The Prime Minister – Golda

In 2007, Helen Mirren, inarguably one of the greatest film performers of all time, won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her work in The Queen, where she portrayed the late Queen Elizabeth II in the wake of Princess Diana's death. The balance between stoic properness, grief for her family, and inner conflict over … Continue reading The Prime Minister – Golda →

A Complete and Total Knox-off – Stillwater

Tom McCarthy has proven himself as a thoughtful and insightful writer and director over the last two decades. The crowning achievement of both was Spotlight, which won him an Oscar for Original Screenplay as well as Best Picture. It's one of the greatest films of the century so far, highlighting the yeoman's work that goes … Continue reading A Complete and Total Knox-off – Stillwater →