Tag: Kate Winslet

  • Lee review: Kate Winslet as photographer Lee Miller

    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.

  • The Regime: season 1 complete review with Kate Winslet for the win

    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,…

  • Review: Collateral Beauty

    Review: Collateral Beauty

    Collateral Beauty tells a story about grieving with Will Smith and an all-star cast behind him in supporting roles. It’s a heart-warming, tear-jerker of a tale about recovering from the loss of a child.

  • Mare of Easttown wows

    Mare of Easttown wows

    Mare of Easttown is a terrific WOW of a mystery series from HBO. The main cast is all women, each of whom delivers an award worthy performance. Series creator Brad Ingelsby crafted a mesmerizing script with real characters and an array of twists and surprises. I see the potential for several Emmy nominations for this…

  • The weekly watch on HBO includes Mare of Easttown and The Nevers

    The weekly watch on HBO includes Mare of Easttown and The Nevers

    I’m realizing that I like binge watching something from start to finish. Waiting a week for a new episode of something I want to see is mildly annoying. Are you like that, too? Lately I’ve been devoted to two such shows on HBO: Mare of Easttown and The Nevers. Both release new episodes on Sundays.…

  • Review: Ammonite

    Review: Ammonite

    Ammonite creates a fictional love story for real-life paleontologist Mary Anning. Anning devoted her life to digging fossils of sea creatures out of the muck and mud around Lime Regis on the southern coast of England. Because she lived in the early 1800s, the credit for her work was taken by men. She’s only recently…

  • Review: The Dressmaker

    Review: The Dressmaker

    Since 2015, when it was released, I’ve waited to see The Dressmaker. It had everything. A female director (Jocelyn Moorhouse). It’s based on a novel by a female writer (Rosalie Ham). It stars Kate Winslet and the wonderful Judy Davis.

  • Watch This: Trailer for The Dressmaker

    Watch This: Trailer for The Dressmaker

    First previews for The Dressmaker were released this week. The film stars Kate Winslet, Liam Hemsworth and the rather awesome Judy Davis. It’s set in Australia and looks to involve high fashion, old mysteries, revenge, and some potential action between the two lead characters. Based on a novel by Rosalie Ham, the screenplay was written…

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