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Women Talking review: This meditation on abuse and survival deserves the Best Picture Oscar

Sarah Polley’s superlative film, based on Miriam Toews’ 2018 novel, features an all-star cast on staggering form

The Independent UK · Feb 9, 2023

Ben Whishaw: We’re all more fluid than is really discussed

The role of the only male in Women Talking, a film about the awful things men do, required a rare talent. Enter Ben Whishaw, who tellsRichard Godwin about his nuanced take on modern masculinity, acting with the Queen and why the NHS is being ‘deliberately wrecked’

Evening Standard · Feb 9, 2023

The Queen and Paddington? She did it brilliantly, says Ben Whishaw

Paddington became a symbol of national mourning following the death of Queen Elizabeth II last September

Evening Standard · Feb 8, 2023

Oscars voting is about to begin. Who’s on track for a nomination?

LOS ANGELES — We're a week away from the beginning of Oscar nominations voting. Motion picture academy members presumably spent the holidays unwrapping tamales, spiking the eggnog and catching up on the movies they've missed. (Or, from what I'm hearing, watching the ones they love once again instead of doing…

Los Angeles Times · Jan 4, 2023

In quietly powerful ‘Women Talking,’ victims debate the next step after their attackers are caught

Writer-director Sarah Polley draws strong performances from an ensemble cast that includes Rooney Mara, Claire Foy, Jessie Buckley, Ben Whishaw and Frances McDormand.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 22, 2022

The 50 best TV shows of 2022: No 10 – This Is Going to Hurt

Former doctor Adam Kay’s tale of an arrogant gynaecologist struggling in an NHS hospital was shocking, hilarious – and revealed a horrifying truth

The Guardian - UK · Dec 8, 2022

Sundance Film Festival unveils lineup for 2023 edition

Documentaries about Brooke Shields, Judy Blume and Michael J

The Independent UK · Dec 7, 2022

Oscars 2023: Actor power rankings

Awards season greetings! What you have here is the Gold Standard's first batch of acting power rankings where, yes, this week, it's a man's man's man's world. (We'll get to the women next week.) These are the performances that people are talking about, counting down toward the ones that are…

Los Angeles Times · Dec 6, 2022

TV tonight: hit sitcom Ghosts gets a glossy US adaptation

The adaptation lacks the charms of its original cast. Plus, the BBC Young Jazz Musician 2022 is revealed. Here’s everything to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK · Nov 20, 2022

Aisha to Diego Maradona: the seven best films to watch on TV this week

Letitia Wright leads a moving asylum seeker story, while Asif Kapadia’s documentary on the world famous footballer is a cautionary tale of stardom

The Guardian - UK · Nov 18, 2022