Nathalie Emmanuel – ALLIANCE OF WOMEN FILM JOURNALISTS

CONFINEMENT – Review by Marina Antunes

August 28, 2026August 31, 2026 Marina Antunes Claire Forlani, Confinement, Nathalie Emmanuel, Peter Howitt, thriller

While the rest of the world and more than a few movies, obsess over evil AI’s, Peter Howitt, whose notable works include Sliding Doors, Laws of Attraction and In the Name of the Father, the latter of which, I’m sorry to say I have yet to see, has opted for a far more classic evil: the demon child. I love to bask in the glow of a cheesy pseudo-horror with demonic overtones and from the opening scene of Confinement, there is an inkling that perhaps this movie will deliver on the promise of its ridiculous premise but alas, it is not meant to be.

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MEGALOPOLIS – Review by Susan Granger

September 25, 2024September 29, 2024 Susan Granger Adam Driver, aubrey plaza, Dustin Hoffman, francis ford coppola, Giancarlo Esposito, Jason Schwartzman, Jon Voight, Laurence Fisbburne, Mary Beard, Megalopolis, Nathalie Emmanuel, Roman Coppola, Shia LaBoeuf, Talia Shire

Francis Ford Coppola’s passion project Megalopolis is a futuristic fable about the downfall of the American Empire. The 85 year-old auteur envisioned the dystopian concept 40 years ago, writing, revising and re-casting it, spending $120 million to make it, using funds he’d made from Apocalypse Now, The Godfather, etc. and his California wine business. Archaic references to the fall of Rome are everywhere, along with Shakespearean dialogue, peppered with quotes from Greek/Roman/Sapphic poets. Adam Driver even delivers Hamlet’s famous “To be or not to be…” soliloquy in its entirety.

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ARTHUR THE KING – Review by T.J Callahan

March 13, 2024March 17, 2024 T. J. Callahan Arthur - The Dog Who Crossed the Jungle to Find a Home, Arthur The King, mark wahlberg, Nathalie Emmanuel, Ukai

Mark Wahlberg stars as the professional endurance competitor who puts his family in jeopardy to chase his dream of being a winner.. Even though Wahlberg basically plays the same character in all his films, he’s always likable and still believable as a doggedly determined midlife adventurer. Arthur The King is not the perfect movie, but really the only bone I have to pick with it is it leans on the sappy side. That’s ok though because the story is pawsitively inspirational.

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THE INVITATION – Review by Susan Granger

October 31, 2022October 31, 2022 Susan Granger Blair Butler, Hugh Skinner, Jessica M. Thompson, Nathalie Emmanuel, Stephanie Corneliussen, the invitation

Originally titled The Bride, The Invitation is an excursion into Gothic horror that pivots around issues of race and class. After an all-too revelatory prologue, the story begins in New York, where twentysomething Evie (Nathalie Emmanuel), a struggling artist, works as a catering waitress to pay the bills. At an event promoting a DNA testing company, Evie swipes a swag bag and takes the saliva test at home.