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 […]
Movie Review – Mrs Harris Goes to Paris (2022)
Mrs Harris Goes to Paris, 2022. Directed by Anthony Fabian. Starring Lesley Manville, Isabelle Huppert, Lucas Bravo, Lambert Wilson, Alba Baptista, Anna Chancellor, Rose Williams, Ellen Thomas, Jason Isaacs, Roxane Duran, Freddie Fox, Christian McKay, Delroy Atkinson, Guilaine Londez, Dorottya Ilosvai, Sarah Rickman, Balázs Csémy, and Philippe Bertin. SYNOPSIS: A widowed cleaning lady in 1950s […]
Lesley Manville chases her dreams in the trailer for Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris
Hoping to corner the market for counter-programming this summer, as well as surely winning Best Film Title of the Year, Universal and Focus Features have just released the trailer for period comedy Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris. The film follows Lesley Manville’s widowed housekeeper Ada Harris, who decides to get up off her hands and […]
Movie Review – Frankie (2019)
Frankie, 2019. Directed by Ira Sachs. Starring Isabelle Huppert, Brendan Gleeson, Greg Kinnear, Marisa Tomei, Jérémie Renier, Pascal Greggory, Ariyon Bakare, Vinette Robinson, Carloto Cotta, Mikaela Lupu, and Sennia Nanua. SYNOPSIS: Three generations grappling with a life-changing experience during one day of a vacation in Sintra, Portugal, a historic town known for its dense gardens […]
Movie Review – Greta (2019)
Greta, 2019. Directed by Neil Jordan. Starring Chloë Grace Moretz, Isabelle Huppert, Maika Monroe, Zawe Ashton, Colm Feore, and Stephen Rea. SYNOPSIS: A young woman returns an elderly widow’s lost purse, leading to an unlikely relationship between the two — until the young woman discovers her elder might not be all that she seems. There are […]
Movie Review – Valley of Love (2015)
Valley of Love, 2015. Directed by Guillaume Nicloux. Starring Gerard Depardieu, Isabelle Huppert and Dan Warner. SYNOPSIS: An estranged married couple meet at a resort village near Death Valley. Their son committed suicide six months ago, leaving letters asking both of them to be in the national park on specific days, because he’ll re-appear to them. […]
Trailer for Ira Sachs’ Frankie starring Isabelle Huppert, Brendan Gleeson and Marisa Tomei
Sony Pictures Classics has released a new trailer for Ira Sachs’ upcoming drama Frankie. The film follows three generations as they deal with life-changing experiences during a vacation in Portugal and stars Isabelle Huppert, Brendan Gleeson, Marisa Tomei, Jeremie Renier, Pascal Greggory, and Greg Kinnear; watch it here… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UwIUWpvtmiA Unfolding over the course of a […]
Second Opinion – Greta (2019)
Greta, 2019. Directed by Neil Jordan. Starring Chloe Grace Moretz, Isabelle Huppert, Maika Monroe, Colm Feore, and Stephen Rea. SYNOPSIS: A young woman befriends a lonely widow who’s harbouring a dark and deadly agenda toward her. Logic goes out the window when watching Greta, the latest film by Neil Jordan. Plot holes appear like vast […]
Movie Review – Greta (2019)
Greta, 2019. Directed by Neil Jordan Starring Chloe Grace Moretz, Isabelle Huppert, Maika Monroe, Colm Feore, and Stephen Rea. SYNOPSIS: After finding a handbag left in a Subway car, a young woman befriends the bag’s older owner, but finds it increasingly difficult to end the relationship when Greta gets a little too close for comfort. […]
Movie Review – Greta (2019)
Greta. 2019. Directed by Neil Jordan. Starring Isabelle Huppert, Chloë Grace Moretz, Maika Monroe, Colm Feore, and Zawe Ashton. SYNOPSIS: A young woman befriends a lonely widow who’s harboring a dark and deadly agenda towards her. Neil Jordan’s Greta pushes a singular anomaly in The Prodigy closer towards 2019 “certifiable trend” territory. Much like Nicholas […]
