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 Northman (2022)
7.2/10
Director: Robert Eggers
Starring: Alexander Skarsgard, Nicole Kidman, Claes Bang, Ethan Hawke, Anya Taylor-Joy, Wi...
From visionary director Robert Eggers comes The Northman, an action-filled epic that follows a young Viking prince on his quest to avenge his father's... 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
The Velvet Queen (2021)
7.8/10
Two men explore the high-altitude wilderness of Tibet with many cameras, filming wildlife from a respectful distance and searching for the rare snow l... Read more
The Electrical Life Of Louis Wain (2021)
6.8/10
Starring: Benedict Cumberbatch, Claire Foy, Andrea Riseborough, Toby Jones, Hayley Squires...
English artist Louis Wain rises to prominence at the end of the 19th century for his surreal cat paintings that seemed to reflect his declining sanity... Read more
Drive My Car (2021)
7.6/10
Director: Ryusuke Hamaguchi
Starring: Hidetoshi Nishijima
A renowned stage actor and director learns to cope with his wife's unexpected passing when he receives an offer to direct a production of Uncle Vanya... Read more
Flee (2021)
7.9/10
FLEE tells the extraordinary true story of a man, Amin, on the verge of marriage which compels him to reveal his hidden past for the first time. Read more
The Worst Person In The World (2021)
7.9/10
Director: Joachim Trier
Starring: Anders Danielsen Lie
The chronicles of four years in the life of Julie, a young woman who navigates the troubled waters of her love life and struggles to find her career p... Read more
Candyman (2021)
6/10
Director: Nia DaCosta
Starring: Teyonah Parris, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, Colman Domingo, Vanessa Williams
A sequel to the horror film Candyman (1992) that returns to the now-gentrified Chicago neighborhood where the legend began. Read more
Candyman (Blu-ray) (2021)
6.7/10
Director: Nia DaCosta
Starring: Teyonah Parris, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, Colman Domingo, Vanessa Williams
A sequel to the horror film Candyman (1992) that returns to the now-gentrified Chicago neighborhood where the legend began. Read more
Cruella (Blu-ray) (2021)
7.4/10
Director: Craig Gillespie
Starring: Emma Stone, Emma Thompson, Paul Walter Hauser, Mark Strong, Kayvan Novak
Before she becomes Cruella de Vil, teenage Estella has a dream. She wishes to become a fashion designer, having been gifted with talent, innovation, a... Read more