George Fenwick

1 week ago | letterboxd.com | George Fenwick |Jack Moulton |Brokeback Mountain

In the closing moments of Brokeback Mountain, Ennis Del Mar (Heath Ledger) buries his face into the jacket of his deceased lover, Jack Twist (Jake Gyllenhaal), and with deep anguish takes in the scent. Director Ang Lee lingers on Ledger’s face as Gustavo Santaolalla’s score swirls around its most melancholic, haunting notes. The scene is beautiful, deeply upsetting, now iconic cinema, the kind of moment that has spawned countless think pieces and Letterboxd lists.

1 month ago | anothermag.com | George Fenwick

Joaquin Phoenix and Pedro Pascal square off in Ari Aster’s Western horror, which premiered in competition at Cannes We’re all familiar with the hopeful sentiments shared online early in the pandemic – that it was an opportunity to reset, to organise society differently, to return to our social lives with a renewed respect for each other and our differences.

2 months ago | theguardian.com | George Fenwick

Days after Tinā premiered in February, lead actress Anapela Polataivao’s 80-year-old aunt stood up in church and implored her congregation to see the film. “She said, ‘I’m not here because she’s my niece, I’m here because it represents us,’” says Polataivao. “I love that for the older generation, it’s gifting that to them.

Feb 6, 2025 | letterboxd.com | George Fenwick |Bob Dolman |George Lucas

From Wicket the Ewok to Lubdan the leprechaun to Professor Filius Flitwick, actor Warwick Davis has been crafting memorable characters in iconic franchises since the age of 11, when he was first cast in Return of the Jedi after his grandmother heard a radio advertisement calling for actors who were 4 feet tall or shorter. On Letterboxd, members have described the actor as a legend, a king, a gem, a treasure, the GOAT, and, for those partaking in the Leprechaun series, “THE MENACE”.

Jan 14, 2025 | letterboxd.com | Rafa Sales Ross |Dominic Corry |George Fenwick

The last time Mike Leigh set a film in modern-day England, David Cameron had just become the country’s Prime Minister, leading Britain’s first coalition government in almost seven decades. That was Another Year, released in 2010. It is a story of great gentleness, chronicling the life of a happily married couple nearing retirement as their unhappier friends and family members step in and out of the warmth of their house.