Author: Joanna Mills

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    Iris: The story of an Empress of Style

    Just who is the fashionable subject of Albert Maysles’s Netflix documentary?

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    Critical Voices: Reviews and Previews

    Joanna Mills takes a look at whether it is right to critique a piece of theatre that is in preview.

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    Archive: The Birdcage

    Throughout his illustrious and varied career, Mike Nichols directed a catalogue of films considered to be some of the most iconic of the past fifty years. From The Graduate to Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? his diverse body of work represents a series of cinematic milestones and has earned Nichols the status of a truly […]

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    Review: Mr Turner

    With performances from a host of Mike Leigh favourites including Timothy Spall and Lesley Manville, the story of the great artist, Turner, is here brought to life as an exquisite piece of film-making.

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    Archive: Telstar: The Joe Meek Story (2008)

    Side-splitting, tear-jerking, foot-tapping excellence!, says Joanna Mills.

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    Archive: Educating Rita (1983)

    Gilbert’s story gives a voice to a character with true passion and a real sparkle which feeds the entire film with inspiration and sensitivity, says Joanna Mills.

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    Review: Blended ★★★☆☆

    If you are looking for a film you can simply enjoy and smile about, to help shake the stress of exams, you could do a lot worse than this, says Joanna Mills.

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    Review: The Trip to Italy

    Does ‘The Trip to Italy’ live up to expectations as a follow-up to the original series ‘The Trip’?