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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2046 (2004)
7.5/10
Director: Wong Kar-wai
Starring: Maggie Cheung, Takuya Kimura, Tony Leung (Chiu Wai), Gong Li, Zhang Ziyi, Faye W...
Wong Kar-wai's lush companion to 2000's festival hit 'In The Mood For Love', sees Tony Leung return as Hong Kong writer Chow, who has given up journal... Read more
3:10 to Yuma (2007)
7.7/10
Director: James Mangold
Starring: Russell Crowe, Christian Bale, Peter Fonda, Logan Lerman, Gretchen Mol
In debt and facing the loss of his land, rancher Christian Bale volunteers to help escort notorious outlaw Russell Crowe to a railroad station where t... Read more
3:10 to Yuma ( Blu-ray ) (2007)
7.7/10
Director: James Mangold
Starring: Russell Crowe, Christian Bale, Peter Fonda, Gretchen Mol, Ben Foster, Dallas Rob...
In debt and facing the loss of his land, rancher Christian Bale volunteers to help escort notorious outlaw Russell Crowe to a railroad station where t... Read more
A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (2014)
7/10
Director: Ana Lily Amirpour
Starring: Mozhan Marno, Arash Marandi, Marshall Manesh, Sheila Vand
Ana Lily Amirpour's debut is set in the fictitious locale of Bad City, in which The Girl, a sassy loner who roams the streets on a skateboard she stol... Read more
A Hole in My Heart (2004)
4.6/10
Director: Lukas Moodysson
Starring: Thorsten Flinck, Sanna Bråding
A Hole in My Heart is a 2004 Swedish experimental drama film written and directed by Lukas Moodysson, starring Thorsten Flinck, Sanna Bråding, Björn A... Read more
Adventure Time: Season 1 (2010)
8.6/10
Starring: John DiMaggio, Jeremy Shada
A.k.a. "Adventure Time with Finn & Jake". Want to know what time it is?! It's DVD watching time with Finn and Jake - two of the coolest heroes ever to... Read more
Amsterdam (2022)
6.1/10
Director: David O Russell
Starring: Christian Bale, Robert De Niro, Margot Robbie, John David Washington, Chris Rock...
"Amsterdam," the latest film from acclaimed writer/director David O. Russell, is a fascinating and richly intricate tale that brilliantly weaves histo... Read more
Amsterdam (Blu-ray) (2022)
6.1/10
Director: David O Russell
Starring: Christian Bale, Robert De Niro, Margot Robbie, John David Washington, Chris Rock...
"Amsterdam," the latest film from acclaimed writer/director David O. Russell, is a fascinating and richly intricate tale that brilliantly weaves histo... Read more
Angels in America (2003)
8.3/10
Director: Mike Nichols
Starring: Al Pacino, Mary-Louise Parker, Meryl Streep, Emma Thompson, Jeffrey Wright, Jame...
Mike Nichols' landmark filming of Tony Kushner's Pulitzer Prize-winning two-part drama ("Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes") follow... Read more
Banksy Does New York (2014)
7.2/10
Director: Chris Moukarbel
Banksy is revered and reviled, considered both a vandal and a genius. Completely anonymous, he is nevertheless without question one of the world's bes... Read more