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Red Joan: Judi Dench plays a spy in this rather leaden drama

  The most traitorous act about this British spy story would be to admit that one didn’t like (Dame) July Dench’s performance as the octogenarian widow suddenly arrested by the Authorities for what she got up to at University in the 1940’s.  The hesitation is not a reflection of her in anyway, but in the … Continue reading

RED OBSESSION

Even if you have never had a yearning to quaff a glass or two of Bordeaux wine you will after seeing this new documentary about one of them oldest and most famous of libations, although you will probably be sampling the table wine variety and not the prestigious vintages that this movie focuses on.  It … Continue reading

RED RIDING TRILOGY.

This totally stunning series of films are from a quartet of novels that fictionalized a series of horrific crimes including those committed by the Yorkshire Ripper an infamous serial killer, and also unprecedented widespread police brutality and corruption that shook the UK in the late 1970’s /early 80s when it all came to light. Shot … Continue reading

REJOICE AND SHOUT

The latest music documentary from respected filmmaker Don McGlynn is on the heavenly music of Gospel singing and coming in at 2 hours, it must be one of THE most definitive studies on the genre.  You certainly have to have a be a good bible-thumping Christian or an avid gospel fan to sit through it.  … Continue reading

RENT BOYS

For well over the past four decades Berlin’s Zoo Railway Station has been the main stomping ground for the city’s rent boys.  Using archive footage from 1965 this fascinating documentary from gay activist filmaker Rosa Van Praunheim paints the scene there as it has evolved until the present day.  It is a desperately sad tale … Continue reading

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