Film, Film & TV, Review

Review: Despite a Slightly Dimmer Storyline, Downton Abbey: A New Era Captures Much of the Franchise’s Charms Yet Again

If you had told me over a decade ago that a prim and polished television drama from PBS set within the gilded walls of a great British estate during the […]

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Film, Film & TV, Interview

Interview: Settlers‘ Sofia Boutella on Imagining Life on Mars, the Choreography of Fight Scenes and What Madonna Taught Her

Settlers

Algerian-born actress Sofia Boutella has had many occupations in her nearly 20-year career. After years of training in nearly every style of dance, her big break came when she was […]

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Film, Film & TV, Review

Review: Lush Period Piece Colette Glosses Over Early French Feminist’s True Impact

Colette

Keira Knightly has made something of a name for herself in period pieces, from Lizzie Bennett in Joe Wright’s 2005 adaptation of Pride & Prejudice, to one half of the […]

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