On a certain level I feel nearly ashamed for having this far failed to see Paul Greengrass‘s The Lost Bus, which began streaming yestetrday (10.3) on Apple TV Plus.
Back in the day not catching a new Greengrass film as early as possible would have been unthinkable. When I say “back in the day” I mean 2002 to 2007, or the time of Bloody Sunday, The Bourne Supremacy (the birth of shakycam), United 93 (a truly masterful 9/11 nightmare flick) and The Bourne Ultimatum.
For me the Greengrass brand weakened slightly with the arrival of Green Zone (2010), Captain Phillips (2013) and Jason Bourne(2016). It weakened a bit more when 2018’s 22 July came out, and then was damn near broken by 2020’s News of the World.
I was in Venice when The Lost Bus premiered at the 2025 Toronto Film Festival on 9.5.25. It was released in select NYC theaters on 9.19.23 (15 days ago). Decent reviews, favorable reactions, not even a slight burn. But Greengrass needs to deliver another United 93. He could have easily directed A House of Dynamite if Kathryn Bigelow hadn’t grabbed it first.
I’ll see Lost Bus tonight or early tomorrow. Reactions?