Tom Jolliffe looks back at 20 great performances from the past decade… There have been plenty of legendary performances through the years. Some gain the greatest of acclaim from the off, culminating in Oscar glory. Others hit below the radar, or don’t get the marketing push required for an Oscar run. Award season is in […]
Darkman: Revisiting Sam Raimi’s cult superhero movie
Tom Jolliffe revisits Sam Raimi’s Darkman, released on this day back in 1990… Hot on the heels of Batman, Sam Raimi delivered Darkman unto the world. Raimi wouldn’t become synonymous with iconic comic book hero films until doing the game changing Spider-Man trilogy, but Darkman , whilst an original creation from Raimi’s mind, is a […]
Movie Review – Women Talking (2022)
Women Talking, 2022. Written and Directed by Sarah Polley. Starring Rooney Mara, Claire Foy, Jessie Buckley, Ben Whishaw, Judith Ivey, Sheila McCarthy, Michelle McLeod, Liv McNeil, Kate Hallett, August Winter, Frances McDormand, Kira Guloien, Shayla Brown, Emily Mitchell, Eli Ham Lochlan, Ray Miller, Vivien Endicott Douglas, Nathaniel McParland, and Marcus Craig. SYNOPSIS: A group of […]
New trailer for Women Talking starring Rooney Mara, Claire Foy, Jessie Buckley and Frances McDormand
MGM has released a poster and trailer for writer-director Sarah Polley’s critically-acclaimed drama Women Talking. Based on Miriam Toews’ book of the same name, the film centres on a group of women from a remote Mennonite community as they struggle to reconcile with the brutal reality of their faith, and grapple with the decision of […]
2022 BFI London Film Festival Review – Women Talking
Women Talking, 2022. Written & Directed by Sarah Polley Starring Rooney Mara, Claire Foy, Jessie Buckley, Frances McDormand, Ben Whishaw, Judith Ivey, Sheila McCarthy. SYNOPSIS: In 2010, the women of an isolated religious community grapple with reconciling their reality with their faith. Based on the novel by Miriam Toews. Sarah Polley has had a long […]
Rooney Mara, Claire Foy and Frances McDormand star in trailer for Sarah Polley’s critically-acclaimed Women Talking
When Sarah Polley directs, you sit up and take notice, so following her acclaimed and deeply personal documentary Stories We Tell, the Take This Waltz filmmaker has put together an incredible ensemble for Women Talking. Based on Miriam Toews’ best-selling novel, and starring Frances McDormand (Nomadland), Rooney Mara (Carol), Claire Foy (The Crown), Jessie Buckley (Men), Judith Ivey (Flags of Our Fathers), Michelle McLeod (Don’t […]
Movie Review – The French Dispatch (2021)
The French Dispatch, 2021. Written and Directed by Wes Anderson. Starring Bill Murray, Benicio del Toro, Frances McDormand, Jeffrey Wright, Adrien Brody, Tilda Swinton, Owen Wilson, Timothée Chalamet, Léa Seydoux, Mathieu Amalric, Lyna Khoudri, Steve Park, Liev Schreiber, Elisabeth Moss, Edward Norton, Willem Dafoe, Lois Smith, Saoirse Ronan, Christoph Waltz, Cécile de France, Guillaume Gallienne, […]
Movie Review – The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021)
The Tragedy of Macbeth, 2021. Written and Directed by Joel Coen. Starring Denzel Washington, Frances McDormand, Alex Hassell, Bertie Carvel, Brendan Gleeson, Corey Hawkins, Harry Melling, Miles Anderson, Matt Helm, Moses Ingram, Kathryn Hunter, Lucas Barker, Stephen Root, Robert Gilbert, Ethan Hutchison, James Udom, Richard Short, Sean Patrick Thomas, and Ralph Ineson. SYNOPSIS: A Scottish […]
Movie Review – The French Dispatch (2021)
The French Dispatch, 2021. Directed by Wes Anderson. Starring Benicio del Toro, Adrien Brody, Tilda Swinton, Léa Seydoux, Frances McDormand, Timothée Chalamet, Alex Lawther, Lyna Khoudri, Jeffrey Wright, Mathieu Amalric, Stephen Park, Bill Murray, and Owen Wilson. SYNOPSIS: Wes Anderson packs three stories, plus a prologue and an epilogue, into one film in his latest […]
Video Review – The Tragedy of Macbeth haunts its way to one of 2021’s best films
EJ Moreno with a video review of Joel Coen’s The Tragedy of Macbeth… Joel Coen looks to enter the awards season with his most interesting film to date, The Tragedy of Macbeth. The powerhouse performances from Denzel Washington, Frances McDormand, and the stellar Kathryn Hunter make this a must-see cinematic experience. Critic EJ Moreno calls this […]
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