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A star is born. There is no lip syncing on Jessie Buckley’s road to the Grand Ole Opry

Joyce Glasser reviews Wild Rose (April 12, 2019), Cert. 15, 100 min. When Letitia Wright won the BAFTA Rising Star Award earlier this year, nominee Jessie Buckley applauded with a big smile on her fac ...

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Everything is possible, even a very good, if not great, sequel to Mary Poppins

Joyce Glasser reviews Mary Poppins Returns (December 21, 2018), Cert. U, 130 min. Do we really need a remake – or a sequel – to Mary Poppins, director Robert Stevenson’s 1964 with songs/music by Richa ...

markbendle 561 views 0 likes Jan 3, 2019

A superior sequel and the perfect antidote to Brexit blues

Joyce Glasser reviews Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (July 20, 2018) Cert. PG, 114 min. With the pressure on for films with female directors and writers, Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again has replaced the orig ...

markbendle 1262 views 0 likes Jul 20, 2018

A faded Hollywood legend opts to die in Liverpool in this well acted true story

Joyce Glasser reviews Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool (November 16, 2017) Cert. 15, 106 min. Gloria Grahame was nominated for an Oscar for the 1947 film noir Crossfire and won one for her supp ...

markbendle 2409 views 1 likes Nov 17, 2017