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TWIST – Review by Diane Carson

July 22, 2021July 25, 2021 Diane Carson charles dickens, Lena Headey, Martin Owen, michael caine, raff law, Twist

Director Martin Owen’s film Twist has three elements going for it. First, good heist films will offer clever caper planning and split-second, dazzling execution. Second, updated adaptations of iconic novels, here Charles Dickens’ Oliver Twist, can delight with imagination interpretations. And third, there’s the always reliable, distinguished British actor Michael Caine. But, sadly, Twist strikes out on all three counts.

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THE PERSONAL HISTORY OF DAVID COPPERFIELD -Review by Susan Granger

December 11, 2020December 11, 2020 Susan Granger Armando Iannucci, charles dickens, dev patel, Morfydd Clark, The Personal History of David Copperfield, tilda swinton

Intrigued by the title? I was too, particularly since 2020 marks the 150th year since the death of Charles Dickens, but it’s certainly not the semi-autobiographical tale that I remember. Scottish director Armando Iannucci’s revisionist version begins in 1850 in a London theater, where David Copperfield (Dev Patel) addresses the audience, speculating on whether he’ll turn out to be the hero of his own life.