elenipnyc's reviews

What an amazing actor! He also has all the best lines. His spy-chief character is raw and rude and very funny. He'd be campy if Oldman was not so skilled in the portrayal.

It's a movie that demands a rewatch unless you are especially good at picking up clues. I am not. It was an unexpectedly satisfying film to watch. Personally, I loved the interaction between John the cab driver and Lily his wealthy and elderly customer. She was gorgeously decked out in coat and cloche hat. Her lines and her attire captured my attention, even though she was in the back seat behind the barrier. At less than 20 minutes long, Bardo is worth seeing.

Tolkien's friendships and literary circle are wonderfully depicted and this is what makes the ending so moving. The young men from school have a certain friendly chemistry onscreen that makes you understand how they inspired one another to excellence. I had visited the Tolkien exhibit at The Morgan Library a few weeks before seeing this film and so was prepared a bit for his biopic. JRR Tolkien's life is that of the person with a talent and a calling who follows and uses them. He wrote and illustrated his own work. He created languages and wrote the stories that would give these languages "a home." He was in love with a girl and they married and had four children. The scenes in the trenches of WWI are woven throughout the film as the Great War was the turning point in his life. This film is worth watching if you are a fan of his books. You will learn how he came to certain ideas.

I felt guilty watching this as I know that Denise Bulger, the mother of the murdered toddler, was so upset at its being released. This short film was excellently done and, if anything, brings James's story back up to people. May his memory be eternal.

The young actors did phenomenal jobs. If you want an example of an excellent child actor, watch this. I cannot wait to see them in feature-length films in the future.

I am giving this doc a three because the people who worked on it did a fine job, from a technical aspect, in producing a propaganda film.

Amanda Knox is guilty as hell.

They did not need to add a "thorough intro" to the mini-series. The introduction that the book provided was perfect. (The book's end was perfect too.) We start with Barry Fairbrother's sudden death and then see how the town starts to deal with it. Barry Fairbrother: What happens when the good man in town, the smart man, the progressive man, the honest man, the open-hearted man, up and dies? You are left with everyone else. This is what JK Rowling explores. The dynamics of a small-minded tight community.

This is the Granddaughter's story. They skip (or, at least, I missed) Sobell's full story. He escaped the US to Mexico but could not get anywhere. Her grandfather was guilty. Her grandmother, yes less so, but still not innocent. Fascinating glimpse into history.

Does every Churchill movie have to include a bathtub scene?

I had to listen to a BBC Radio production of the book to cleanse my ears and eyes of this movie. There was no need to kill the ending. Moviemakers: You are not smarter than Agatha Christie! Other than that, the visuals were stunning. Poirot's eyes are so blue.