Jessica Chastain further cements her status as one of the best actresses working today with “Miss Sloane,” the engrossing new political thriller from “Shakespeare in Love” director John Madden. Chastain stars as Elizabeth Sloane — a brilliant but ethically unscrupulous Capitol Hill lobbyist — who as the film opens is being grilled at a Senate […]
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Film Review: “The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel”
Just as diehard comic geeks had “The Avengers,” aging Anglophiles received the gift of “The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel.” The film delivered its own sort of superhero team-up by bringing together the powerhouse thespians of British cinema, and it now proves that franchises aren’t just for big-budget blockbusters. A pleasant diversion, “The Second Best Exotic […]
