Tag: Shazad Latif
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Magpie looks at a failing marriage
Magpie takes place inside a marriage. It’s based on an idea the lead actor, Daisy Ridley, had. She produced the film and her husband Tom Bateman wrote the script. Daisy Ridley really wrung this one out with an uncomfortable look at a bad marriage and a clever and rewarding ending.
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Profile review: a computer screen thriller
Profile is a suspenseful story about a London reporter who went undercover to pretend to be a convert to Islam. She wanted terrorists to engage her online and try to recruit her and bring her to Syria. They did! The film is based on a true story.
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Falling for Figaro: big on the opera, light on the romance
Falling for Figaro is a light romantic comedy featuring some heavy duty opera singing. If opera makes your ears bleed, this one isn’t for you. Otherwise its a fun story about big dreams and hard work.
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What’s Love Got to Do with It? review. Who you gonna marry?
What’s Love Got to Do with It? is a comedy about a documentary filmmaker and an arranged marriage. Zoe (Lily James) and Kazim (Shazad Latif) grew up as next door neighbors. They’re in their 30s now and both sets of parents are impatient to get them married off. Kazim announces that he’ll follow the Pakistani…
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The Pursuit of Love, fantastical and melodramatic
The Pursuit of Love is a fantastical and melodramatic look at the lives of two cousins coming of age between the two world wars. It’s a period piece about the social limitations of womanhood and the frustrations of the proto-feminists at the center of the story.