Tag Archives: Lindsay Duncan

Under the Tuscan Sun (2003) – reviewed by George

Posted on October 14, 2021 by cobblerjon

Professor Frances Mayes (Diane Lane), a novelist, also teaches writing, and the film begins at the launch of the first novel of one of her students. In his speech he singles her out as his most positive influence.She’s working on … Continue reading →

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Gifted (2017) – reviewed by George

Posted on September 29, 2020 by cobblerjon

An intriguing, unpredictable family drama. Mary (McKenna Grace) is a gifted child, highly intelligent and an absolute math whiz at six. Her guardian is her uncle Frank (Chris Evans) and she has a surrogate mother, Roberta (Octavia Spencer) who lives … Continue reading →

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Benedict Cumberbatch is Sherlock Holmes in “Sherlock”, Season 4, Episode 1: The Six Thatchers (2017) – reviewed by George

Posted on March 6, 2020 by cobblerjon

The last time we saw Sherlock he was being flown into permanent exile, but….he received a weird reprieve. Now in a meeting where Mycroft (Mark Gatiss) struggles to maintain calm and order, Sherlock has been joined by Lady Smallwood (Lindsay … Continue reading →

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The Waters of Mars (2009) – reviewed by George

Posted on October 5, 2019 by cobblerjon

This Dr. Who adventure is not part of the regular seasons on DVD, but is available separately in a set called “The Dr. Who Specials” starring David Tennant in five separate tales. This tale has a kind of primal fear … Continue reading →

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Benedict Cumberbatch is Sherlock Holmes in “His Last Vow” (2014) – reviewed by George

Posted on August 30, 2019 by cobblerjon

Charles Augustus Magnussen (Lars Mikkelsen) is being questioned by some sort of government body led by Lady Smallwood (Lindsay Duncan). Afterwards he goes home to a huge place, a modernistic palace. In his library, which is almost clinical, he looks … Continue reading →

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About Time (2013) – reviewed by George

Posted on April 12, 2015 by cobblerjon

I had the impression that this movie was a rom-com about time travel and using it to get a girl. And it kind of is, at least at first. But writer/director Richard Curtis (who did the two-hat trick with Love … Continue reading →

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