THE DIG Review: Basil Brown, an archaeologist, sets out to excavate the Sutton Hoo in 1938. Director: Simon Stone Actors: Carey Mulligan, Ralph Fiennes, Lily James, Danny… Read more “The Dig”
Category: History
Where Hands Touch
WHERE HANDS TOUCH Review: In 1944, a 15-year old bi-racial girl in Nazi Germany meets a member of the Hitler Youth. Director: Amma Asante Actors: Abbie Cornish,… Read more “Where Hands Touch”
Mank
MANK Review: A biopic drama in which screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz races to finish the screenplay of Citizen Kane (1941). Director: David Fincher Actors: Gary Oldman, Amanda Seyfried,… Read more “Mank”
Sergio
SERGIO Review: A sweeping drama set in the chaotic aftermath of the US invasion of Iraq in 2003, where a United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights,… Read more “Sergio”
A Hidden Life
A HIDDEN LIFE Review: Based on real events, Austrian peasant farmer Franz Jagerstatter, refuses to fight for the Nazis in World War II. Director: Terrence Malick Actors: August… Read more “A Hidden Life”
Tolkien
TOLKIEN Review: A British biopic drama which explores the formative years of the author J.R.R. Tolkien in which he finds friendship, love and also artistic inspiration among a… Read more “Tolkien”
Judy
JUDY Review: Thirty years after starring in “The Wizard of Oz” the actress and singer Judy Garland arrives in London in 1968 to perform a series of… Read more “Judy”
Le Mans ’66
LE MANS ’66 Review: Based on a true story, which concerns an American car designer Carroll Shelby and British driver Ken Miles who battle corporate interference, the… Read more “Le Mans ’66”
The Young Victoria
THE YOUNG VICTORIA Review: A dramatisation of the turbulent first years of Queen Victoria’s rule, and her romance with Prince Albert. Director: Jean-Marc Vallee Actors: Emily Blunt, Rupert… Read more “The Young Victoria”
The Duchess
THE DUCHESS Review: A chronicle of the life of Georgiana Cavendish, the 18th Century Duchess of Devonshire, who had a passionate and doomed affair with Earl Grey who… Read more “The Duchess”
