yorgos lanthimos

Good Will Hunting: Yorgos Lanthimos’ THE KILLING OF A SACRED DEER

Director Yorgos Lanthimos delivers a deliciously dark psychological thriller with 2017’s The Killing Of A Sacred Deer. It’s a well-honed film with the clinical precision of a Stanley Kubrick film. Colin Farrell is a surgeon with a [...]

July 6, 2020

Oscars 2019: The Winners At The 91st Academy Awards

In the end there were no real surprises at the 91st Academy Awards – only disappointments. The awards were pretty much spread evenly across all the likely candidates, but there will be gripes, complaints and arguments about nearly all winners [...]

February 25, 2019

The Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences Has No Idea What Cinema Is (Updated)

Update: The Academy has now back-tracked the below decision and awards for all categories will be given out live when the show airs on 24 February. Here’s the official statement: ”The Academy has heard the feedback from its membership [...]

February 14, 2019

BAFTA 2019: Nominations For The EE British Academy Film Awards

The Favourite would appear to be the favourite at the 2019 EE BAFTAs. Yorgos Lanthimo’s film is nominated in 12 categories – including Best Film, Outstanding British Film and Original [...]

January 9, 2019

Trailer For THE KILLING OF A SACRED DEER With Colin Farrell Looks Cool And Classy

The Killing Of A Sacred Deer by Yorgos Lanthimos looks like a serious mood piece. The film got a mixed reaction at Cannes earlier in the year, but this looks like perfect fodder for Movies in Focus. Colin Farrell never gets the respect that he [...]

August 16, 2017