13 Apr 2021
Promising Young Woman review – an electric exploration of grief
Carey Mulligan is devastating in Emerald Fennell’s disorienting story of love, violence, and pain that refuses to give easy answers
Articles by Ella Kemp
Favourite films: Moulin Rouge!, Magnolia, Singin’ in the Rain
Favourite actors: George MacKay, James Stewart, Gena Rowlands
Favourite filmmakers: Marielle Heller, Paul Thomas Anderson, Steve McQueen
31 Mar 2021
Every Walt Disney Animation Studios Film, Ranked
With Raya and the Last Dragon now on Disney+, Ella Kemp tackles the entire animated canon. To quote a very famous mouse: Oh, boy!
12 Mar 2021
Why I Changed My Mind About… Frances Ha
Kicking off a new series about the films our writers have reconsidered, Ella Kemp on going from Frances Na to Frances Ya
04 Mar 2021
Tina review – vibrant and moving portrait of a resilient artist
Tina Turner gets the final word in Dan Lindsay and T.J. Martin’s elegant documentary revisiting the events of her tumultuous life
03 Mar 2021
Language Lessons review – tender comedy of platonic love and trauma
Natalie Morales impresses with a wise, devastating directorial debut about an unexpected digital friendship, co-starring Mark Duplass
19 Feb 2021
Every Wes Anderson Film, Ranked
To mark Bottle Rocket's 25th anniversary, Ella Kemp delves into the filmmaker's symmetrical canon and sorts the good from the grand
16 Feb 2021
Mass review – a powerful and harrowing study of grief
Jason Isaacs and Martha Plimpton are phenomenal in director Fran Kranz's debut drama about the aftermath of a school shooting
15 Feb 2021
On the Count of Three review – ludicrous, high stakes buddy comedy
Christopher Abbott gives a career-best turn in a fearless caper about two friends who agree to kill each other after one wild last day
12 Feb 2021
CODA review – joyous love letter to the Deaf community
A teenage girl dreams of being a singer while maintaining close ties with her Deaf parents in this wondrous coming-of-ager
09 Feb 2021
Passing review – elegant portrait of yearning femininity
Tessa Thompson and Ruth Negga are friends torn between two worlds in Rebecca Hall's directorial debut, set in 1920s Harlem
05 Feb 2021
Together Together review – smart and earnest ode to platonic love
Ed Helms and Patti Harrison are a perfect non-couple in writer-director Nikole Beckwith’s sweet comedy-drama about a surrogacy
29 Jan 2021
Seven Days of Streaming: The Piercing Empathy of Carey Mulligan
With The Dig now available on Netflix, here's how to curate your own Carey Mulligan season at home in seven key films