Tag: film reviews
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A year after the film ‘Elvis’, Sofia Coppola’s disturbing biopic gives Priscilla the spotlight, but it’s not the whole story.
Joyce Glasser reviews Priscilla (January 1, 2024) Cert 15, 112 mins. Just a year ago, Baz Luhrmann’s two-and-a-half-hour biopic Elvis received eight Oscar nominations, but you might not recall the […]
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80-year-old Michael Mann’s biopic is flawed but gripping and hauntingly powerful.
Joyce Glasser reviews Ferrari (December 26, 2024) Cert 15, 130 mins. In cinemas & on SKY TV in 2024 Two years ago eighty-four year old Ridley Scott’s biopic House of […]
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Take a deep breathe at the start, because the next chance will be at the end of this immersive historic drama.
Joyce Glasser reviews The Three Musketeers: Part II: Milady (December 15, 2023) Cert 12A, 114 mins. There was a disappointing attempt in 2011 by Paul W.S. Anderson to add to […]
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Paddington Bear and Willy Wonka have a lot in common, including the talented Paul King. But it it’s not enough to sweeten this prequel
Joyce Glasser reviews Wonka (December 8, 2023) Cert PG, 116 mins. If anyone other than Paul King were behind this prequel to the 1971 and 2005 adaptations of Roald Dahl […]