MELTDOWN with Joanna Lumley
Joanna Lumley, as we all know, is not one to sit twiddling her thumbs. Here she is again in a comedy drama that will delight all those for whom the impeccably enunciated Lumley tones and soothing char ...
LIFESTYLE
Sophia Loren is left holding together her son’s movie, but she is up to the task.
The Life Ahead (November 13, 2020) 94 mins. (Netflix) At Mature Times we celebrate films featuring older actresses in meaty roles, an occasion which, ten years ago, was rare, but is happily becoming m ...
WATCH FILMS AT HOME: THE CROWN, LITTLE WOMEN, FINDING STEVE McQUEEN and VIRGINIA WOOLF – reviewed by Robert Tanitch
THE CROWN Series 3 (Sony). The production values are as high as ever. The royal family’s personal traumas are seen against a changing political background and major events: the mining tragedy at Aberf ...
WATCH FILMS AT HOME: Ladykillers, Monty’s Double and E M Forster – reviewed by Robert Tanitch
THE LADYKILLERS (StudioCanal). William Rose’s black comedy, much blacker than I had remembered, directed by Alexander Mackendrick, was the last of the much-loved Ealing Comedies of the 1950’s. The lad ...