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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Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022)
7.9/10
Starring: Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek, Florence Pugh, Olivia Colman, Ray Winstone
When Puss in Boots discovers that his passion for adventure has taken its toll and he has burned through eight of his nine lives, he launches an epic... Read more
The Menu (2022)
7.2/10
Director: Mark Mylod
Starring: Ralph Fiennes, Anya Taylor-Joy, Nicholas Hoult, Janet McTeer, Paul Adelstein, Jo...
A young couple travels to a remote island to eat at an exclusive restaurant where the chef has prepared a lavish menu, with some shocking surprises. Read more
The Quiet Girl (2022)
7.7/10
Director: Colm Bairéad
Starring: Carrie Crowley
Rural Ireland 1981. A quiet, neglected girl is sent away from her dysfunctional family to live with foster parents for the summer. She blossoms in the... Read more
She Said (2022)
7.2/10
Director: Maria Schrader
Starring: Lola Petticrew, Zoe Kazan, Carey Mulligan
New York Times reporters Megan Twohey and Jodi Kantor break one of the most important stories in a generation - a story that helped ignite a movement... Read more
Decision To Leave (2022)
7.3/10
Director: Chan-wook Park
Starring: Park Hae-il
A detective investigating a man's death in the mountains meets the dead man's mysterious wife in the course of his dogged sleuthing. Read more
Top Gun: Maverick (Blu-ray) (2022)
8.4/10
Director: Joseph Kosinski
Starring: Val Kilmer, Tom Cruise, Jennifer Connelly, Miles Teller, Jon Hamm, Ed Harris
After thirty years, Maverick is still pushing the envelope as a top naval aviator, but must confront ghosts of his past when he leads TOP GUN's elite... Read more
Top Gun: Maverick (2022)
6.9/10
Director: Joseph Kosinski
Starring: Val Kilmer, Tom Cruise, Jennifer Connelly, Miles Teller, Jon Hamm, Ed Harris
After thirty years, Maverick is still pushing the envelope as a top naval aviator, but must confront ghosts of his past when he leads TOP GUN's elite... Read more
Everything Everywhere All At Once (2022)
8.2/10
Director: Daniel Scheinert
Starring: Michelle Yeoh, Ke Huy Quan, James Hong, Jamie Lee Curtis, Jenny Slate
An aging Chinese immigrant is swept up in an insane adventure, where she alone can save the world by exploring other universes connecting with the liv... Read more
Everything Everywhere All At Once (Blu-ray) (2022)
8.2/10
Director: Daniel Scheinert
Starring: Michelle Yeoh, Ke Huy Quan, James Hong, Jamie Lee Curtis, Jenny Slate
An aging Chinese immigrant is swept up in an insane adventure, where she alone can save the world by exploring other universes connecting with the liv... Read more
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On (Blu-ray) (2021)
7.7/10
Director: Dean Fleischer Camp
Starring: Jenny Slate, Isabella Rossellini
A cash-strapped documentary maker decides to make his newest documentary about a mollusk shell he finds living in his Airbnb with his friends. Read more