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New on Netflix: Josephine Bornebusch digs deeper and creates, together with a fine cast, a very relatable and gripping film
MUSIC BY JOHN WILLIAMS
New on Disney Plus: John Williams’s versatility and genius is on full display, with the friendly maestro behind his piano, his talent and impact engagingly explored
TIME CUT
New on Netflix: Finds it very hard to deliver satisfying thrills or amusing observations of the cultural differences between two periods in time
RECENT
LEE
Makes a decent attempt to help us understand what motivated Lee Miller, and the film also gets a tremendous boost from Kate Winslet’s performance
A DIFFERENT MAN
Original, crafted with a dark sense of humor and anchored by Sebastian Stan’s superior performance
A VERY ROYAL SCANDAL
A compelling portrait of the royals and the people who are meant to advise and protect them; Michael Sheen is excellent as the arrogant, naive prince
OLDER
THE BEGUILED (2017)
Attitudes change over the years, but if you remove everything that’s perceived as provocative in this story, you end up with a film that feels a little flat
THE BEGUILED (1971)
Don Siegel never holds back but lets the drama evolve into a provocative, emotionally charged nightmare
THE MECHANIC (2011)
Moves faster than the original, with a weaker ending and greater brutality; a few action sequences are very bloody and little else
LONGER REVIEWS
RIDERS OF JUSTICE (2020)
A wonderful cast is the icing on the cake in this funny, unpredictable and moving yarn
THE APPRENTICE
Not only do you feel dirty after spending time with these people, but the actual look of The Apprentice is similar to a cheap VHS tape from the 1980s, a perfect symbol of Donald Trump
HOLY MOTORS (2012)
The things about Holy Motors that we admire and engage with are more superficial, people and events to behold