)
 
Filming Location(s)
Windsor Great Park, Windsor, Berkshire, England, UK
 
MPAA / Certificate
Rated R for violence, bloody images, language and some sexuality
 
Year of Release
2018
 

 
Genre(s)
Adventure
 
Keyword(s)
starring Natalie Portman, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Tessa Thompson, Oscar Isaac, Gina Rodriguez, Tuva Novotny, directed by Alex Garland, written by Alex Garland, Adventure, R-rated, box office gross $32.7M, reviewed by Robert Daniels, Kambole Campbell, Wenlei Ma, Lucy Hunter Johnston, Tara Brady, Simran Hans, Brian Eggert, Drew Dietsch, Lauren Bradshaw, Graeme Tuckett, Toussaint Egan, Natalie Portman as Lena, Jennifer Jason Leigh as Dr Ventress, Tessa Thompson as Josie Radek, Gina Rodriguez as Anya Thorensen, Tuva Novotny as Cass Sheppard, Oscar Isaac as Kane, Scott Rudin as producer, Andrew Macdonald as producer, Allon Reich as producer, Eli Bush as producer, Dolby Digital sound mix, Paramount Pictures distributor, mutated landscapes, mutated creatures, American coastline, biologist, former soldier, Area X, sinister phenomenon, challenging themes, sci-fi visual wonders, visceral genre thrills, impressively ambitious, surprisingly strange, pondering long after the end credits roll, exploration, weight of our own mistakes, choices we make, things we can’t change, fundamentally change us, subverts the genre, entirely female dynamic, simplistic group archetypes, effective horror, compelling characters, jaw-dropping visuals, cerebral sci-fi, Hollywood, challenges, sublimity, haunting, mind-blowing reveals, weird journey, dreamlike, suspense, intrigue, mystery, tension, otherworldly look and feel, science fiction themes, interesting concepts
 

Cast & Crew

Natalie Portman

Jennifer Jason Leigh

Gina Rodriguez

Tessa Thompson

Tuva Novotny

Lena

Dr. Ventress

Anya Thorensen

Josie Radek

Cass Sheppard

Natalie Portman – Lena
Jennifer Jason Leigh – Dr. Ventress
Gina Rodriguez – Anya Thorensen
Tessa Thompson – Josie Radek
Tuva Novotny – Cass Sheppard
Oscar Isaac – Kane

 

Alex Garland

Alex Garland

Scott Rudin

Andrew Macdonald

Allon Reich

Director

Writer

Producer

Producer

Producer

Director(s)
Alex Garland
 
Writer(s)
Alex Garland
 
Producer(s)
Scott Rudin, Andrew Macdonald, Allon Reich, Eli Bush

 

Film Festivals

 
Awards & Nominations
17 wins & 64 nominations
 
Academy Awards

Top Reviews

Robert Daniels

Kambole Campbell

Wenlei Ma

Lucy Hunter Johnston

Tara Brady

812filmreviews

One Room With A View

News.com.au

London Evening Standard

Irish Times

ANNIHILATION
 All Critics (327) | Top Critics (75) | Fresh (288) | Rotten (39)
 It’s an exploration of the weight of our own mistakes. How the choices we make, and the things we can’t change, fundamentally change us.
 
 August 27, 2018 | Rating: 3/4
 
 Robert Daniels
 812filmreviews
 TOP CRITIC
 Annihilation is a visceral sensory experience that chills the blood and makes the skin crawl (literally), leading to a bravura conclusion that would make Tarkovsky proud and any jaw drop.
 
 August 25, 2018 | Rating: 5/5
 
 Kambole Campbell
 One Room With A View
 TOP CRITIC
 Absorbing and hypnotic, Annihilation is the best kind of sci-fi film – the kind that challenges and subverts the genre, all the while introducing new ideas that you’ll see in films to come.
 
 March 27, 2018 | Rating: 4/5
 
 Wenlei Ma
 News.com.au
 TOP CRITIC
 It’s certain that the astonishing special effects would have worked better on a larger cinema screen, and it’s a shame to lose their impact. But the dialogue is clunky and the plot disjointed.
 
 March 26, 2018
 
 Lucy Hunter Johnston
 London Evening Standard
 TOP CRITIC
 The more familiar aspects of Annihilation are enlivened by the entirely female dynamic, who seldom conform to simplistic group archetypes.
 
