Tom Courtenay

As far as feature debuts for a writer/director go, there have been few as rewarding as Summerland, the first endeavor from award-winning playwright turned filmmaker Jessica Swale. Utilizing breathtaking English locations and anchoring a wartime drama that sneaks in a wickedly effective love story, replete with fine performances all around, Summerland is that rarest of experiences, a film that some...[Read More]

45 Years is tenacious, presenting a soft, blistering meditation on the genuine love story. The film effortlessly proves that tenderness and compatibility make a love-filled marriage, but the magic of 45 Years is its careful study of what uproots the surefootedness of that love. How slight that ripple starts out, even when a marriage seems unshakable, is the heartbreak of the film. More to the poin...[Read More]