At the Movies - Best of 2022
Simon Morris looks back on this year's film releases - many of which popped up on streaming platforms.
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At The Movies for 7 December 2022
Simon Morris pops into the British Film Festival as the cinemas take a big breath before the holiday blockbuster and awards seasons. And he wonders if a disappointing Disney film is as bad as American critics claim.
Review: Joyride
Joyride is a little Irish independent starring Olivia Colman as a reluctant mother whose plans to give away her baby are blocked by a 11 year old runaway boy.
Review: Strange World
Strange World sees a mission to save the land of Avalonia threatened by a bickering family of explorers. Featuring the voices of Jake Gyllenhaal, Dennis Quaid and Gabrielle Union.
Review: Rogue Agent
Rogue Agent is a based-on-real-life story of a conman who convinces a string of women that he's a spy. Stars Gemma Arterton (Tamara Drewe) and James Norton (Happy Valley).
Review: The Menu
The Menu is a dark comedy about a gala night at an exclusive restaurant run by a chef with a hidden agenda. Starring Ralph Fiennes (The Grand Budapest Hotel), Anya Taylor-Joy (Last night in Soho), and Nicholas Hoult (Tolkien), and directed by Mark Mylod (Succession).
Review: Poker Face
Poker face stars Russell Crowe - who also wrote and directed it - as a billionaire gambler. Featuring Liam Hemsworth (The hunger games).
Review: Bones and All
Bones and All is the Venice Film Festival-winning horror film by Italian director Luca Guadagnino (Call Me by Your Name). It stars Timothée Chalamet and Taylor Russell as two young people on the run, sharing a disturbing secret.
At The Movies for 30 November
Simon Morris warns against assuming an audience shares your enthusiasms, whether it's haute cuisine, high stakes poker or cannibalism!
At The Movies for 23 November 2022
Simon Morris is reassured by three reliable movie formats - the newspaper story, the Brontë-esque melodrama, and the tale of two lost souls stranded in Central America.
Review: Emily
Emily is a "fictionalized biography" of the three Brontë sisters, Charlotte, Anne and Emily. In particular it's about how Emily's masterpiece Wuthering Heights was created. Starring Emma Mackey (Eiffel) as Emily, with Adrian Dunbar (Line of duty) and Fionn Whitehead (Dunkirk).
Review: She Said
She Said tells the story of how two New York women journalists took on Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein. Stars Carey Mulligan (Promising Young Woman), Zoe Kazan (The Big Sick) and real-life whistle-blower Ashley Judd as herself.
Review: Stars at Noon
French auteur Claire Denis won the Grand Prix at Cannes for this romantic thriller set in Africa.
Review: Compartment Number 6
The award-winning movie Compartment Number 6 puts a Finnish twist on the old Strangers on a Train format.
At The Movies for Wednesday 16 November
Simon Morris compares a big, crowded blockbuster with two smaller but rather more focused films from Finland and New Zealand.
