THE WATCH LIST WITH KOSAR ALI
“i’ve never watched a film that had evoked such emotion from me.”
The BIFA-winning star of Rocks and Dangerous Liaisons shares the films that mean the most to her.
Image Credit: Bertie Watson
1. HOWL’s MOVING CASTLE (2004)
“Studio Ghibli has always moved me and taught me massive lessons. I think it just achieved something inside me that I can never articulate.”
2. CALL ME BY YOUR NAME (2017)
“This is a gorgeous, gorgeous film. It felt like the sunset to me and I’ve never watched a film that had evoked such emotion from me.”
3. SUSPIRIA (1977)
“Classic horror. As a horror fan this was the one I always wished I’d be in.”
4. THE DARK KNIGHT
“I’m a Marvel girl but from DC Christopher Nolan’s Batman will be endlessly iconic. The Joker I always gravitated to; Heath’s performance always reminds me why I want to be an actor.”
5. AMERICAN GANGSTER (2007)
“Anything Denzel Washington. Yes. Family household classic for us.”
Honourable mentions go to:
MOONLIGHT (2016)
WHIPLASH (2014)
GET OUT (2017)
THE PIANIST (2002)
MY NEIGHBOUR TOTORO (1988)
Started as a way to end our scrolling during the first COVID-19 lockdown, The Watch List is a series of film recommendations handpicked for you by those in the know - actors, directors, filmmakers and writers whose work has been inspired by the films that came before them.