Showing posts with label olivia colman. Show all posts
Showing posts with label olivia colman. Show all posts
Monday, August 25, 2025

'The Roses' Review

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There's a new version of  The War of the Roses  out this weekend. It stars Benedict Cumberbatch and Olivia Colman and is not as good as ...
Sunday, February 02, 2025

Sundance 2025: Ranking the Best and Worst of the Festival

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There's a temptation among film critics when they don't attend a particular festival to look askance at those who do, especially if ...
Friday, January 24, 2025

Sundance 2025: 'Jimpa' Review

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Jimpa is the new film from Good Luck to You, Leo Grande director Sophie Hyde, but this one is a lot more personal. Taking inspiration from ...
Saturday, December 10, 2022

'Press Play With Madeleine Brand': Going to Bat for 'One Fine Morning'

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Christy Lemire and I were on KCRW to review five new movies, and there's a lot to discuss in a short segment. We talked about The Whale ...
Wednesday, October 27, 2021

2021 Gotham Awards Nominees

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Kept forgetting to mention that I was part of this year's Gotham Awards acting jury, in which we were tasked with a new responsibility. ...
Tuesday, December 29, 2020

The Grierson & Leitch Podcast: The Best Films of 2020

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The year is almost over. Let's take a look back at 2020's finest films. Will and I each present our Top 10 lists on the podcast. Enj...
Monday, December 21, 2020

The Grierson & Leitch Podcast: So Many Movies, So Little Time

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We went through eight new movies on this week's episode: Wonder Woman 1984 Soul The Father News of the World Promising Young Woman One N...
Thursday, January 30, 2020

Sundance 2020: 'Dick Johnson Is Dead,' 'The Father' and Saying Goodbye to Your Parents

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What do these two movies have in common? They're both about dads with dementia. This inspired some thoughts about losing my mom and...
Tuesday, January 28, 2020

Sundance 2020: 'The Father' Review

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So, I really loved The Father . My review is up at Screen International .
Tuesday, February 26, 2019

KQED: The Highs and Lows of the 91st Academy Awards

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This was a treat: I was asked to be on KQED's Forum with host Michael Krasny yesterday morning to discuss the Oscars. I was joined by...
Thursday, January 31, 2019

Sundance 2019: 'Them That Follow' Review

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Them That Follow embeds us with an extreme Pentecostal community, one that engages in snake-handling. This tense drama is well-acted, bu...
Monday, November 26, 2018

The Grierson & Leitch Podcast: Boxing, Animation and 18th Century England

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Welcome to this week's podcast, where we review Creed II and The Favourite . Then I solo on Ralph Breaks the Internet . Check out th...
Saturday, November 24, 2018

Some Thoughts on 'The Favourite'

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To survive in a Yorgos Lanthimos movie, you can't have a heart. I talk about that, and The Favourite , over at MEL .

'Press Play With Madeleine Brand': 'Ralph Breaks the Internet,' 'Creed II,' 'Roma' and 'The Favourite'

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A most unusual episode of Press Play this week. First of all, I appeared on Wednesday rather than the usual Friday. Plus, Barbara Bogaev...
Monday, November 19, 2018

My Interview With Olivia Colman

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I had a lovely chat with Olivia Colman, the star of The Favourite , to talk about the movie, her costars and Yorgos Lanthimos. (And I als...