Joe Alwyn

Hamnet

Hamnet is an outstanding, emotionally charged drama set in Shakespeare’s world. However, this film is not a story about William Shakespeare (Paul Mescal), instead, the film centers on Agnes, Shakespeare’s wife. Jessie Buckley is brilliant as Agnes, who is a commanding presence in nearly every scene. While Paul Mescal offers a restrained, thoughtful take on…

Harriet

HARRIET Harriet Tubman before this movie. The updated view of Harriet Tubman. Harriet is a frank (good word), straightforward biopic movie, slightly entertaining but worth seeing mainly to view the historic update of Harriet Tubman.  Araminta “Minty” Ross (Cynthia Erivo) – is 27 years old and a slave on a Maryland plantation in 1849.  “Minty”…

Mary Queen of Scots

Mary Queen of Scots A beautifully, well crafted, but historically inaccurate drama about the tense relationship between Queen Elizabeth I of England (Margo Robbie, I, Tonya) and Mary Stewart, Queen of Scotland (Saoirse Ronan, Lady Bird, The Lovely Bones). Both women vie for the right to rule both England and Scotland. Both women have a…