curated cinema: the madness and genius of Brian Wilson
2015’s Love & Mercy is on Prime and Apple TV+ on both sides of the Atlantic.
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The Apprentice movie review: Donald Trump’s origin story as a loser and a user
A portrait of a weak man, humorless and friendless, desperate to be liked, desperate to be seen as someone who matters. Sebastian Stan’s brilliantly disgusting Trump is horrifically riveting.
curated cinema: home is where the ill wind blows
2016’s Under the Shadow is on Netflix (and lots of other services) on both sides of the Atlantic.
Robot Dreams movie review: sighs of the machines
Immerse yourself in pure unalloyed joy with a sweet, deceptively simple carbon-silicon platonic romance. Even the poignant bittersweetness of this emotional roller coaster is affirming and uplifting.
The Fall Guy movie review: stunt dribble
This mess isn’t as clever as it thinks it is, and wastes the small charms of the delicious chemistry between Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt. Feels like they shot a dashed-off first draft of the script.
curated cinema: disruptive protest *works* (here’s the documentary proof)
2021 documentary Mothers of the Revolution is on Prime and Apple TV on both sides of the Atlantic.
daily stream: Will Smith pulls himself up by his bootstraps
2006’s The Pursuit of Happyness is on Peacock in the US, Prime in the UK (and other services, too).
Maestro movie review: changing the tune, masterfully (London Film Festival 2023)
Oh, frabjous film! Bradley Cooper’s astonishing high-wire act feels classic and modern at the same time: immersive and impressionistic, breathtakingly bold. A kick in the pants to mainstream cinema.
daily scream: the dread of a future you can’t see
2001’s Donnie Darko is on Kanopy in the US, Curzon Home Cinema in the UK (and lots of other services).
daily scream: meta horror about how scary movies infect us
2021’s Censor on Kanopy in the US, 4 in the UK (and lots of other services, too).
