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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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
First Cow (2019)
7.1/10
Director: Kelly Reichardt
Starring: Alia Shawkat, John Magaro
A skilled cook has traveled west and joined a group of fur trappers in Oregon, though he only finds true connection with a Chinese immigrant also seek... Read more
First Cow (Blu-ray) (2019)
7.2/10
Director: Kelly Reichardt
Starring: Alia Shawkat, John Magaro
A skilled cook has traveled west and joined a group of fur trappers in Oregon, though he only finds true connection with a Chinese immigrant also seek... 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
For All Mankind (1989)
8.2/10
Director: Al Reinert
In July 1969, the space race ended when Apollo 11 fulfilled President Kennedy's challenge of 'landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to th... Read more
Force Majeure (2014)
7.3/10
Director: Ruben Östlund
Starring: Clara Wettergren, Johannes Kuhnke, Lisa Loven Kongsli, Kristofer Hivju, Fanni Me...
Cannes observers were stunned that this provocative and improbably entertaining new film by Swedish director Ruben Östlund wasn't selected for competi... Read more
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Some Like It Hot, How To Marry A Millionaire (1953)
7.2/10
Director: Howard Hawks
Starring: Marilyn Monroe, Jane Russell, Charles Coburn
'Gentlemen Prefer Blondes' Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell form a unique duo in 'Gentlemen Prefer Blondes', one of the classic musicals of the 1950's... Read more
Girls Can't Surf (2020)
8.3/10
Director: Christopher Nelius
It's the 1980s and the world of professional surfing is a circus of fluro colours, peroxide hair and radical male egos. GIRLS CAN'T SURF follows the j... Read more
Giselle (2013)
7.7/10
Director: Toa Fraser
Starring: The Royal New Zealand Ballet, Gillian Murphy, Qi Huan
"Giselle" is acclaimed director Toa Fraser's interpretation of the Royal New Zealand Ballet's production of "Giselle". The classic story of love, erot... Read more
Good Luck To You, Leo Grande (2022)
7.2/10
Director: Sophie Hyde
Starring: Emma Thompson
Nancy Stokes, a retired school teacher, is yearning for some adventure, and some sex. And she has a plan, which involves hiring a young sex worker nam... Read more