Matt Smith

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The Forgiven Review – Admirable Performances Are Lost Amidst the Sledgehammer Effect of Repetitive Messaging

Nadine Whitney Jul 20, 2022 5 min read

John Michael McDonagh, director of the superb drama Calvary, returns to his themes of hypocrisy and excess in his latest and most expensive feature, The Forgiven. Set in Morocco instead of his native…

Charlie Says Review – A Muddied Character Study that Feels Incomplete

Nadine Whitney May 15, 2020 6 min read

Reviews Charles Manson Charlie Says Drama Guinevere Turner Hannah Murray Mary Harron Matt Smith Merritt Wever Review true crime True Story

In the space of two years, three films about the Manson family murders appeared to varying degrees of critical and commercial success. The universally panned 2019 Hilary Duff vehicle The Haunting of S…