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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Aftersun (2022)
7.6/10
Director: Charlotte Wells
Starring: Paul Meston, Frankie Corio
Twenty years after their last holiday at a fading vacation resort, Sophie reflects on the rare time spent with her loving and idealistic father Calum.... Read more
Holy Spider (2022)
7.3/10
Director: Ali Abbasi
A journalist descends into the dark underbelly of the Iranian holy city of Mashhad as she investigates the serial killings of sex workers by the so ca... Read more
Triangle of Sadness (2022)
7.3/10
Director: Ruben Östlund
Starring: Woody Harrelson, Zlatko Buric, Iris Berben, Amanda Walker, Oliver Ford Davies
In Ruben Östlund's wickedly funny Palme d'Or winner, social hierarchy is turned upside down, revealing the tawdry relationship between power and beaut... Read more
The Fabelmans (2022)
7.6/10
Director: Steven Spielberg
Starring: Michelle Williams, Paul Dano, Seth Rogen, Gabriel LaBelle, Judd Hirsch, David Ly...
Growing up in post-World War II era Arizona, young Sammy Fabelman aspires to become a filmmaker as he reaches adolescence, but soon discovers a shatte... 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
Nope (2022)
6.9/10
Director: Jordan Peele
Starring: Daniel Kaluuya, Keke Palmer, Michael Wincott, Steven Yeun, Wrenn Schmidt, Keith...
The residents of a lonely gulch in inland California bear witness to an uncanny and chilling discovery. Read more
Nope (Blu-ray) (2022)
6.9/10
Director: Jordan Peele
Starring: Daniel Kaluuya, Keke Palmer, Michael Wincott, Steven Yeun, Wrenn Schmidt, Keith...
The residents of a lonely gulch in inland California bear witness to an uncanny and chilling discovery. Read more
1883 (2021)
8.8/10
Starring: Sam Elliott, Tim McGraw, Faith Hill
Follows the Dutton family as they embark on a journey west. 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
Euphoria: Seasons 1 & 2 (2019)
8.3/10
Director: Sam Levinson
Starring: Zendaya , Sydney Sweeney, Jacob Elordi, Hunter Schafer, Colman Domingo, Maude Ap...
Provocative, authentic and unforgettable, this intense, Emmy award winning HBO drama, based on the groundbreaking Israeli series, puts a compelling sp... Read more