When I first saw the trailer for this movie a few months prior to its release, I was immediately swept up by the premise and its leading lady. It’s about time the venerable Lesley Manville gets the lead role, and Mrs Harris is tailor-made for her. I had no idea this movie is based on …
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Directed By: Pablo Larraín Written By: Noah Oppenheim Cast: Natalie Portman, Peter Sarsgaard, Great Gerwig, John Hurt Runtime: 1 hr 40 minutes History and drama often make awkward bedfellows as you might find in the bio-pic Jackie (2016). The assassination of JFK is one of the defining moments of the 20th century and any dramatization of the immediate …
Directed By: Paul Verhoeven Written By: David Birke Runtime: 2 hrs 10 minutes The women’s film genre covers the spectrum of feminine empowerment to absolute degradation and several can be read both ways. Elle (2016) is an ambivalent film that can be read as a tale of self-assertion or, equally valid, about victimhood, transgressive sexuality and gender …
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