Review: Licorice Pizza Clémence Smith finds an irresistible, golden nostalgia in Paul Thomas Anderson’s new coming-of-age drama that seems more an exercise in experience than storytelling. I first heard of Licorice Pizza (2021) through word-of-mouth; before this point, I hadn’t seen any of Paul Thomas Anderson’s work. I also dislike watching film trailers and would […]
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The Best Films of the 2010s: #50-26
An ensemble of Screen writers pitch in with their favourite films of the 2010s.
Screen Appetisers
Evie Hughes argues that the short film allows for more creatively liberating projects from filmmakers.
Review: Phantom Thread
When you use words like “elegant”, “exquisite”, and “sumptuous” to describe something, there comes an unavoidable sense of pretension that clouds all else. When you use them to describe Phantom Thread, the new film from writer-director Paul Thomas Anderson, it feels almost tacky. Here’s a film about two white people – a difficult man and […]