Paul Dano
The Wizard of the Kremlin Review
The Wizard of the Kremlin Review: The Wizard of the Kremlin is directed by Olivier Assayas. Lovers of French cinema will know him from Clouds of Sils Maria (2014), Non-Fiction (2018) or Wasp Network (2019). Film lovers with long memories will recall his early indie hit, Irma Vep (1996). His work as a film critic, screenwriter and director has made him a familiar and recognisable part of the intern...
The Fabelmans Review
The official blurb for the movie THE FABELMANS is: “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 shattering family secret and explores how the power of films can help him see the truth”. This is an accurate description of the story, but movie you will experience has somewhat more going on. The ficti...
The Batman Review
Much as when Spider-Man finally turned up in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Matt Reeves’ The Batman smartly eschews retreading the caped crusader’s origin story, assuming correctly that after 80 years, almost everyone turning up for a Batman movie understands the lay of the land. We know who Bruce Wayne (Robert Pattinson) is, and why he dresses up as a bat to fight crime in the oppressive urban he...
Youth
Retired composer and conductor, Fred Ballinger (Michael Caine) and his daughter, Lena (Rachel Weisz) are holidaying at an upscale resort in the Swiss Alps. Fred’s old friend, film director Mick Boyle (Harvey Keitel) is also there. Fred and Mick are octogenarians whose best creative days would seem to be behind them. Mick is leading a group of young writers on the third draft of a film he plans to ...