A look at Oscar Wilde’s last years in The Happy Prince (MA15+) Continue reading
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A gripping romance full of long, loving stares by Richard Jones
A look at If Beale Street Could Talk (MA 15+)
Novelist James Baldwin wrote many a story about the struggles of African Americans in the USA and the oppression, prejudice and wrongful imprisonment which befell them. Continue reading
Terror lurks along every floor, every corridor by Richard Jones
A look at Hotel Mumbai (MA)
I daresay it’s a tad gruesome to watch a movie depicting terrorists slaughtering hotel guests a mere 24 hours after the horrific shootings in Christchurch. But that’s what we did on the weekend as we took in the movie about the attacks in Mumbai towards the end of November 2008. Continue reading
An inside peek at cinema’s odd couple by Richard Jones
A look at Stan & Ollie (PG)
I didn’t know until this week that Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy reprised their comedy act after World War 2. In 1953, in fact, when they toured England and Ireland. I knew only of their black and white comic movie romps from the 1930s and they presumably kicked off even earlier – in the Twenties. Continue reading
An extended struggle for the Queen’s affection by Richard Jones
A look at The Favourite (R)
I don’t think I’ve ever sat through a movie which boasts 10 Academy Award nominations. But director Yorgos Lanthimos has produced a masterpiece where the nominations cover just about every possible category. Continue reading
Tudor era facts and friction – and a little fiction by Richard Jones
A look at Mary Queen of Scots (MA)
Don’t you hate it when screen writers and directors override historical facts and concoct scenes from their own vivid imaginations? Continue reading
An unlikely yet enduring friendship by Richard Jones
A look at Green Book (M)
Hands up if you knew that a special guidebook known colloquially as the Green Book was written in 1936. Continue reading
