A new interpretation of the enduring story of women forming a baseball league as their men fight World War II manages to straddle two cultures. Women pre-liberation didn't enjoy the cultural freedoms we have today, but Prime Video's energised, modernised series goes there. Melanie Field plays Joy an …
Juicy Week! Haute Couture, Jane Austen, Spies and Conspiracies, Summer Love and Animal Love.
By Anne Brodie Yet another superb performance by Lesley Manville in a film set in the world of Haute Couture. From fashion house co-director in Phantom Thread to Royal clothes horse Princess Margaret in The Crown to London cleaning lady besotted by Dior in the wonderful Mrs. Harris Goes To Paris, …
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 …
Jordan Gavaris and Madison Shamoun are Father and Daughter Meeting for the First Time at The Lake!
There's a bittersweet story at the centre of the new comedy series The Lake between Jordan Gavaris and Madison Shamoun. Gavaris is Justin, a gay man who in high school had fathered a daughter he gave up for adoption. Shamoun plays Billie who bonds with her biological father immediately. They've come …
Julia Stiles As You’ve Never Seen Her in Amazon Studios Canada’s Cottage Country Series The Lake.
Julia Stiles takes a new direction in the family comedy-drama The Lake, an Amazon Canada Original series, inspired by Canadian cottage country culture. Stiles is based in LA and married to Canadian filmmaker Preston Cook and knew nothing of the lifestyle, real estate obsession, and social …