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‘Golda’ Trailer Showcases Helen Mirren as the Israeli Prime Minister
Helen Mirren goes for awards attention once again by playing another head of state in Golda. This time, she’s playing Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir during the Yom Kippur War of 19723. Guy Nattiv directs, while Camille Cottin and Liev Schreiber co-star. The movie hits theaters on August 25th. The synopsis for the film is […] More
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Film Review: ‘Barbie’ is Beautiful, Hilarious, Smart, and Utterly Singular
A Barbie movie probably shouldn’t even exist, let alone be this good. An audacious start to this review, I know, but this is an audacious film. Taking a doll and giving it life, while examining both the positives and negatives of its very existence, through the lens of a laugh out loud yet often touching […] More
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Film Review: ‘Shazam! Fury of the Gods’ Never Forgets to Have Fun
The Shazam! franchise stands out from the superhero pack, and especially the DC lot. Big meets Superman always was a good hook, and the first film, Shazam!, did it very well. Now, we have the sequel in Shazam! Fury of the Gods, coming right as DC is in a period of transition. It leaves the […] More
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Film Review: ‘The Duke’ is Roger Michell’s Cinematic Farewell Alongside a Showcase for Jim Broadbent and Helen Mirren
There is a certain gentle rhythm or mildness that comes with the work of the late Roger Michell. Considering how mellow a film of his tended to be, it always remains a strange bit of trivia to me that he nearly directed the James Bond flick Quantum of Solace. 007 never seemed like a fit, […] More
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Helen Mirren Will Play Golda Meir in a Biopic
While we wait for Dame Helen Mirren to enter the realm of super villainy with her recently announced casting in Shazam: Fury of the Gods, the legendary actress has picked up another plum role that could put her back in the awards race. The Oscar-winner for 2006’s The Queen is set to play Golda Meir, former Prime Minister of Israel, […] More
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Helen Mirren Joins the ‘Shazam!’ Sequel
The world of the DCEU is about to get a whole lot more Royal. Dame Helen Mirren has officially signed on to play the villain Hespera, daughter of Atlas, in Shazam: Fury of the Gods, the sequel to the 2019 film Shazam! Mirren brings major bonafides to the film, which could hopefully result in the DCEU getting a […] More
