![]() ![]() Released on 5 May in the US and 25 May in DenmarkĪs the screenwriter of Taxi Driver, and the writer-director of American Gigolo and First Reformed, Paul Schrader specialises in heavyweight thrillers about "God's lonely man": a solitary anti-hero whose obsessively self-contained persona hides a powder keg of pain and violence. ![]() " manages to colour within the familiar lines of the genre, yet still bring something unique to the table." ![]() But will she realise, along the way, that she'd prefer to marry him herself? "Propelled by zingy one-liners and engaging performances, the film is an enjoyable watch," says Mohammad Zaheer at BBC Culture. When Kazim reveals that he is travelling to Lahore to marry a woman from Pakistan he has never met, Zoe decides to make a documentary about his arranged or "assisted" marriage. Lily James and Shazad Latif star as Zoe and Kazim, who have been platonic friends since childhood. ![]() No relation to the Tina Turner biopic from 1993, What's Love Got to Do with It? is a Working Title romantic comedy in the Richard Curtis tradition, but with a cross-cultural twist: its screenwriter, Jemima Khan, used to be married to Imran Khan, the former Prime Minister of Pakistan, so she knows about relationships that span cultural and religious divides. ![]()
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