 March 19, 2018 | Rating: 4/5
 
 Tara Brady
 Irish Times
 TOP CRITIC
 An exciting, imperfect genre success.
 
 March 18, 2018 | Rating: 4/5
 
 Simran Hans
 Observer (UK)
 TOP CRITIC
 For every moment of visceral horror, there are several more whose sublimity both haunts and astounds.
 
 March 14, 2022 | Rating: 4/4
 
 Brian Eggert
 Deep Focus Review
 [Annihilation] balances being cerebral sci-fi with effective horror, compelling characters, and jaw-dropping visuals that will brand themselves into your brain.
 
 December 29, 2021 | Rating: 4.5/5
 
 Drew Dietsch
 FANDOM
 Annihilation proves writer/director Alex Garland’s exhilarating filmmaking style is a breath of fresh air to the science-fiction genre and Hollywood altogether.
 
 November 21, 2021 | Rating: B+
 
 Lauren Bradshaw
 Fangirl Freakout
 Comparisons to H.P. Lovecraft’s seminal The Color Out of Space are very valid, but Annihilation has its own story to tell.
 
 October 29, 2021
 
 Graeme Tuckett
 Stuff.co.nz
 Garland’s film is a taut, terse, and macabre ecological horror thriller.
 
 October 19, 2021
 
 Toussaint Egan
 Polygon
 Just science fiction at its best. It’s got great performances, great color, good music, and more than a few mind-blowing reveals.
 
 August 14, 2021 | Rating: 8.3/10
 
 Nicholas Oon
 Maximum Hype (YouTube)…

 

Plot
A biologist’s husband disappears. She puts her name forward for an expedition into an environmental disaster zone, but does not find what she’s expecting. The expedition team is made up of the biologist, an anthropologist, a psychologist, a surveyor, and a linguist.
 
Trivia

 
Goofs / Tidbits
There is no goofy or funny or odd comment about the film Annihilation on Fresh Kernels.
 

 
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Production Company(ies)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer,
 
Distributor
Zipporah Films
 
Release Type

 
Filming Location(s)
New York Public Library – Fifth Avenue & 42nd Street, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
 
MPAA / Certificate

 
Year of Release
2017
 

 
Genre(s)
Documentary
 
Keyword(s)
Ex Libris, The New York Public Library, documentary, English, Frederick Wiseman, directed by Frederick Wiseman, produced by Frederick Wiseman, written by Frederick Wiseman, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Elvis Costello, Richard Dawkins, Patti Smith, Khalil Gibran Muhammad, genre, box office performance, budget, reviewed by Ed Potton, Robbie Collin, Geoffrey Macnab, Lillian Crawford, Josh Kupecki, Carla Wintersgill, Daniel de Partearroyo, Steven Prokopy, Sarah Boslaugh, Michael J Casey, Mattie Lucas, Sue Halpern, MPAA rating, Zipporah Films, Flat (1.85:1), 3h 17m, documentary about a library, New York Public Library, 92 branches, devoted bibliophiles, beneficiaries
 

Cast & Crew

Ta-Nehisi Coates

Elvis Costello

Richard Dawkins

Patti Smith

Khalil Gibran Muhammad

Ta-Nehisi Coates

Elvis Costello

Richard Dawkins

Patti Smith

Khalil Gibran Muhammad

Ta-Nehisi Coates – self
Elvis Costello – self
Richard Dawkins – self
Patti Smith – self
Khalil Gibran Muhammad – self
Frederick Wiseman – Director, Producer, Writer

 

Frederick Wiseman

Frederick Wiseman

Frederick Wiseman

Director

Writer

Producer

Producer

Producer

Director(s)
Frederick Wiseman
 
Writer(s)
Frederick Wiseman
 
Producer(s)
Frederick Wiseman

 

Film Festivals

 
Awards & Nominations
5 wins & 24 nominations
 
Academy Awards

Top Reviews

Ed Potton

Robbie Collin

Geoffrey Macnab

Lillian Crawford

Josh Kupecki

Times

Daily Telegraph

Independent

Little White Lies

Austin Chronicle

EX LIBRIS: THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY
 All Critics (69) | Top Critics (31) | Fresh (67) | Rotten (2)
 Hypnotic and illuminating.
 
 July 13, 2018 | Rating: 4/5
 
 Ed Potton
 Times (UK)
 TOP CRITIC
 For the last half-century, Wiseman has never stopped looking outward. But this could be his unwitting self-portrait.
 
