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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Dune: Part Two (Blu-ray) (2024)
8.7/10
Director: Denis Villeneuve
Starring: Timothee Chalamet, Zendaya , Josh Brolin, Javier Bardem, Austin Butler, Stellan...
Dune: Part Two explores the mythic journey of Paul Atreides as he unites with Chani and the Fremen while on a warpath of revenge against the conspirat... Read more
Dune: Part Two (2024)
8.7/10
Director: Denis Villeneuve
Starring: Timothee Chalamet, Zendaya , Josh Brolin, Javier Bardem, Austin Butler, Stellan...
Dune: Part Two explores the mythic journey of Paul Atreides as he unites with Chani and the Fremen while on a warpath of revenge against the conspirat... Read more
The Zone Of Interest (Blu-ray) (2024)
7.5/10
Director: Jonathan Glazer
Starring: Sandra Huller, Christian Friedel
In 1943, the commandant of Auschwitz, Rudolf Höss, and his wife, Hedwig, strive to build a dream life for their family in a house right next to the co... Read more
The Zone Of Interest (2024)
7.5/10
Director: Jonathan Glazer
Starring: Sandra Huller, Christian Friedel
In 1943, the commandant of Auschwitz, Rudolf Höss, and his wife, Hedwig, strive to build a dream life for their family in a house right next to the co... Read more
Sing Sing (2023)
7.7/10
Director: Greg Kwedar
Starring: Colman Domingo
Divine G, imprisoned at Sing Sing for a crime he didn't commit, finds purpose by acting in a theatre group alongside other incarcerated men in this st... Read more
Godzilla Minus One (2023)
7.7/10
Director: Takashi Yamazaki
Starring: Ryunosuke Kamiki, Minami Hamabe, Yuki Yamada, Munetaka Aoki, Sakura Ando, Hideta...
Japan has barely recovered from the Second World War when a gigantic peril emerges off the coast of Tokyo. Koichi, a deserter traumatised by his first... Read more
All of Us Strangers (Blu-ray) (2023)
7.6/10
Director: Andrew Haigh
Starring: Andrew Scott, Paul Mescal, Jamie Bell, Claire Foy
One night in his near-empty London tower block, screenwriter Adam has a chance encounter with mysterious neighbor Harry, puncturing the rhythm of his... Read more
La Chimera (2023)
7.3/10
Director: Alice Rohrwacher
Starring: Josh O'Connor, Carol Duarte, Isabella Rossellini, Alba Rohrwacher
Tuscany, early 1980s. Arthur has just been released from a short stint in prison. During his earlier studies in the region, he fell in love with Benia... Read more
Origin (2023)
7.2/10
Director: Ava DuVernay
Starring: Jon Bernthal, Aunjanue Ellis, Niecy Nash
The unspoken system that has shaped America and chronicles how lives today are defined by a hierarchy of human divisions. Read more
Perfect Days (2023)
7.9/10
Director: Wim Wenders
Starring: Koji Yakusho, Tokio Emoto, Aoi Yamada
Hirayama feels content with his life as a toilet cleaner in Tokyo. Outside of his structured routine, he cherishes music on cassette tapes, reads book... Read more