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NYAD – Review by Diane Carson

November 20, 2023November 21, 2023 Diane Carson annette bening, bonnie stoller, diana nyad, jodie foster, julia cox, netflix, nyad, Rhys Ifans, truth-based. biopic

Nyad takes as its subject an extraordinary, record setting individual, marathon swimmer Diana Nyad. Rather than a nonfiction presentation, they dramatize Nyad’s attempts to become the only person to swim the one hundred three miles from Havana, Cuba, to Key West, Florida, without a shark cage, in dangerous waters, including jellyfish, sharks, and strong currents. Nyad first attempted the arduous swim in 1978 when she was twenty-eight and then took up the challenge again in her 60s. She would need all her resolve to make repeated attempts at achieving her goal.

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NYAD – Review by T.J. Callahan

October 16, 2023October 16, 2023 T. J. Callahan annette bening, bonnie stoller, Cinema Citizen, diana nyad, jodie foster, julia cox, netflix, nyad, Rhys Ifans, truth-based

Academy Award nominee Annette Bening makes a splash as the tenacious, outspoken, record breaking swimmer with a superiority complex. Bening keeps this flick afloat with her willingness to go the extra mile in and out of the ocean. Co-star and Oscar Winner Jodie Foster matches Bening stroke for stroke as her best friend and coach, Bonnie Stoll. As NYAD kicks into gear, so do Bening and Foster with an effortless relay exchange of dialogue that helped keep this two hour aquatic tale from going under.

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NYAD – Review by Jennifer Merin

October 10, 2023October 16, 2023 Jennifer Merin annette bening, bonnie stoller, Cinema Citizen, diana nyad, jodie foster, julia cox, netflix, nyad, Rhys Ifans, truth-based

Anyone age five or older in 2023 most likely knows of the exploits of Diana Nyad, the legendary long distance swimmer who at long last conquered her long-standing goal of swimming the 110 miles of open sea from Havana, Cuba to Key West, Florida. She was age 64 when she dove into her fifth attempt to swim the distance and, despite daunting odds, reached Key West after some 53 hours in the water. Directing their first narrative feature, directors Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin effectively tell the story of Nyad’s triumph.

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HOUSE OF THE DRAGON – Review by Susan Granger

August 23, 2022August 27, 2022 Susan Granger hbo, House of the Dragon, matt smith, Miguel Sapochnik, Milly Alcock, Rhys Ifans, Ryan Condai

So many people wanted to see HBO’s debut of House of the Dragon that they crashed the streaming service! Set in Westeros nearly 200 years before Game of Thrones, this pulpy, 10-episode prequel is based on George R.R. Martin’s novel Fire & Blood – both of which it offers in abundance. The plot revolves around an earlier civil war for the Iron Throne, waged largely among various factions of the silver-haired, incestuous Targaryan dynasty, ancestors of Dragon Queen Daenerys Targaryan, played by Emilia Clarke in Game of Thrones. It’s all about family rivalry.

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THE KING’S MAN – Review by Susan Granger

January 3, 2022January 8, 2022 Susan Granger Djimon Hounsou, Matthew Vaughn, ralph fiennes, Rhys Ifans, the king's man, Tom Hollander

This prequel to writer/director Matthew Vaughn’s previous comedy/action/adventure reveals the origins of the super-secret British agency headquartered in a discreet tailor’s shop on London’s fashionable Savile Row. Set during World War I, the irreverent story revolves around Orlando, Duke of Oxford (Ralph Fiennes), who is determined to prevent a nefarious cabal, led by The Shepherd, from annihilating Europe’s ruling class and creating anarchy.

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AWFJ Movie of the Week, Aug 10 – Aug. 16: SHE’S FUNNY THAT WAY

August 10, 2015August 16, 2015 Nikki Baughan 0 Comments Imogen Poots, jennifer aniston, Kathryn Hahn, owen wilson, Pam Grady, peter bogdanovich, Rhys Ifans, Sandra Kraisirideja, screwball comedy, She's Funny That Way, Will Forte

Opening August 14, the AWFJ Movie of the Week is She’s Funny That Way, the new film from actor/writer/director Peter Bogdanovich (The Last Picture Show). Described as a screwball comedy in the same vein as Bogdanovich’s 1972 classic What’s Up Doc?, it follows the interconnected lives of the cast and crew of a Broadway show. The all-star ensemble features Imogen Poots, Jennifer Aniston, Kathryn Hahn, Owen Wilson and Will Forte, among others. Read on…