Where to Start with Sidney Lumet
Sidney Lumet was one of American cinema’s most prolific and celebrated filmmakers, an actor’s director. Here is where to start with Sidney Lumet. Article by Margaret Roarty.
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The Little Mermaid (2023) Review
Halle Bailey’s vocal performance is the only highlight of a pale imitation of a much better movie. Disney and Rob Marshall’s ‘The Little Mermaid’ (2023) review by Margaret Roarty.
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Pearl (2022) Review
Mia Goth carries ‘X’ prequel ‘Pearl’ (2022) on her back, her eyes wild and performance perfectly balanced. Ti West’s sequel is better than the first. Review by Margaret Roarty.
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Despite pacing issues and an unwillingness to engage with the time period, Mia Goth emerges as a star in Ti West’s X (2022). Review by Margaret Roarty.
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Joe Wright’s Oscar-winning period drama ‘Atonement’ is 15, and it remains an affecting film about stories and the very act of filmmaking. Essay by Margaret Roarty.
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The Others (2001) Review
With a twist “so obvious you won’t see it coming”, Alejandro Amenábar’s ‘The Others’ (2001) starring Nicole Kidman is still captivating and frightening today. Review by Margaret Roarty.
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There’s No Place like St. Louis at Christmas
If ‘The Wizard of Oz’ taught us that there’s no place like home, ‘Meet Me in St. Louis’ taught us that, actually, there’s no place like St. Louis. Essay by Margaret Roarty.
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