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Offstage, host Emma Thompson is more hilarious than her Late Night show, but the film has other problems

Joyce Glasser reviews Late Night (June 7, 2019), Cert. 15, 101 min. Emma Thompson (The Remains of the Day, Howard’s End) elevates every film she is in to a slightly higher plane, especially those that ...

markbendle 425 views 0 likes Jun 11, 2019

Too many flat notes

Joyce Glasser reviews Pitch Perfect 3 (December 20, 2017) Cert. 12A, 94 min. That there are not any Christmas carols in this Christmas release is not surprising, but what is disappointing is that ther ...

markbendle 2897 views 0 likes Dec 21, 2017

A sequel too far – what about Missle Tow for an encore?

Joyce Glasser reviews Daddy’s Home 2 (November 22, 2017) Cert 12A, 98 min. America is a land of contrasts and nothing demonstrates this more than the two genres the nation has pretty much cornered: th ...

markbendle 4619 views 0 likes Nov 27, 2017

The Crown feels like a superior and patriotic soap opera aimed at the Downton Abbey audience

Robert Tanitch reviews the latest DVDs The Crown (Sony). Hugely ambitious and costing £100 million, the series feels like a superior and patriotic soap opera aimed at the Downton Abbey audience. The s ...

markbendle 2064 views 0 likes Oct 16, 2017