It’s important to honor the classics, but I left the theater wondering what this $90 million project brought to the table compared to an inventive and contemporary whodunnit like 2019’s Knives Out.
Tag: Kenneth Branagh
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Tenet is the most Nolan-esque film yet—and that’s not a good thing
The auteur doesn’t show much growth in his most recent self-indulgent work.
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Diana Coates is second to none in Henry V
Perfect casting in the title role saves First Folio’s production from a conceptual misstep.
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All Is True is like a titillating celebrity exposé that just happens to be set in Jacobean England
Kenneth Branagh returns to Shakespeare for his latest feature.
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Kenneth Branagh’s Cinderella is an unexpected lesson in economic history
The latest Disney spectacle considers the myth of the bourgeoisie.
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David Cronenberg invades Hollywood, plus more new reviews and notable screenings
New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue
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FDR, the sitting president
Bill Murray joins a long list of actors playing the 32nd president
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Now Playing: My Week With Marilyn
Michelle Williams stars as Marilyn Monroe in this British drama, screening as part of the Chicago International Film Festival.