Andrew Haigh's fantasy drama All Of Us Strangers packs an emotional punch strong enough to fell a person. It seems mundane enough at first. Andrew Scott is Adam, a writer working on a script in his high-rise London apartment; he looks out on the vast sky and bustling city below, but his thoughts are …
Christmas Offerings Land, Some with A Thud, and Others Beautifully.
By Anne Brodie Jonathan Glazer's kick in the head Zone of Interest starring Christian Friedel and Sandra Hüller is the mindboggling story of Auschwitz commandant Rudolf Höss, his wife Hedwig, and their children who live peaceful, pretty, sunfilled lives in their ultra-modern home and its glorious …
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Music Writ Large, x 4, An Historic Love Shocker, Eddie Murphy VS an Elf as Christmas Closes in!
By Anne Brodie Maestro, Bradley Cooper's epic - he wrote, directed, stars in, produced, learned the fine art of conducting, played piano and probably much more - is an explosion of imaginaton. The flying, sweeping, microscopic, macroscopic, outre cinematography, the interplay of black and white …
Filmed Entertainment Ramps Up and How.
By Anne Brodie Fargo is back, thank goodness. The series in its epic, deep firestorm of humanity's struggle to survive, created by Noah Hawley and now in its fifth season remains one of the finest series ever to appear on TV, up there with Twin Peaks. Set in small communities whether in the …
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Jodie and Annette are Besties On the Water and On the Screen in the Gripping Biopic Nyad.
By Anne Brodie Two Hollywood powerhouses partner up for Netflix' triumphant biopic on world long-distance swim record smasher Diana Nyad. Annette Bening is the hard-headed athlete who conquered the "Mount Everest of swims" at age 60, finishing the 161 km journey from Cuba to Florida in 55 hours. …