Ben Whishaw

Judith Ivey, Sheila McCarthy, Kate Hallett, Liv McNeil, Rooney Mara, Claire Foy, Jessie Buckley, and Michelle McLeod in Women Talking

Women Talking, the choices are not easy

Women Talking, written and directed by Sarah Polley, based on a book by Miriam Toews, looks at the decision making process among a group of Mennonite women who lived in a remote colony in Bolivia. When it comes to stories […]

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Iman Vellani in Ms. Marvel

Short Takes on First Episodes

New series starting recently include This is Going to Hurt, Dark Winds, and Ms. Marvel. We’ve only seen one or two episodes of these new series so far, so I’m just going to share some initial impressions and ideas about

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Emily Blunt, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Pixie Davies, Nathanael Saleh, and Joel Dawson in Mary Poppins Returns

Review: Mary Poppins Returns

Mary Poppins Returns was a disappointment. It wasn’t terrible, but it wasn’t really good either. I expected it to be really good. I’m a sucker for a musical, so I was surprised that this one didn’t make me jump with

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Rachel Weisz and Colin Farrell in The Lobster

Review: The Lobster

The Lobster is a strange dystopian look at a future where the social contract requires people to be coupled up. If they are not, they are relegated to an outsider’s existence as loners who can be hunted down for rewards.

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Carey Mulligan and Helena Bonham Carter in Suffragette

Watch This: New Preview for Suffragette

Suffragette will premier in the U.S. in late October. It’s premiering in early October in the U.K. at the London Film Festival. There’s a new preview available. The film deals with the battle for women’s right to vote in late

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Carey Mulligan in Suffragette

Watch This: Trailer for Suffragette

Suffragette boasts a dream cast including Meryl Streep, Carey Mulligan, Helena Bonham Carter, Ben Whishaw, Brendan Gleeson and Romola Garai in a story about the early British suffrage movement. Meryl Streep plays the leader of the Suffragettes Emmeline Pankhurst.

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