By Anne BrodieHelen Mirren is somewhere behind the ageing, puffy physicality of Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir in a time of great crisis, in Guy Nattiv's political fact-based thriller Golda. While the film isn't the finest of its genre, it does shine a spotlight on a woman in power in the 70s …
From Unbridled Joy to Love and Dementia, Nordic Noir, a Name From the Past and Stand Up to Cancer!
By Anne Brodie Jules will make your heart swell with joy. Ben Kingsley in an outstanding performance as Milton, a small-town, Pennsylvanian, whose quiet life suddenly upends itself in a deus ex machina kind of way. Sure, Milton's elderly and slow and sometimes forgets things, but he manages to …
Love, Pain, Can a Prince Be Gay, More Atomic Bomb Insights, Gal Gadot and Better Open Your Fridge.
By Anne Brodie Passages, Ira Sachs' heart-rending study of the nature of love is short, sharp, and deeply, at times painfully poignant. Husbands, filmmaker Tomas (Franz Rogowski) and Martin (Ben Whishaw) are comfortable; they've been together for a while. Following an intense day of shooting his …
Empathy, Love and Breaking Norms – Ira Sachs on Passages.
Ira Sachs, a Memphis-born filmmaker who leads a nomadic life, so far in New York, Paris, Bogota, and on sets just about everywhere, addresses an erotic event in his own life in his latest film. As a gay man, he was surprised to find himself deeply attracted to Laura Antonelli in Luchino Visconti's …
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Our Hero Fox, More Atomic Bomb Fallout, Wry Comedy, and Heroines Zoe Saldana and Sigourney Weaver Women of Purpose.
By Anne Brodie Let's start with a gem. Just caught up with AppleTV+'s inspiring documentary Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie. One of the biggest young stars of his time continues the good life with his wife Tracy Pollan, and children Sam, Schyler, Esme, and Aquinnah Fox while living with …