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Zellweger gives it her all in Judy, a period biopic that resonates today

Joyce Glasser reviews Judy (October 11, 2019), Cert. 12A, 118 min. The tarnished, discarded stars of the so-called Golden Age of Hollywood who ended their careers in regional or London theatres in Gre ...

markbendle 121 views 0 likes Oct 10, 2019

Athol Fugard’s portrait of himself as a lonely, arrogant, volatile, inherently racist teenager

Robert Tanitch reviews ‘Master Harold’… and the Boys at National Theatre/Lyttelton Athol Fugard has said that ‘Master Harold’… and the Boys is probably the most intensely personal thing he has ever wr ...

markbendle 101 views 0 likes Oct 10, 2019

Joker took the top prize at the Venice Film Festival, but is it overrated?

Joyce Glasser reviews Joker (October 4, 2019), Cert. 15, 122 min. When Joker, an evil comic book villain’s origins story, won the top prize at the Venice Film Festival this year, the divided views and ...

markbendle 120 views 0 likes Oct 9, 2019

A psychological thriller for filmgoers who enjoy puzzles

Robert Tanitch reviews the latest DVDs Kaleidoscope (Sparky Pictures) is a psychological thriller for cinemagoers who enjoy puzzles. Rupert Jones directs and casts his elder brother Toby Jones who pla ...

markbendle 117 views 0 likes Oct 8, 2019