Elizabeth Debicki – ALLIANCE OF WOMEN FILM JOURNALISTS

THE CROWN Season 5 – Review by Susan Granger

November 17, 2022November 17, 2022 Susan Granger Dominic West, Elizabeth Debicki, imelda stanton, Peter Morgan, Queen Elizabeth, the crown season 5

Unfortunately, the fifth season of The Crown is tarnished, not only because it documents a low-point or ‘annus horribilis’ in Queen Elizabeth’s reign but primarily because of inept casting. What’s most revealing is how Egyptian multimillionaire Mohamad Al Fayed (Salim Daw) hired King Edward VIII’s Bahamian valet, dignified Sidney Johnson (Jude Akuuwudike), to teach him British customs/manners, enabling Al Fayed to introduce Diana to his movie producer son Dodi.

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PETER RABBIT 2: THE RUNAWAY – Review by Susan Granger

June 15, 2021June 16, 2021 Susan Granger Animal Logic, David Oyelowo, Domhnall Gleason, Elizabeth Debicki, Margot Robbie, Peter Rabbit 2 the runaway, rose byrne, will gluck

In 2018 when the Sony released the first ‘hip’ hybrid live-action/digital-animation adventure, I was less than enchanted by mischievous Peter (voiced by James Cordon). Nevertheless, on a $50 million budget, it earned $351.13 million worldwide. Hence, this sequel….

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TENET – Review by Susan Granger

December 30, 2020January 3, 2021 Susan Granger Christopher Nolan, Clemence Poesy, Elizabeth Debicki, John David Washington, kenneth Branagh

Even the best filmmakers make colossal blunders, and this comes from Christopher Nolan (Inception, Memento, The Dark Knight trilogy). A $200+ million mistake on top of a miscalculation. In the midst of the pandemic, Nolan insisted that his sprawling, unfathomable sci-fi action-adventure be released in multiplexes despite the fact that people are more susceptible to the coronavirus when congregating indoors.

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TENET – Review by Leslie Combemale

September 8, 2020September 13, 2020 Leslie Combemale 0 Comments Christopher Nolan, Elizabeth Debicki, John David Washington, kenneth Branagh, Robert Pattinson, tenet

Fans of writer/director Christopher Nolan are not strangers to bent time, trippy constructs in physics, or highbrow filmmaking. Unfortunately, all that wizardry can’t make up for the lack of character development and mental gymnastics required to buy into and stick with the story of Tenet.

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THE BURNT ORANGE HERESY – Review by Susan Granger

August 25, 2020August 30, 2020 Susan Granger 0 Comments claes band, Elizabeth Debicki, Giuseppe Capotondi, mick jagger, the burnt orange heresy

This art-fraud thriller is a compelling caper. It’s Mick Jagger’s first big screen appearance since The Man from Elysian Fields (2001) and – for those who are curious – neither Claes Bang nor Elizabeth Debicki used stunt doubles for the nude scenes.

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THE BURNT ORANGE HERESY – Review by Martha K Baker

August 8, 2020August 8, 2020 awfj-admin 0 Comments claes bang, donald sutherland, Elizabeth Debicki, Guiseppi Capotondi, mick jagger, the burnt orange heresy

It’s a mystery, a love story, a caper, a flirtation, a discussion-starter, a bowl of cold Pabulum. All of the above. None of the above. The Burnt Orange Heresy is one of those films that will make you feel either “had” or fed, energized or enervated.

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THE BURNT ORANGE HERESY – Review by Leslie Combemale

February 12, 2020February 14, 2020 Leslie Combemale 0 Comments burnt orange heresy, Charles Willeford, claes bang, donald sutherland, Elizabeth Debicki, Giuseppe Capotondi, mick jagger

There’s something perverse in seeing great actors doing great work in a film that has an extremely problematic script and plot. In the new release The Burnt Orange Heresy, directed by Giuseppe Capotondi and written by Scott B. Smith from the Charles Willeford novel, a collection of endlessly enigmatic actors that includes Claes Bang, Elizabeth Debicki, Donald Sutherland, and Mick Jagger breathe temporary life into, but can’t resuscitate this pretentious neo-noir script.

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MOVIE OF THE WEEK August 30, 2019: VITA & VIRGINIA

August 25, 2019August 27, 2019 Jennifer Merin 0 Comments betsy bozdech, Cate Marquis, chanya button, eileen atkins, Elizabeth Debicki, gemma arterton, isabella rossellini, jennifer merin, lesbian movies, leslie combemale, loren king, maryann johanson, nell minow, sandie angulo chen, Sheila Roberts, Vita and Virginia

The real-life romance between writers Virginia Woolf and Vita Sackville-West takes center stage in Chanya Button’s provocative period drama Vita & Virginia. Exploring sexuality and passion, desire and connection, the film features strong performances by Gemma Arterton and Elizabeth Debicki, and a script by Eileen Atkins that effectively incorporates the two literary legends’ own words.

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VITA & VIRGINIA – Review by Sheila Roberts

August 20, 2019August 25, 2019 Sheila Roberts (Archived Contributor) 0 Comments chanya button, eileen atkins, Elizabeth Debicki, gemma atherton, lesbian movies, virginia woolf, Vita and Virginia, Vita Sackville-West

Vita & Virginia, Chanya Button’s moving biopic about the clandestine love affair between two fiercely independent, modernist 20th-century authors, the legendary Virginia Woolf (Elizabeth Debicki) and the lesser known novelist-poet Vita Sackville-West (Gemma Arterton), is firmly rooted in their writings and literary ambitions.

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VITA & VIRGINIA – Review by Leslie Combemale

August 19, 2019August 25, 2019 Leslie Combemale 0 Comments chanya button, eileen atkins, Elizabeth Debicki, gemma arterton, lesbian movies, virginia woolf, Vita and Virginia, Vita Sackville-West

There is much to love about Vita & Virginia, the new release directed by Chanya Button, and co-written by Button and actress Eileen Atkins. Atkins adapted the story from her successful stage play, in which she starred as famed writer Virginia Woolf opposite Vanessa Redgrave, who portrayed her lover, socialite and intellectual Vita Sackville-West.

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