Hedda is a pretty loose adaptation of Henrik Ibsen's play from the 1870s. Nia DaCosta takes Ibsen's themes and gives them a sumptuous and feminist twist while making some notable changes to the plot. One clear change is the setting, which shifts from 19th-century Norway, representing the white European bourgeoisie, to 1950s England featuring a …
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TV Review: Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan Season 3
When it comes to the spy franchise, at some point its hero would have to go rogue. James Bond has done it a few times (most memorably in Licence To Kill), Mission Impossible's Ethan Hunt has as well, and Jason Bourne who suffers from dissociative amnesia is pretty much always on the run. Well, it's …
TÁR Review – equally beguiling and frustrating, but Cate Blanchett’s exquisite performance is flawless
The press screening of Tár is quite a singular experience… the theatre was nearly empty and the movie had the longest opening credits. It's about 5 minutes long and set to soft but rather dissonant music, which I later learn is supposed to be music being conducted by the film’s protagonist, Lydia Tár. The film …
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