 July 12, 2018 | Rating: 5/5
 
 Robbie Collin
 Daily Telegraph (UK)
 TOP CRITIC
 Nonetheless, this is a fascinating and painstaking piece of work which provides an extraordinarily thorough picture of its subject.
 
 July 11, 2018 | Rating: 4/5
 
 Geoffrey Macnab
 Independent (UK)
 TOP CRITIC
 If only all study sessions were as enchanting as this.
 
 July 11, 2018 | Rating: 5/5
 
 Lillian Crawford
 Little White Lies
 TOP CRITIC
 There are so many wonderful activities of compassion that Wiseman captures that my heart burst about a dozen times (a conservative estimate).
 
 October 26, 2017 | Rating: 4/5
 
 Josh Kupecki
 Austin Chronicle
 TOP CRITIC
 Three-hours-plus is an absurd amount of time to sit through the visual equivalent of thumbing through the NYPL’s program guide.
 
 October 20, 2017 | Rating: 1.5/4
 
 Carla Wintersgill
 Globe and Mail
 TOP CRITIC
 An extraordinary portrait of the institution in the present time and looking towards the future. [Full review in Spanish]
 
 May 18, 2020 | Rating: 4/5
 
 Daniel de Partearroyo
 Cinemanía (Spain)
 In one of Wiseman’s finest modern works, we are reminded of the democratic nature of libraries, and how all religions, political ideas, races and classes are represented on equal footing within.
 
 May 14, 2020
 
 Steven Prokopy
 Third Coast Review
 …Wiseman captures the variety of people who use the library, and the variety of purposes it serves in the life of the city.
 
 December 31, 2019 | Rating: 7/10
 
 Sarah Boslaugh
 TheArtsStl
 More than a building full of books.
 
 June 29, 2019
 
 Michael J. Casey
 Boulder Weekly
 A documentary about a library that’s longer than Titanic is never going to be a major hit. But what Wiseman achieves here is both beautiful and extraordinary.”
 
 June 4, 2019 | Rating: 3.5/4
 
 Mattie Lucas
 From the Front Row
 A picaresque tour of the grandest people’s palace of all: the New York Public Library system.
 
 April 1, 2019
 
 Sue Halpern
 The New York Review of Books…

 

Plot
Ex Libris: The New York Public Library is a documentary that explores the world of devoted bibliophiles and beneficiaries across 92 branches of the New York Public Library.
 
Trivia

 
Goofs / Tidbits
The documentary features appearances from notable figures such as Ta-Nehisi Coates, Elvis Costello, Richard Dawkins, and Patti Smith.
 

 
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Production Company(ies)
Produzioni De Sica
 
Distributor
Oscilloscope Laboratories
 
Release Type
Theatrical, Theatrical (Limited)
 
Filming Location(s)
Eureka, California, USA
 
MPAA / Certificate
Unrated
 
Year of Release
2017
 

 
Genre(s)
Horror
 
Keyword(s)
starring Samantha Robinson, Gian Keys, Laura Waddell, Jeffrey Vincent Parise, Jared Sanford, Robert Seeley, directed by Anna Biller, written by Anna Biller, horror, box office performance, budget, reviewed by Kambole Campbell, Donald Clarke, Elena Lazic, Wendy Ide, Ed Potton, Peter Bradshaw, MPAA rating, produced by Anna Biller, Elaine, witch, spells, potions, seduction, victims, love, insanity, murder, Victorian, gothic, boarder house, cell phones, computers, rear projection, feminist, patriarchy, sexuality, gender politics, Technicolor, Hammer horror, Russ Meyer, Radley Metzler, erotic, nudity, strippers, pagan, Wicca, cult classic, humour, camp, caricature, horror movies, RT Podcasts, MCU movies, Netflix series, TV shows
 

Cast & Crew

Samantha Robinson

Gian Keys

Laura Waddell

Jeffrey Vincent Parise

Jared Sanford

Elaine

Griff

Trish

Wayne

Gahan

Samantha Robinson – Elaine
Gian Keys – Griff
Laura Waddell – Trish
Jeffrey Vincent Parise – Wayne
Jared Sanford – Gahan
Robert Seeley – Richard
Anna Biller – Director/Producer/Writer

 

Anna Biller

Anna Biller

Anna Biller

Director

Writer

Producer

Producer

Producer

Director(s)
Anna Biller
 
Writer(s)
Anna Biller
 
Producer(s)
Anna Biller

 

Film Festivals

 
Awards & Nominations
3 wins & 5 nominations
 
Academy Awards

Top Reviews

Kambole Campbell

Donald Clarke

Elena Lazic

Wendy Ide

Ed Potton

One Room With A View

Irish Times

Little White Lies

Observer (UK)

Times (UK)

THE LOVE WITCH
 All Critics (113) | Top Critics (38) | Fresh (107) | Rotten (6)
 A hilarious and pointed examination of sexuality through meticulous retro pastiche with some highly entertaining performances, The Love Witch revels in its blend of thoughtfulness with B-movie camp.
 
