The Favourite (2018)
Poor Things (2023)
Swiped (2025)
The Wrong Paris (2025)
Black Widow (2021)
The Man In My Basement (2025)
No Exit (2022) ///
Poor Things (2023) Elaborately constructed play on Frankenstein myth forges tale of personal empowerment as encompassing Emma Stone is created from suicide body and brain of her unborn child, eagerly embracing sensory pleasures. Impressively realized fantasy setting emphasizes broad comedy.
Swiped (2025) Entrepreneurial underdog story framed as female empowerment with intuitive Lily James hounded by male chauvinism as co-founder of Tinder dating app before re-discovering moral compass with Bumble. Standard package provides surface humor while skirting more interesting, darker potential.
The Wrong Paris (2025) Unpersuasive as either wish-fulfillment romance or soft jab at reality TV, practical Miranda Cosgrove joins dating show to raise money for European trip with dream of artistic career, yet falls for frequently shirtless millionaire bachelor Pierson Fodé. Blandly delivered and crudely staged.
Black Widow (2021) Appealing, pointed sisterhood between wary Scarlett Johansson and caustic Florence Pugh as socially compromised assassins tearing down past while facing up to fake parents and spies Rachel Weisz and David Harbour. Passing comedy and thrills allied to more grounded narrative.
The Man In My Basement (2025) Enticing setup establishes stagnant Corey Hawkins' atmospheric, ancestral house and financial salvation from obviously deceitful Willem Dafoe to rent and be caged in basement. Undone by conceptual and thematic confusion that suffocates dramatic suspense.
No Exit (2022) Snappy thriller unpretentiously abandons runaway Havana Rose Liu in remote, snow-bound visitor center with four strangers and a kidnapped young girl tied up in van outside. Despite unconvincing twist too many, icy visuals keep streamlined narrative tight and violence is nimbly orchestrated.
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