A strong directorial debut
Cast: Morgan Saylor, Brian Marc, Justin Bartha, Chris Noth, Eden Marryshow
Director: Elizabeth Wood
Writer: Elizabeth Wood
Cinematographer: Michael Simmonds
Editor: Michael Taylor
“Onegin” (Martha Fiennes, UK 1999)
Excellent camera work, but the story is as cold as a Russian winter
Cast: Ralph Fiennes, Liv Tyler, Toby Stephens, Lena Headey, Martin Donovan, Irene Worth
Directed by Martha Fiennes
Written by Michael Ignatieff, Peter Ettedgui
Based On The Novel by Alexander Pushkin
“Ghost In The Shell” (Rupert Sanders, USA 2017)
Cast: Scarlett Johansson, Pilou Asbæk, Michael Pitt, Takeshi Kitano, Juliette Binoche
Director: Rupert Sanders
Based on the comic ‘The Ghost in the Shell’ by Masamune Shirow
Writer: Jamie Moss, William Wheeler
Cinematographer: Jess Hall
Editor: Billy Rich, Neil Smith
Composer: Lorne Balfe
“Before I Fall” (Ry Russo-Young, USA 2017)
Variation on Groundhog Day. Lots of quality but some weaknesses in the scenario
Cast: Zoey Deutch, Halston Sage, Elena Kampouris, Logan Miller, Cynthy Wu, Medalion Rahimi, Jennifer Beals, Kian Lawley, Liv Hewson
Director: Ry Russo-Young
Writer (novel): Lauren Oliver
Writer: Maria Maggenti
Cinematographer: Michael Fimognari
Editor: Joe Landauer
Composer: Adam Taylor
“Lovesong” (Son Yong Kim, USA 2016)
A finely chiseled description of a friendship between two women. Excellent direction and performances
Cast: Riley Keough, Jena Malone, Brooklyn Decker, Ryan Eggold, Rosanna Arquette
Director: So Yong Kim
Writer: Bradley Rust Gray, So Yong Kim
Cinematographer: Kat Westergaard, Guy Godfree
Editor: So Yong Kim, Bradley Rust Gray
Composer: Jóhann Jóhannsson
“This Beautiful Fantastic” (Simon Aboud, UK 2016)
The worst script I’ve seen in a long time!
Cast: Jessica Brown Findlay, Andrew Scott, Jeremy Irvine, Tom Wilkinson
Director: Simon Aboud
Writer: Simon Aboud
Cinematographer: Mike Eley
Editor: David Charap
Composer: Anne Nikitin
“Raw” (Julia Ducournau, France 2016)
Excellent images and direction but the meaning behind all this escapes me
Cast: Garance Marillier, Ella Rumpf, Rabah Nait Oufella, Laurent Lucas, Joana Preiss
Director: Julia Ducournau
Writer: Julia Ducournau
Cinematographer: Ruben Impens
Editor: Jean-Christophe Bouzy
Composer: Jim Williams
“Berlin Syndrome” (Cate Shortland, Australia 2017)
Cast: Teresa Palmer, Max Riemelt, Lucie Aron, Matthias Habich, Emma Bading
Director: Cate Shortland
Writer (novel): Melanie Joosten
Writer: Shaun Grant, Cate Shortland
Cinematographer: Germain McMicking
Editor: Jack Hutchings
Composer: Bryony Marks
“Their Finest” (Lone Scherfig, UK 2016)
Cast: Gemma Arterton, Sam Claflin, Bill Nighy, Jack Huston, Helen McCrory, Eddie Marsan, Jake Lacy, Henry Goodman, Jeremy Irons
Director: Lone Scherfig
Writer (novel): Lissa Evans
Writer: Gaby Chiappe
Cinematographer: Sebastian Blenkov
Editor: Lucia Zucchetti
Composer: Rachel Portman
“The Diary Of A Teenage Girl” (Marielle Heller, USA 2015)
Cast: Bel Powley, Kristen Wiig, Alexander Skarsgård, Christopher Meloni
Director: Marielle Heller
Writer: Marielle Heller
Novel: Phoebe Gloeckner
Music: Nate Heller
Cinematography: Brandon Trost
Editing: Marie-Hélène Dozo, Koen Timmerman