Film Review: 'Women Talking'
►"A finely crafted vision of rage and hope." THR critic
Sheri Linden reviews Sarah Polley’s
Women Talking. Rooney Mara, Claire Foy and Jessie Buckley lead an ace ensemble in the writer-director's feature centers on matters of justice, faith and awakening among women whose lives have been shaped and constricted by religious tradition.
The review. —
"A sublime and gritty knockout." Sheri reviews Laura Poitras' Venice competition entry
All the Beauty and the Bloodshed. This documentary from the
Citizenfour director follows photographer Nan Goldin’s advocacy and delves into its roots.
The review. —
"A love letter to geeky problem-solving." THR's
Dan Fienberg reviews Ryan White's
Good Night Oppy. With a major technical assist from ILM, this documentary premiering at Telluride goes from Pasadena to Mars following the life and work of rovers Spirit and Opportunity.
The review. —
"More compassionate and complex than condemning." Dan reviews Steve James'
A Compassionate Spy. The
Hoop Dreams and
America to Me director documents the life of Ted Hall, a Manhattan Project physicist who gave nuclear secrets to the Russians, in this Venice world premiere.
The review. In other news... —Taylor Swift to
keynote Toronto Film Fest —Oldenburg Festival
unveils lineup, opening night film —Soho Home brings
exclusive luxury furniture to newly-opened West Hollywood store —Courtenay Valenti to
leave Warner Bros. after three decades —Cinespace names
Andy Weltman Studio Babelsberg co-CEO What else we're reading... —Dave Itzkoff delivers another wonderful, this time it's
Deadwood creator David Milch who talks about his memoir
Life's Work [
NYT]
—David Canfield talks to Jeremy Strong about that
New Yorker profile, which the actor describes as a "a profound betrayal" [
VF]
—Nicholas Quah and Kathryn VanArendonk try to figure out what
Welcome to Wrexham actually is [
Vulture]
—Catherine Shoard interviews Matt Smith and Ralph Fiennes about their new film
The Forgiven and why it's necessary to portray horrible people [
Guardian]
—Critic Mark Kermode eviscerates Michael Flatley's mythic film
Blackbird in a review for the ages [
YouTube]
Today... ...in 1969, Michael Caine’s heist film
The Italian Job made its way stateside to theaters. Directed by Peter Collinson and written by
Edge of Darkness scribe Troy Kennedy Martin, the film was a critical and commercial success and became a enduring favorite in the U.K. The film was remade in 2000 and has spawned an upcoming sequel series on Paramount+.
The original review. Today's birthdays: Noah Baumbach (53), Garrett Hedlund (38), Holt McCallany (59), Megan Amram (35), Jack Dylan Grazer (19), Kaia Gerber (21), Paz de la Huerta (38), Christine Woods (39), Nina Kiri (30), Nick Wechsler (44), Steve Schirripa (65), Valerie Perrine (79),
Jean-Pierre Jeunet (69), Maria Bamford (52), Clare Kramer (48), Angus Sutherland (40), Daniel Myrick (59), Beth McCarthy-Miller (59), James Duff (67), Daniel Farrands (53), Spike Feresten (58)