Damien Chazelle

Despite the fact that sci-fi movies are not my usual go to film genre (seriously I have no interest in watching classics such as Star Trek or Star Wars), I did not think twice about going to watch First Man when I saw Ryan Gosling was going to play the lead. The...

Well here we are, folks: the first wave of awards fare is upon us. A barrage of biopics and dramas have begun tooting their horns in the hopes of piquing the interests of Academy voters far and wide. Don’t worry though – there are still plenty of other choices...

Musicals are kind of like marmite: you either love them or hate them. Director Damien Chazelle most definitely belongs in the former category. Now, with the release of La La Land, he has managed to channel that infatuation into a truly unique film. Mia (Emma Stone), a struggling actress...

January is a great time for awards season lovers like me. The critically lauded films that have been out in the US for a few weeks finally drift across the pond to be released in the UK, just in time for the Oscar nominations to be announced on the...

Imagine this: an uplifting soundtrack, stunning cinematography, perfectly choreographed dance sequences and some of the best cast and crew members all rolled into one. The new trailer for La La Land promises all of that – and more. Damien Chazelle has already proved that he’s an extraordinary storyteller: 2014’s...

10 Cloverfield Lane isn’t really a Cloverfield film, but then it sorta is. It’s not a hefty great beastie wasting civilisation, its three people in cramped confines wondering if there is a hefty great beastie outside. As does the audience. It shares little formally or narratively with its found-footage...

Let’s wave goodbye to 2015! Good times, bad times we’ve had them all – but you know what they say, as one door closes, another one opens. Over the coming month we’ll be bringing you a snapshot of everything 2016 has to offer – the good, the bad and the ugly. Hold...