Geraldine Chaplin and Jackie Ludueña Koslovitch in Holy Beasts By Anne Brodie Canada, drop everything and see Beans in theatres. This heart-tugging drama about a little girl caught up in a vicious cycle of racism and struggle is all too true. Images from July to September 1990, in Oka, …
Kelly Macdonald Masters the Long, Slow Burn in Line of Duty, S6.
Scottish actress Kelly Macdonald was unforgettable in No Country for Old Men, the intensity of her performance as a woman trapped is indelible. And the tension doesn't let up as Macdonald plays an extremely complex Detective Chief Inspector Joanna Davidson in BritBox' Line of Duty S6, meaning she …
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We Celebrate Earth Day, the People and Animals That Share It and the Many Extraordinary Stories To Be Found.
Kate Winslet in Mare of Easttown on HBO By Anne Brodie One of the many pleasures of the weighty and entertaining Nobody is witnessing Bob Odenkirk's Hutch emerging from a self-created shell of restraint. He's a family man with no hand with his wife (Connie Nielsen) or son (Gage Munroe) but …
Jimmy Akingbola and Brenda Blethyn Face Off with a Wink and a Nod in Kate & Koji!
Kate & Koji on BritBox Culture and class clash in BritBox' new comedy series Kate & Koji. Brenda Blethyn is Kate, a seaside cafe owner who bonds with a man just as outspoken and hardheaded as she is, Koji, a wealthy and accomplished asylum-seeking doctor who lands in her cafe and stays. …
Finally, Nomadland Lands, and Some Other Films and Streaming Opps.
Frances McDormand in Chloe Zhao's Nomadland By Anne Brodie Nomadland on Disney+ is hard to talk about without disturbing its profundities. Since seeing the film last fall, and many times since, I've not looked forward to writing a review. It is a shame to reduce this incredible artistic …
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