Daniel Day-Lewis

Queerly Ever After #19: MY BEAUTIFUL LAUNDRETTE (1985)

Not only is My Beautiful Laundrette a brilliant take on star-crossed lovers, it doesn’t take the twists and turns you’d expect a story like this to take.

The Half-Hearted Demythification of LINCOLN
The Half-Hearted Demythification Of LINCOLN

While, Lincoln does shatter the stereotypical image we have of President Lincoln, it also adopts a worshipful attitude that undercuts its attempts to make him look like a human being.

Is There Really Still Method In The Madness?
Is There Really Still Method In The Madness?

Do we need to reassess our own reaction to extreme method acting and should there be a line, a limit, on how far actors should go?

PHANTOM THREAD: Stylish, Sumptuous & Quietly Kinky
PHANTOM THREAD: Stylish, Sumptuous & Quietly Kinky

Upon first viewing, Phantom Thread is utterly irresistible, but the dense themes and examinations of inter-character relationships means that it is the rare Anderson effort that will only be upgraded to masterpiece status once it has fully been processed after multiple viewings.