Tag: Tom Riley
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Jude Law is superb as Henry VIII but the only Firebrand here is Anne Askew.
Joyce Glasser reviews Firebrand (September 6, 2024) Cert 15, 120 mins. British and American audiences can’t get enough of the Tudors and actors of the calibre of Charles Laughton, Richard […]
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Robert Tanitch reviews Brian Friel’s Dancing at Lughnasa at National Theatre/Olivier Theatre, London.
The haunting, heart-breaking autobiographical Dancing at Lughnasa, Brian Friel’s most popular play, premiered in Dublin in 1990 and has been staged all over the world and filmed, winning many awards. […]
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High finance and low morality in New York
Robert Tanitch reviews Dry Powder at Hampstead Theatre, London NW3 Dry Powder? We are talking Big Business, investments, cash reserves and liquid assets. American playwright Sarah Burgess takes a sharp […]
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A harrowing, but riveting depiction of a couple’s battle with unspeakable adversity
Joyce Glasser reviews Starfish (October 28 2016) Films about people battling the odds against cancer, from Terms of Endearment to Fault in our Stars to the upcoming weepy A Monster […]