by Anne Brodie Knocked out by the gripping new conspiracy drama series Down Cemetery Road starring Emma Thompson who also exec produces and Ruth Wilson; they play Zoë Boehm, a private investigator who runs a small detective agency with her husband in Oxford, and Sarah Trafford, a woman who …
Surveillance Story Pulled, Beer, Priests, Mighty June Squibb, Rubes, and National Truth and Reconcilation Programming.
By Anne Brodie Let’s celebrate June Squibb! Hardworking, tiny, mighty, she has an uncanny acting gift - a mix of power and subtlety She’s enlivened more than 1oo films, including Nebraska for which she received an Oscar nomination, About Schmidt, The Humans and Thelma. First timer Scarlett …
A Wildly Diverse Collection of Entertainments This Week Starting with the Mighty Emma Thompson in a Sex Romp.
By Anne Brodie Good Luck to You, Leo Grande is a witty and provocative portrait of an uptight former school teacher Nancy played with vulnerability by Emma Thompson who has never had an orgasm, experienced oral sex, or much pleasure at all in her 31-year marriage. She's a bundle of anxieties but …
Summer Blockbusters Redux, The Quiet Place II’s Quiet Canadian Rollout, We Love Ziwe and Cruella Slays!
By Anne Brodie Let's start with my favourite summer blockbusters! They don't make 'em like they used to, and that's a pity, so why not locate these masterpieces of boredom-busting? Check your streaming homes, pour some cool lemonade and get into the best of the best: Steven Spielberg's Jaws - …