Dakota Johnson
Turning Persuasion into Jane Austen’s Fleabag was a truly terrible idea
Netflix’s attempt to modernize the classic novel has led to a disaster of anachronistic dialogue and annoyingly wry glances at the camera
Stuart Heritage
15, Jul, 2022 @1:24 PM
Persuasion review – a travesty of Jane Austen
Theatre director Carrie Cracknell’s ham-fisted adaptation misses the naunces of the author’s writing and opts instead for romcom sassiness
Wendy Ide
09, Jul, 2022 @10:00 AM
Persuasion review – Dakota Johnson looks the part as Jane Austen gets Fleabagged
Classic story of a young woman talked out of marrying her true love is turned into a smirking, heavy-handed romcom
Peter Bradshaw
08, Jul, 2022 @7:01 AM
Dakota Johnson: making Fifty Shades of Grey was ‘psychotic’, ‘crazy’ and ‘always a battle’
Anastasia Steele actor describes constant disagreements on the set of the hit erotic thriller due to disagreements with Fifty Shades author EL James
Andrew Pulver
28, Jun, 2022 @5:33 PM
Chris Evans may need to rein in TFI Friday reboot | Rebecca Nicholson
He suggests that the chat and music show could be livestreamed, but will celebrities today be as much fun?
Rebecca Nicholson
25, Jun, 2022 @4:00 PM
Cha Cha Real Smooth review – a wry romcom that’s shamelessly manipulative
In his second film, whiz-kid Cooper Raiff gives himself another starring role as an adorable bar mitzvah host who meets Dakota Johnson’s older woman
Wendy Ide
18, Jun, 2022 @2:00 PM
Cha Cha Real Smooth review – Dakota Johnson has all the right moves
Johnson and newcomer Vanessa Burghardt carry this flawed but watchable comedy-drama from writer-director Cooper Raiff, who also stars
Peter Bradshaw
15, Jun, 2022 @8:00 AM
Am I OK? review – Dakota Johnson excels in uneven coming out film
Directors Tig Notaro and Stephanie Allynne pair an intimate portrait of female friendship with the bittersweet revelations of coming out in one’s 30s
Adrian Horton
25, Jan, 2022 @9:39 PM
Cha Cha Real Smooth review – run-of-the-mill Sundance crowd-pleaser
Shithouse’s Cooper Raiff stumbles with his cloying sophomore feature about a 22-year-old piecing together his life
Benjamin Lee
24, Jan, 2022 @7:35 PM
How The Lost Daughter confronts one of our most enduring cultural taboos
Maggie Gyllenhaal’s directorial debut, adapted from the short novel by Elena Ferrante, unravels the myth that motherhood comes naturally to women
Adrian Horton
05, Jan, 2022 @6:03 AM
The Lost Daughter review – Olivia Colman compels in Maggie Gyllenhaal’s eerie psychodrama
Gyllenhaal’s directorial debut turns Elena Ferrante’s dark tale about a seemingly idyllic Greek beach holiday into a menacing riddle of the sands
Mark Kermode, Observer film critic
19, Dec, 2021 @8:00 AM
The Lost Daughter review – Olivia Colman shines in Elena Ferrante missing-kid drama
Maggie Gyllenhaal’s stylish directorial debut, adapted from Ferrante’s novel, is led by a central performance of real star quality
Peter Bradshaw
16, Dec, 2021 @7:00 AM
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