Directed by: Josie Rourke Screenplay by: Beau Willimon, based upon: Queen of Scots: The True Life of Mary Stuart; by John Guy Cast: Saoirse Ronan, Margot Robbie, David Tennant, Guy Pearce, Joe Alwyn, and Gemma Chan Why does it seem that every producer out there now wants to make an English period piece? I guess it’s because of the success of the TV series The Crown and … [Read more...] about Mary Queen of Scots
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The Favourite
Directed by: Yorgos Lanthimos Screenplay by: Tony McNamara, Deborah Davis Cast: Olivia Colman, Emma Stone, Rachel Weisz, Nicholas Hoult, Joe Alwyn, James Smith, Mark Gatiss Here we go again, another English period piece. This one is about Queen Anne, and it’s thinly disguised as a cynical comedy of royal manners. In reality, it’s a nasty, vicious, profane, royal story … [Read more...] about The Favourite
Mortal Engines
Directed by: Christian Rivers Written by: Fran Walsh, Philipa Boyens, Peter Jackson, Philip Reeve Cast: Hera Hilmar, Robert Sheehan, Hugo Weaving, Jihae Swift shot: Mortal Engines is a movie about giant traction cities that go around devouring other cities that fall into their path based on the pretense of something called Municipal Darwinism. Essentially, the … [Read more...] about Mortal Engines
Ben is Back
Directed by: Peter Hedges Screenplay by: Peter Hedges Cast: Lucas Hedges, Julia Roberts, Courtney B. Vance, and Kathryn Newton There’s any number of good reasons why we go to movies. Why we plunk down our hard earned money, sit in a dark theater away from the world, and watch something unveil itself on the big screen in front of us. One thing I know for sure, I think I … [Read more...] about Ben is Back
On the Basis of Sex
Directed by: Mimi Leder Screenplay by: Daniel Stiepleman (Justice Ginsburg’s nephew) Cast: Felicity Jones, Armie Hammer, Cailee Spaeny, Justin Theroux, Stephen Root, Sam Waterston and Kathy Bates A stunning flash of bright blue amid a sea of grey, heralds the arrival of Ruth Bader Ginsburg onto the screen and into the 1956 hallowed halls of the Harvard Law School. Married … [Read more...] about On the Basis of Sex
