Screen Rats

M artin Scorsese has firmly cemented his place as one of the greatest filmmakers of his generation – possibly all time. Killers of the Flower Moon , the first narrativ…

I n the new Showtime series The Curse, spouses-cum-real-estate-disruptors Asher and Whitney Siegel (Nathan Fielder and Emma Stone) set out to save the environment with…

Anton Bitel provides a look at six titles heading to streaming and physical media releases this month that you should add to the top of your viewing list. The Othe…

H ow do you make a biographical drama about somebody who doesn’t exist? If you’re Nicolas Winding Refn, the answer is: to great critical acclaim. Released fifteen year…

I n Martin Scorsese’s 2002 film Gangs of New York, America was born on the streets. In his new one, Killers of the Flower Moon, it dies a slow death out there on the p…

T helma Schoonmaker has been editing Martin Scorsese’s films since 1980, when they collaborated on Raging Bull. While working on that film, Scorsese introduced her to …

“S he is the light that gives meaning to each to all our lives [sic].” Paul Schrader’s 2018 praise for Taylor Swift was more gushing than he has ever been for Fellini …

A businessman, played by the great David Oyelowo, is suddenly forced to experience the depths of human despair and is made to rebuild his life from scratch in the tim…

A t some point or another, while scrolling through YouTube, it’s likely you’ll come across a new trailer for an upcoming film that you’re desperate to watch. Backed by…

I t’s a truth universally acknowledged that the least gay sport is ice hockey and the least gay ‘gay’ movie is Kevin Smith’s loved and hated 1997 indie rom-com Chasing…

T hrough my limited exploration of the Iranian New Wave, I’ve found a genuineness comparable to poetry. I often write my own poems, and I find that these come from the…