Official Secrets is my favorite movie of the year, so far. Although it begins and ends not with a bang but a whisper, the concussion, while quiet, is deafening. Here is a model of sturdy, no-nonsense storytelling. It’s quiet, but relentless. Its script brooks no distractions and allows us no relief. The casting is superb,… Continue reading REVIEW: Official Secrets is a relentless model of no-nonsense storytelling
Recent kudos to Renee Zellweger are well deserved for her astonishing turn as Judy Garland in this harrowing portrait of Garland’s months she spent touring the London theaters shortly before her death. While paying due diligence to the standard bio-pic formula that requires flashbacks — Judy on the Wizard of Oz set, Judy cowering under… Continue reading REVIEW: Judy paints a harrowing portrait of the actress’ last months
