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Murder on the Orient Express (2017): Revives Cl...

Kenneth Branagh’s 2017 adaptation of Murder on the Orient Express revives Agatha Christie’s timeless whodunit, enveloping audiences in a world of snow-capped luxury and sinister intrigue. With its lush cinematography...

The Lady in the Van: Humour, Humanity, and Haph...

The Lady in the Van (2015) is a charming, offbeat tale based on the true story of playwright Alan Bennett and his peculiar, if not reluctantly welcomed, lodger: Miss Mary...

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Socie...

Some films serve up a dish of nostalgia that’s hard to resist, and The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society(2018) offers an especially savory slice. Set in 1946, the...

A Quiet Place: The Sound of Silence

A Quiet Place (2018), directed by John Krasinski, is a masterclass in using silence to generate suspense, crafting a world where the absence of sound is more terrifying than any...

L.A. Confidential: A Noir Symphony of Secrets a...

When it comes to cinematic trips down the shadowy back alleys of corruption, scandal, and murder in 1950s Los Angeles, L.A. Confidential (1997) is a paragon of the neo-noir genre....

The French Dispatch: A Cinematic Love Letter to...

Wes Anderson’s The French Dispatch is a meticulously crafted anthology that pays homage to the golden age of journalism and the idiosyncratic nature of print media. Set in the fictional...