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Benedict Cumberbatch
December 19, 2018
Rachel Vorona Cote
Everything Is Possible in Mary Poppins Returns
The new film conjures wonder in the face of grief and money troubles—despite its overly neat ending.
May 17, 2018
Rachel Syme
Is Patrick Melrose Too Glamorous?
The miniseries starring Benedict Cumberbatch struggles to show the complexities of trauma and recovery on screen.
January 12, 2017
Jo Livingstone
Sherlock’s New World Order
When everything is falling apart, detective mystery can only function as escapism.
November 20, 2014
Elaine Teng
'The Imitation Game' and 'Theory of Everything' Lack the Conviction to be Great Biopics
January 27, 2013
David Thomson
'Parade’s End': Ford Madox Ford’s Masterpiece Comes to the Screen
'Downton Abbey' for grown-ups

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