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RUMOURS – Review by Liz Braun

October 4, 2024October 5, 2024 Liz Braun bleecker street mediaalicia vikander, canadian films., cate blanchett, Charles Dance, Evan Johnson, Galen Johnson, Guy Maddin, Kristian Eidnes Andersen, Nikki Amuka-Bird, Roy Dupuis, Rumours

The end of the world is probably nigh, what with climate change and the state of global politics and all. Luckily, Canadian filmmaker Guy Maddin will make you laugh about it. The big question with his newest feature, Rumours, is whether it’s funnier for a Canadian audience. Certainly, there will be bits appreciated more by those viewing north of the 49th parallel. In Rumours — Canadian spelling, people — co-directed with Evan and Galen Johnson, Maddin zooms in on G7 leaders at a summit meeting in Germany.

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THE SERPENT QUEEN – Review by Susan Granger

September 5, 2024September 5, 2024 Susan Granger Catherine de Medici, Charles Dance, Justin Haythe, Ludivine Sagnier, Minnie Driver, Samantha Morton, Sennia Nanua, series, STARZ, The Serpent Queen

The two seasons of Starz’ soapy historical drama The Serpent Queen focus on Catherine de Medici (Samantha Morton), who breaks through the fourth wall, explaining how and why she ruthlessly exerts her enormous power to rule France for 15 years. Set in the 16th century, the first season begins as Catherine (Samantha Morton) strategically recounts her youth in flashbacks to her young protégé Rahima (Sennia Nanua), cautioning her repeatedly to “trust no one.” By the second season, Rahima (Emma McDonald) has become an adult.

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THE FIRST OMEN – Review by Nadine Whitney

April 2, 2024April 8, 2024 Nadine Whitney Arkasha Stevenson, Bill Nighy, Charles Dance, horror, Ishtar Currie Wilson, Sonia Braga, the first omen

Arkasha Stevenson’s 1971 set The Omen prequel is a gloriously gothic vision mixed with genuine body horror and dark critique of extended abuse in the Catholic Church, and it is sophisticated and chilling. Two characters return from the original film. Father Brennan (originally played by Patrick Troughton and here played by Ralph Ineson) and Father Spiletto. Otherwise, The First Omen written by Ben Jacoby is mostly an original beast which plays with the lore set out by Seltzer but does so in a manner more punishing and psychologically sadistic than any of the films since the original.

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FANNY LYE DELIVER’D – Review by Marina Antunes

July 22, 2020July 24, 2020 Marina Antunes 0 Comments Charles Dance, Fanny Lye Deliver’d, history drama, Maxine Peake, Thomas Clay

Maxine Peake and Charles Dance star as Fanny and John Lye, Puritans who live with their young son Arthur, on a remote farm in the English countryside. John spends his time overseeing the day-to-day operation and a strict religious home while Fanny toils ceaselessly to serve her husband and son — until unexpected visitors upend their lives..

General Archives Movie of the Week Reviews Women on Film

AWFJ Movie of the Week, February 1-7: PRIDE AND PREJUDICE AND ZOMBIES

February 1, 2016February 8, 2016 Nikki Baughan 0 Comments Burr Steers, Charles Dance, jane austen, Leana Headey, Lily James, maitland mcdonagh, nikki baughan, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, Sally Phillips, Sam Riley, Sandra Kriaisirideja, Seth Grahame-Smith, Suki Waterhouse

Opening February 5, AWFJ’s Movie of the Week is Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, the big screen adaptation of Seth Grahame-Smith’s popular novel, which envisions Jane Austen’s classic playing out in a world populated by the living dead. Read on…

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AWFJ Movie of the Week, March 30-April 5, 2015: WOMAN IN GOLD

March 30, 2015May 23, 2022 Nikki Baughan 0 Comments Alexi Kaye Campbell, Charles Dance, Daniel Brühl, helen mirren, jennifer merin, katie holmes, maria altmann, nell minow, Ryan Reynolds, simon curtis, Tatiana Maslany, woman in gold

Opening April 1, AWFJ’s Movie of the Week is Woman in Gold, director Simon Curtis’ follow-up to 2011’s My Week With Marilyn. It stars Helen Mirren as real-life Jewish refugee Maria Altmann who, in later life, fought to recover family artwork stolen by the Nazis.