 August 25, 2018 | Rating: 4/5
 
 Kambole Campbell
 One Room With A View
 TOP CRITIC
 A side-swiping original that deserves its inevitable cult status.
 
 March 15, 2017 | Rating: 4/5
 
 Donald Clarke
 Irish Times
 TOP CRITIC
 The film offers a brilliant spin on the genre’s despicable gender politics, all the while relishing in the pleasures of its outmoded visual style.
 
 March 13, 2017 | Rating: 4/5
 
 Elena Lazic
 Little White Lies
 TOP CRITIC
 Even if the climax doesn’t quite have the kick we might hope for, cult status surely awaits this bewitching oddity.
 
 March 12, 2017 | Rating: 4/5
 
 Wendy Ide
 Observer (UK)
 TOP CRITIC
 A note-perfect parody of the British Technicolor horror films of the Sixties.
 
 March 9, 2017 | Rating: 3/5
 
 Ed Potton
 Times (UK)
 TOP CRITIC
 The Love Witch goes beyond camp, beyond pastiche; it ignites the pulpy surfaces of its tale and produces a smoke of bad-dream sexiness and scariness. It’s a B-movie with A-grade potency.
 
 March 9, 2017 | Rating: 5/5
 
 Peter Bradshaw
 Guardian
 TOP CRITIC
 Enjoying ‘The Love Witch’ means getting the joke, appreciating the joke, and being in on the joke all at the same time.
 
 June 13, 2021 | Rating: 2.5/5
 
 Michael J. Casey
 Michael J. Cinema
 Brilliant evocation of 60’s romantic comedies and Hitchcock. Watching Anne Biller’s film, you would be forgiven to think that this is a lost artifact from 1965.
 
 April 13, 2021
 
 Ian Brill
 Battleship Pretension
 While this dialectical storm brews just under the surface, The Love Witch carries on with its colorful and delightful homage.
 
 January 4, 2021
 
 David Bax
 Battleship Pretension
 This Technicolor witch story feels just right, with the humor and homages actually working well …
 
 April 19, 2020 | Rating: 4.5/5
 
 Emilie Black
 Cinema Crazed
 The film is clearly fiercely personal and strikingly original, and Biller is every bit as dedicated to her passions and aesthetic as Wes Anderson.
 
 July 24, 2019
 
 Oscar Goff
 Boston Hassle
 A veritable orgy of sinful cinematic tropes, re-purposed and re-imagined for a new time by an artist working at the top of her game.
 
 June 4, 2019 | Rating: 3.5/4
 
 Mattie Lucas
 From the Front Row…

 

Plot
Elaine, a beautiful young witch, is determined to find a man to love her. In her gothic Victorian apartment she makes spells and potions, and then picks up men and seduces them. However her spells work too well, and she ends up with a string of hapless victims. When she finally meets the man of her dreams, her desperation to be loved will drive her to the brink of insanity and murder. With a visual style that pays tribute to Technicolor thrillers of the 1970s, THE LOVE WITCH explores female fantasy and the repercussions of pathological narcissism.
 
Trivia

 
Goofs / Tidbits
The Love Witch features a “hugely impressive” cast, according to one audience review.
 

