Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos Olivia Colman deserves to win an Academy Award for her performance as Queen Anne in Yorgos Lanthimos' The Favourite. She is the eye of the storm, around which chaos and politicking runs rampant. While two politically opposed party leaders vie for her attention she deals most immediately with two people who scheme … Continue reading The Favourite (2018)
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The Death of Stalin (2017)
Directed by Armando Iannucci The Death of Stalin is a blend of comedy and Greek tragedy. It's written/directed by Armando Iannucci, the man behind 2009's In the Loop and the HBO show Veep. This time around he finds a new location and setting for his fast-talking, improv-heavy, insult-laden political comedy, 1953 in the Soviet Union. Many scenes … Continue reading The Death of Stalin (2017)
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