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Before Hamilton, Lin-Manuel Miranda was In the Heights

In the Heights (June 18, 2021) Cert PG, 143 mins. London Mayor Sadiq Khan and Police Commissioner Cressida Dick prick up your ears and prepare your eyes for jubilant dancing and a blend of non-stop hi ...

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Anthony Hopkins’ gives a career best performance at age 83, in Florian Zeller’s triumphant film debut.

The Father (June 11, 2021) Cert 12A, 97 mins. Adapting a predominantly single location play with little plot or action and no subplots for the screen would seem risky enough, but Florian Zeller’s awar ...

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WATCH FILMS AT HOME: Robert Tanitch reviews 4 films

THE PURSUIT OF LOVE (BBC iPlayer). Emily Mortimer writes and directs this mini-series adaptation of Nancy Mitford’s novel which follows the lives of an upper-class British family in the inter-war year ...

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A misguided adaptation of Joanna Rakoff’s My Salinger Year looks through a glass too brightly.

My New York Year (May 21, 2021) Cert 15, 101 mins. The goodwill left over from Philippe Falardeau’s acclaimed 2011 drama, Monsieur Lazhar, must still be strong and the proof is that this off-point ada ...

andrew 228 views 0 likes Jun 18, 2021