 
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Production Company(ies)
Fine Line Features, Capitol Films, Channel Four Films,
 
Distributor
Warner Bros. Pictures
 
Release Type
Theatrical, Theatrical (Wide)
 
Filming Location(s)

 
MPAA / Certificate
TV-MA
 
Year of Release
2017
 

 
Genre(s)
Horror
 
Keyword(s)
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Cast & Crew

Edward Snowden

Julian Assange

Jacob Appelbaum

William Binney

Ewen MacAskill

Edward Snowden

Julian Assange

Jacob Appelbaum

William Binney

Ewen MacAskill

Edward Snowden – Self
Julian Assange – Self
Jacob Appelbaum – Self
William Binney – Self
Ewen MacAskill – Self
Jeremy Scahill – Self

 

Andy Muschietti

Chase Palmer

Roy Lee

Dan Lin

Seth Grahame-Smith

Director

Writer

Producer

Producer

Producer

Director(s)
Andy Muschietti
 
Writer(s)
Chase Palmer, Cary Joji Fukunaga, Gary Dauberman
 
Producer(s)
Roy Lee, Dan Lin, Seth Grahame-Smith, David Katzenberg, Barbara Muschietti

 

Film Festivals
Toronto
 
Awards & Nominations
NA
 
Academy Awards

Top Reviews

J. R. Jones

Karen Han

Kristen Lopez

Jason Bailey

Sara Michelle Fetters

Chicago Reader

Slashfilm

Culturess

Flavorwire

MovieFreak.com

IT
 All Critics (389) | Top Critics (71) | Fresh (334) | Rotten (55)
 The serious dramatic themes ring hollow, however, leaving only the paperback boogety boogety to justify the Oscar-bait running time.
 
 April 9, 2020
 
 J. R. Jones
 Chicago Reader
 TOP CRITIC
 The film depends – and succeeds – entirely on the strength of their performances, and for two hours that speed by all too quickly, it’s not too much of a stretch to feel like we’re on summer vacation with them.
 
 December 8, 2017 | Rating: 9/10
 
 Karen Han
 Slashfilm
 TOP CRITIC
 It sticks with you to haunt and influence your nightmares!
 
 November 20, 2017
 
 Kristen Lopez
 Culturess
 TOP CRITIC
 It’s well-executed, marvelously acted, and has a few scary sequences. It also has just as many that are not, as well as a wobbly command of tone and trouble sustaining its own momentum.
 
 September 27, 2017
 
 Jason Bailey
 Flavorwire
 TOP CRITIC
 In the end, Muschietti’s film is a big, fat, gorgeously produced love letter to King’s epic novel.
 
 September 15, 2017 | Rating: 3/4
 
 Sara Michelle Fetters
 MovieFreak.com
 TOP CRITIC
 But while It is a good film that is skilled at recreating its milieu, it also made me a little sad. Boys get all the good nostalgia pieces.
 
 September 14, 2017
 
 Max Weiss
 Baltimore Magazine
 TOP CRITIC
 It wants to be both a nostalgia-driven romp and a genuine horror film, and it ends up doing a disservice to both sides.
 
 June 21, 2022
 
 Fletcher Powell
 KMUW – Wichita Public Radio
 When the scary things emerge from the dark and turn out to be digital specters, it’s not all that terrifying. More effective is our investment in the characters and their fates.
 
 March 17, 2022 | Rating: 3/4
 
 Brian Eggert
 Deep Focus Review
 It like Pennywise is a being of its own – a blend of The Goonies and A Nightmare on Elm Street.
 
 February 18, 2022 | Rating: 4/4
 
 David Gonzalez
 Reel Talk Inc.
 The production, the performances, the visuals, the story, the horror, and everything else gels together into one of the best Stephen King movies ever made.
 
 December 29, 2021 | Rating: 5/5
 
 Drew Dietsch
 FANDOM
 A freaky reboot with creepy moments.
 
 April 28, 2021 | Rating: 4/5
 
 Dan Stubbs
 NME
 Director Andy Muschietti managed to make an effective, terrifying and enjoyable film. [Full review in Spanish]
 
 April 28, 2021
 
 Fausto Ponce
 Alta Fidelidad Magazine…

 

Plot
The gang, 5 raging alcoholic, narcissists run a failing dive bar in south philly. The gang make up some scheme for sex, money, fame or for any other terrible reason you could think of. It always goes south however, as the gang (sometimes literally) have their plans blow up in their face.
 
