Latest Staff Picks
The films listed below are Alice's Latest Staff Picks, finding their way into this category generally as a result of agreement between staff that they have real merit for one reason or another. Most titles represent a safe choice for those that find choosing a film difficult or are bewildered by Alice's depth and breadth...
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The Count of Monte Cristo (2025)
7.7/10
Director: Alexandre de La Patelliere, Matthieu Delaporte
Starring: Pierre Niney, Anais Demoustier, Bastien Bouillon, Pierfrancesco Favino
Marseille, 1815. The dreams of principled young sailor Edmon Dantes (Pierre Niney) are about to come true; promoted to ship's captain, he can finally... Read more
Sinners (2025)
7.7/10
Director: Ryan Coogler
Starring: Michael B Jordan, Hailee Steinfeld, Delroy Lindo, Jack O'Connell, Miles Caton, W...
Trying to leave their troubled lives behind, twin brothers (Michael B. Jordan) return to their hometown to start again, only to discover that an even... Read more
Mickey 17 (2025)
6.8/10
Director: Bong Joon Ho
Starring: Robert Pattinson, Mark Ruffalo, Toni Collette, Naomi Ackie
A disposable employee is sent on a human expedition to colonize the ice world Niflheim. After one iteration dies, a new body is regenerated with most... Read more
Die My Love (2025)
6.1/10
Director: Lynne Ramsay
Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, Robert Pattinson, Sissy Spacek, Lakeith Stanfield, Nick Nolte
Grace, a writer and young mother, is slowly slipping into madness. Locked away in an old house in and around Montana, we see her acting increasingly a... Read more
Universal Language (2024)
6.9/10
An absurdist triptych of seemingly unconnected stories finds a mysterious point of intersection in this tale set somewhere between Winnipeg and Tehran... Read more
A Complete Unknown (Blu-ray) (2024)
7.3/10
Director: James Mangold
Starring: Timothee Chalamet, Edward Norton, Elle Fanning, Monica Barbaro, Boyd Holbrook, S...
New York, 1961. Against the backdrop of a vibrant music scene and tumultuous cultural upheaval, an unknown 19-year-old named Bob Dylan, from Minnesota... Read more
A Real Pain (Blu-ray) (2024)
7.1/10
Director: Jesse Eisenberg
Starring: Jesse Eisenberg, Kieran Culkin, Will Sharpe, Jennifer Grey
Written and directed by Jesse Eisenberg. Mismatched cousins David (Eisenberg) and Benji (Kieran Culkin) reunite for a tour through Poland to honour th... Read more
Flow (2024)
7.9/10
Cat is a solitary animal, but as its home is devastated by a great flood, he finds refuge on a boat populated by various species, and will have to tea... Read more
Anora (Blu-ray) (2024)
7.5/10
Director: Sean Baker
Starring: Mikey Madison, Yura Borisov, Mark Eydelshteyn, Karren Karagulian
Anora, a sex worker from brooklyn, gets her chance at a Cinderella story when she meets and marries the son of an oligarch. Once the news reaches Russ... Read more
Anora (2024)
7.5/10
Director: Sean Baker
Starring: Mikey Madison, Yura Borisov, Mark Eydelshteyn, Karren Karagulian
Anora, a sex worker from brooklyn, gets her chance at a Cinderella story when she meets and marries the son of an oligarch. Once the news reaches Russ... Read more