MR. BURTON Review: Wild young schoolboy Rich Jenkins, with alcoholic miner father and Port Talbot schoolmaster Philip Burton saw his potential, transforms into Richard Burton. Director: Marc… Read more “Mr. Burton”
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The Critic
THE CRITIC Review: A renowned and feared theatre critic in 1930s London becomes entangled in a web of deceit and murder. Director: Anand Tucker Actors: Ian McKellen,… Read more “The Critic”
Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris
MRS. HARRIS GOES TO PARIS Review: A widowed cleaning lady in 1950s London decides to save up for an expensive couture Dior dress. While she is on… Read more “Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris”
Let Him Go
LET HIM GO Review: A retired sheriff and his wife leave their Montana ranch, grieving over the death of their son, to set out to find their… Read more “Let Him Go”
Phantom Thread
PHANTOM THREAD Review: Set in the 1950’s post-war London, Reynolds Woodcock is a well known dressmaker and he and his sister Cyril are at the centre of… Read more “Phantom Thread”
Hampstead
HAMPSTEAD Review: An American widow develops a relationship with a man living in a shack on Hampstead Heath, they both take on the developers who want to… Read more “Hampstead”
Secrets and Lies
SECRETS AND LIES Review: Hortense, a successful, black London optometrist pays a visit to a social worker in the hope of finding her biological mum. While reading through… Read more “Secrets and Lies”
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