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The 24th film written and directed by Woody Allen Don’t Drink The Water is sometimes left off some lists of Woody Allen films because of one reason – it was made for TV. And in many ways it looks like it, with a clearly reduced budget. It’s also not a new script – it’s a […]

[siteorigin_widget class=”SiteOrigin_Widget_Image_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] [siteorigin_widget class=”SiteOrigin_Widget_Headline_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] Coming off two period comedies, Mighty Aphrodite brings Allen back to contemporary New York for more fun. This time it’s Pygmalion set in the Woody Allen world. It’s a fun, light hearted comedy that doesn’t have much to say. But it’s anchored by plenty of jokes and one amazing, award winning […]

The 23rd film written and directed by Woody Allen Woody Allen said in Manhattan (1979) that art is what living is for. But is it worth killing for? That’s the big question at the heart of this delightful film. Full of humour and crazy characters, but also deeply resonate and with big ideas. It has a […]

The 21st film written and directed by Woody Allen This is one of Allen’s best films, it shows him at his most energetic, creative and vital, even though the subject matter is extremely bleak. The film, the examination of modern marriage, was released at the same time his relationship with Farrow ended, and it’s tough […]

The 20th film written and directed by Woody Allen This is one of the strangest films in Woody Allen’s canon. It’s a 90 minute, black and white allegorical play about death and religion. Lucky for Woody Allen that by this point, it had been decades since he had to pitch a film to anyone. Allen […]

The 19th film written and directed by Woody Allen This is a lovely film, and highly under-rated. It has all the hallmarks of a great Woody Allen film – heart, fun, movie-magic – and a great cast anchored by Mia Farrow‘s best performance. It really deserves to be more acclaimed. Farrow stars as the titular Alice […]

The 18th film written and directed by Woody Allen This is the best Woody Allen drama. It is one of his meat-iest works, and having played around with drama and morality before. But here Allen goes for it, and pulls off a masterful – and very disturbing – work. Woody Allen stars as Cliff Stern, […]

The 17th film written and directed by Woody Allen This is another serious drama, only his third drama by this point. Gena Rowland stars as Marion Post. A professor on a writing sabbatical, she rents an apartment next to a therapist. An air vent allows her to overhear the patients, and one woman’s story (Mia […]

The 16th film written and directed by Woody Allen This film marks the beginning of a series of serious dramas, many of them troublesome, that Allen directed. It is one of Allen’s most humble films – with one setting and a handful of characters, it is a play on film. It’s so humble that Allen actually […]

The 13th film written and directed by Woody Allen This film holds a special place in Woody Allen’s filmography. It is Woody Allen’s own favourite of his films, whilst he consistently rags on just about every other one. Even now, he claims it is the film that is closest to his original vision. From it, […]

The 12th film written and directed by Woody Allen A love letter to his comic roots, Broadway Danny Rose marks the time when Allen managed to synthesise his European influence and his American humour into something all his own.  It’s a small story – and a short one – but Allen’s story is full of heart […]