Megalopolis (2024, dir. Francis Ford Coppola)
An ambitious architect sets out to redesign a monumental city…
An ambitious architect sets out to redesign a monumental city…
The Lesson is a handsomely made thriller with a slightly cheeky style by director Alice Troughton, and a collection of sharp performances from the likes of Richard E. Grant and Julie Delpy, but a script that thinks it’s cleverer than it is leaves the film less satisfying as a whole.
There’s plenty to chew on this week at the movies, whether it’s a powerful new sci-fi epic, the final film by one of Britain’s most respected filmmakers, a charming musical drama, new shorts by respected auteurs or the return of a certified horror classic…
It Lives Inside is a horror with intriguing concepts and themes, and occasionally brings a neatly creepy atmosphere to the proceedings, but it sets itself unnecessary restrictions by following a familiar template within a budget that clearly prevents the filmmakers from exploring its concept more.