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Impoverished 60-something heiresses and a talented new voice from Paraguay make this a double pleasure

Joyce Glasser reviews The Heiresses (Las herederas) (August 10, 2018) Cert. 12A, 97 min. Some of the best films of the millennium have been coming from South America starting, in 2000, with Mexican di ...

markbendle 122 views 0 likes Aug 13, 2018

John Hamm stars in this old fashioned, period political thriller set in Beirut

Joyce Glasser reviews The Negotiator (Beirut) (August 10, 2018) Cert. 15, 139 min. When you see a political thriller set in 1970’s Beirut and Tony Gilroy’s name on the marquee as scriptwriter, you buy ...

markbendle 168 views 0 likes Aug 10, 2018

Audiences can finally enjoy James Ivory’s 1987 masterwork on the big screen

Joyce Glasser reviews Maurice (July 27, 2018) Cert. 15, 140 min. At the BFI and selected art house cinemas James Ivory’s (of Merchant Ivory) 1987 film, Maurice, which has been given a magnificent 4K r ...

markbendle 156 views 0 likes Aug 6, 2018

A superlative sequel that sheathes a flimsy plot with family, fun, feminism – and good acting

Joyce Glasser reviews Ant-Man and the Wasp (August 3, 2018) Cert. 12A, 117 min. If you saw Peyton Reed’s 2015 Ant-Man – the first Marvel feature film dedicated to the Stan Lee’s tiniest superher ...

markbendle 226 views 0 likes Aug 6, 2018