period drama
By the final image of The Promised Land, we’ve been taken on an epic adventure, and in our heart of hearts, we are sated by the sweep of it all.
Known as Universal’s “Super Jewel” of 1923, “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” was a smash hit, catapulting Lon Chaney to full-star status.
Let Him Go is both a period piece — though set in the 1950s, not the Old West — and also a tale pregnant with grief.
With Portrait of a Lady on Fire, writer-director Cèline Sciamma has created something extremely precious. Read our coverage from NYFF 2019.
The first season of Gentleman Jack is a largely amiable watch, putting a character we’ve not seen before in a series that feels quaintly familiar.
The Chaperone is a film that’ll be gone by the month’s end, swallowed by the studio system and erased by this year’s loaded summer season.
Christophe Honoré’s Sorry Angel is a deceptively complex character study, portraying a tragic relationship without succumbing to miserablism.
Director Yorgos Lanthimos’ latest is his first truly empathetic character study, aided by three powerhouse performances from Colman, Weisz and Stone.
Director Isabel Coixet tries to adapt The Bookshop’s source material in its entirety – and it feels incoherent told as a narrative feature.
On Chesil Beach feels like three separate character studies awkwardly forced into one occasionally incoherent film – but with a characteristically brilliant Saoirse Ronan performance at the centre, it is never anything less than compelling.
Powered by memorable performances and Saul Dibb’s sobering deconstruction of the individuals who fought for their country, the engrossing Journey’s End is a hard-nosed, hard-hitting centennial tribute to Britain’s heroes.
Prepare to be utterly charmed by Stephen Frears’ Victoria & Abdul, a warm, twee film that gives movies for senior audiences a good name.
Music, improvisation and intimacy: these are the ingredients that have made Derek Cianfrance’s films such emotionally-satisfying treats.
This World War ll film is entertaining, though unfortunately Their Finest doesn’t really impress as it should.
