45 Years movie rating: green light
Keenly observed drama about a couple shaken by an unexpected blast from the past, featuring a career-best performance by Charlotte Rampling.
London photo: the White Horse pub
Even in the heart of trendy Soho, there are still some wonderfully old-fashioned, old-school, proudly unhip pubs to be found.
as the end of the year approaches, what is the status of the Where Are the Women? project?
There’s still tons to be done, so here’s what to expect from the project into early 2016. [This post is not behind the paywall.]
Where Are the Women? Pawn Sacrifice
Apart from very brief appearances by the male protagonist’s mother and sister and the prostitute he patronizes, women are all but absent from this film.
Pawn Sacrifice movie rating: red light
Yawningly dull Cold War chess drama squanders the charms and talents of Tobey Maguire (as Bobby Fischer) and Liev Schreiber (as Boris Spassky).
why does the Sicario Region 1 DVD cover art make it look like Benicio Del Toro is the star of the film?
In a year when badass women are obviously doing very well for Hollywood, this is no explanation for this beyond unthinking, reflexive sexism.
London photo: Christmas at the V&A
Christmas in the courtyard at the Victoria & Albert Museum.
The Big Short movie review: first thing we do, let’s kill all the bankers
An infuriating yet entertaining look at the “other guys” of the 2008 financial crash. You will want to weep. While you’re laughing! *sob*
London photo: maw over the City
A monster about to chomp down on the City?
Concussion movie review: heads up
A quietly horrifying, solidly entertaining medical procedural that makes no bones about the terrible damage American football causes to its players.
