The incomparable Maggie Smith
Robert Tanitch reviews the latest DVDs THE LADY IN THE VAN (Universal). First there was the memoir. Then there was the play. Now there’s the film and Maggie Smith repeating her role and Nicholas Hytne ...
DVD REVIEWS
Had you been living in 1913 do you think you would have wanted women to have the vote?
Robert Tanitch reviews the latest DVDs SUFFRAGETTE (Pathe). The climax is a reconstruction of the 1913 Derby when Emily Davison stepped in front of King George V’s horse. The film, however concentrate ...
A treat for all lovers of Charles Dickens’s novels
Robert Tanitch reviews the latest DVDs DICKENSIAN (BBC). The BBC has always done Charles Dickens proud. Tony Jordan’s 20 half-hour instalments re-imagine the iconic characters from Great Expectations, ...
“Spotlight” is, surely, the Best Film? But will it win an Oscar?
Robert Tanitch reviews the latest DVDs SPOTLIGHT (Open Road). Boston priests have been molesting children for years and getting away with it. It’s a big psychological problem and it has been kept unde ...