Nick Broomfield, a ballsy documentarian (Sarah Palin: You Betcha! Whitney: Can I Be Me, Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer) has a personal stake in his latest work Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love. His real-life role in the doc gives him insights into the main players we wouldn’t otherwise learn. He had an affair Marianne Ihlen in Hydra in… View Post
Lifelong friends Joe Talbot (grandson of Hollywood actor Lyle Talbot) and Jimmie Fails tell Fails’ amazing true story in their first feature film which is also a visionary love letter to their city. Talbot directors, Fails stars and they co-wrote a moving story that touches on friendship, gentrification, loss and the idea of home. Fails has been homeless most of… View Post
Spider-Man: Far from Home, Marvel’s stand-alone post- Avengers: Endgame film is aimed squarely at a very young demographic so it might not turn lifetime Avengers fans’ cranks. But it may call tweens and younger to join the Avengers army that could well take them over the next twenty years or more, at this rate. The film starts after the deadly Endgame… View Post
Showtime’s hotly anticipated seven-part series The Loudest Voice begins Sunday, telling the story of the late Roger Ailes, advisor to three presidents and shaper of the modern Republican party and ultra-right-wing conservative broadcaster. He was eventually taken down by one of his reporters Gretchen Carlson whose claims of sexual harassment lead to his ouster. Outstanding makeup for Russell Crowe as Ailes… View Post
Toy Story 4 is everything you’d expect from this high calibre franchise – funny, warm, unexpected, beautifully made and rich with characters we’ve known for twenty-four years. And like its predecessors, TS4 is a wee bit subversive! All the best cartoons are. The awesome new character, Canadian Duke Caboom, played with aplomb by Keanu Reeves who happens to be on the… View Post
Late Night is the dose of woman power you’ve been seeking and it’s hilarious. Emma Thompson plays a successful, ageing national late-night talk show host at a crossroads; a recent dip in the ratings puts her under the gun. Ironically the female network head wants hers and the end, after thirty years, seems imminent. She won’t stand for it. Along comes… View Post