Rooney Mara

A Ghost Story

Casey Affleck and Rooney Mara star in David Lowery’s poetic, philosophical exploration of mortality and time. Read More
Una

Adapted from David Harrower’s acclaimed stage play Blackbird, Una broaches the volatile subjects of paedophilia and the reintegration of sex offenders in compelling fashion, thanks in large part to excellent… Read More
Kubo and the Two Strings

Following the success of Coraline, ParaNorman and The Boxtrolls, stop-motion giant Laika tackles full-blown fantasy in Kubo and the Two Strings, the epic story of an orphaned boy with magical… Read More
Carol

Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara engage in an elicit romantic tryst in Todd Haynes’ impeccable adaptation of Patricia Highsmith’s novel The Price Of Salt. Listen to my review (at 34:15) Read More
Pan

Following his adaptations of Pride & Prejudice and Anna Karenina, Joe Wright next turns his attentions to J.M. Barrie’s boy who never grew up. But instead of bringing the adventures… Read More
Her

In Spike Jonze’s perversely prescient vision of a not-too-distant future, human interactivity has all but broken down, while our relationship with technology has grown exponentially more intimate. Theodore (Joaquin Phoenix),… Read More
Side Effects

For what is purported to be his final theatrical release, director Steven Soderbergh goes for a pulpy trashy thriller rather than anything too highbrow. Rooney Mara plays a troubled young… Read More