Tag: Judi Dench
Murder on the Orient Express Reminds Us to Embrace the Gray Areas of Life
Remakes of classic films–and worse yet, classic films based on equally as classic books–tend always to be dicey. And even with Kenneth Branagh’s faithful rendering [Read More…]
In Common Parlance, Tim Burton Returns to Peculiar Form With Miss Peregrine
“Ever felt like nothing you do matters?” For Jake Portman (Asa Butterfield), this question is one that weighs heavily as he spends his days in [Read More…]
Shakespeare in Love: Kind of More Entertaining Than Romeo & Juliet
Shakespeare in Love, the 1998 film that won the heart of the Academy after snagging a total of seven awards including Best Picture and Best [Read More…]
The Discomfiture of the 2014 Golden Globes
There is no awards show like the Golden Globes. It does its best to hide behind a carefully cultivated veil of refinement, but glimpse briefly [Read More…]