By Anne Brodie Opening with an admiring tribute to Vera, who leaves us this week. Not only is the uber talented Brenda Blethyn ending the beloved series, the final season now on BritBox is only TWO episodes! Thank goodness all 14 seasons are available on the service. Vera, based on the character …
Penélope Cruz, Liam Neeson, Johnny Depp, Keke Palmer, J-Lo, Aba Amuquandoh – Names Ahead!
By Anne Brodie - Pedro Almodóvar's Parallel Mothers is a complex character study and mystery, wrapped in the filmmaker's signature humanism with Penélope Cruz as Janis and Milena Smit as Ana. Almodóvar lowers the visual and emotional temperature this time, out of respect for the dark history …