Trivia

 
Goofs / Tidbits
NA
 

 
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Production Company(ies)
Shochiku
 
Distributor
A24
 
Release Type
Theatrical, Theatrical (Limited)
 
Filming Location(s)
County Kerry, Ireland
 
MPAA / Certificate
Rated R for sexual content including dialogue, and some violence
 
Year of Release
2015
 

 
Genre(s)
Fantasy/Drama
 
Keyword(s)

Cast & Crew

Charlize Theron

Art Parkinson

Ralph Fiennes

George Takei

Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa

Monkey

Kubo

Moon King

Raiden

Hosato

Charlize Theron – Monkey (Voice)
Art Parkinson – Kubo (Voice)
Ralph Fiennes – Moon King, Raiden (Voice)
George Takei – Hosato (Voice)
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa – Hashi (Voice)
Brenda Vaccaro – Kameyo (Voice)

 

Yorgos Lanthimos

Yorgos Lanthimos

Ed Guiney

Lee Magiday

Ceci Dempsey

Director

Writer

Producer

Producer

Producer

Director(s)
Yorgos Lanthimos
 
Writer(s)
Yorgos Lanthimos, Efthimis Filippou
 
Producer(s)
Ed Guiney, Lee Magiday, Ceci Dempsey, Yorgos Lanthimos

 

Film Festivals
Sundance, Cannes, Toronto
 
Awards & Nominations
Nominated for 1 Oscar
34 wins & 83 nominations total
 
Academy Awards
Oscar Nominees
 

Top Reviews

Jordan Hoffman

Danny Leigh

Sara Michelle Fetters

Max Weiss

Rene Rodriguez

Esquire Magazine

Financial Times

MovieFreak.com

Baltimore Magazine

Miami Herald

THE LOBSTER
 All Critics (266) | Top Critics (60) | Fresh (231) | Rotten (35)
 Like all good satire, it takes what’s already obvious about the world around us and just transforms it into something new.
 
 October 18, 2018
 
 Jordan Hoffman
 Esquire Magazine
 TOP CRITIC
 Part of the joy of Lanthimos’s film is seeing in it any degree of subtext you like.
 
 December 27, 2016 | Rating: 5/5
 
 Danny Leigh
 Financial Times
 TOP CRITIC
 This is the type of film I’m going to watch multiple times, obsessing over every choice Lanthimos and his talented team of cinematic craftsmen made in order to see it come to life.
 
 August 9, 2016 | Rating: 3.5/4
 
 Sara Michelle Fetters
 MovieFreak.com
 TOP CRITIC
 There is so much more, but part of the (perverse) pleasure of The Lobster is how it keeps you off guard, never lets you feel settled.
 
 June 13, 2016 | Rating: 3.5/4
 
 Max Weiss
 Baltimore Magazine
 TOP CRITIC
 The Lobster argues that the kind of pressure society places on us to find a soulmate can lead to reckless choices. But the movie gives the alternative – people who are happy being single – the same radical treatment.
 
 June 1, 2016 | Rating: 3.5/4
 
 Rene Rodriguez
 Miami Herald
 TOP CRITIC
 Lanthimos doesn’t deliver all the way, but he sticks his landing mightily and whets appetites for whatever he decides to do next.
 
 May 27, 2016 | Rating: B
 
 Adam Graham
 Detroit News
 TOP CRITIC
 Watching Lanthimos’ characters suffer existentially and sometimes physically under his application of strange rules and decorum recalls the very best of Luis Buñuel, except far more accessible on an emotional level.
 
 April 11, 2022 | Rating: 4/4
 
 Brian Eggert
 Deep Focus Review
 The defining sensation is that of watching your favorite football team run up the score on an inferior opponent and then letting the game slip away during the second half, requiring a field goal in the closing seconds to escape with the victory.
 
 August 18, 2021 | Rating: 2.5/4
 
 Matt Brunson
 Film Frenzy
 Unique and refreshingly original both in concept and style.
 
 June 25, 2021 | Rating: 4 / 5
 
 Nicolás Delgadillo
 Discussing Film
 Colin Farrell is paunchy and hilarious in a surreal, unpredictable comedy…
 
 April 22, 2021 | Rating: 3/5
 
 Olly Richards
 NME
 Characters in the film still abide by the social conventions, but their desire to be with someone and not be lonely is stronger than anything. It’s the most romantic movie I’ve seen in a while.
 
 February 14, 2021
 
 Dustin Chang
 Floating World
 Lanthimos has become one of Greece’s most internationally prominent directors. It is revealing that he has no comment to make about the ongoing crisis in Greece except in regard to the financial difficulties it has caused filmmakers like himself.
 
 February 11, 2021
 
 David Walsh
 World Socialist Web Site…

 

Plot
A love story set in a dystopian near future where single people are arrested and transferred to a creepy hotel. There they are obliged to find a matching mate in 45 days. If they fail, they are transformed into an animal and released into the woods.
 
Trivia

 
Goofs / Tidbits
NA
 

 
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