Linda's Film Reviews

Reviewed for film societies and local newspapers

The Iron Lady

2021-07-21T01:20:09-07:00

“I always preferred the company of men.” No, it wasn’t Mae West who said that, it was Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. Last night, at our Cinema Series, our film-finder-extraordinaire, Pete [...]

The Iron Lady2021-07-21T01:20:09-07:00

A Separation

2021-07-21T01:18:49-07:00

Written, produced and directed by Asghar Farhadi, this relentless drama about a family in Iran has won a number of awards including the New York Film Critics Award for Best [...]

A Separation2021-07-21T01:18:49-07:00

The Social Network

2021-07-21T01:16:35-07:00

“You don't get to 500 million friends without making a few enemies.” If you don’t know this logline from David Fincher’s  (“Fight Club”, “…Benjamin Button” ) subtly smart film, “The [...]

The Social Network2021-07-21T01:16:35-07:00

Rabbit Hole

2021-07-21T01:11:01-07:00

This is Nicole Kidman’s first venture into producing and she’s definitely done it the right way. First, she optioned a Pulitzer Prize-winning play written by David-Lindsay-Abaire, then hired him to [...]

Rabbit Hole2021-07-21T01:11:01-07:00

The Descendants

2021-07-21T01:07:48-07:00

There are so many neat things about Fox Searchlight’s “The Descendants” you may want to stop reading this, grab a pen and paper, and take notes. Ready? First of all, [...]

The Descendants2021-07-21T01:07:48-07:00

The Artist

2021-07-21T00:14:53-07:00

This is a film you are going to be hearing a lot about! It is a modern, silent movie shot in black in white, made by a team of French [...]

The Artist2021-07-21T00:14:53-07:00

The Lady

2021-07-20T22:56:50-07:00

Our Academy film series turned serious and extremely relevant last night as we screened “The Lady”. Luc Beeson’s portrait of pro-democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi, the leading opponent to [...]

The Lady2021-07-20T22:56:50-07:00

Made in Dagenham

2021-07-20T22:18:02-07:00

 “I am woman, hear me roar!”      …could have been the title for soon-to-be-released Sony Pictures Classics’ new film, MADE IN DAGENHAM, the true story based on the 1968 strike [...]

Made in Dagenham2021-07-20T22:18:02-07:00
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