Tag: Andrea Riseborough
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Lee review: Kate Winslet as photographer Lee Miller
Lee conveys a powerful visual message about Nazis and a courageous photographer named Lee Miller who was determined to photograph what she was seeing in the midst of World War II.
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The Regime: season 1 complete review with Kate Winslet for the win
The Regime, with Kate Winslet as a deranged head of state, is a look inside the bubble of power in a European country. Inside the palace things are chaotic, bizarre, and leap from one crazy notion to another at the hands of Chancellor Elena Vernham (Kate Winslet). She is, to put it mildly, bonkers. Smart,…
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To Leslie, as real as it gets
To Leslie takes a painfully realistic look at an alcoholic mother who makes a big mess of her life after winning the lottery. Andrea Riseborough plays Leslie in a brilliantly convincing performance as the ruined mother.
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Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical review
Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical was a complete surprise to me. I was expecting music, dancing, and a happy, cheerful children’s story. There was music and dancing, but Matilda’s story turned out to be a dark fantasy about child abuse and neglect.
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Luxor is slow and introspective
Luxor is a quiet and meditative journey through a few days with the main character, played by Andrea Riseborough. She’s spending a brief leave in Luxor, a place where she had a history years ago. The film is almost silent and very little in the way of action happens. It’s streaming on Prime Video.