When allied with wit and accuracy, the implicit cruelty of the 'roast' format can be more just an excuse for snide insults or another culture war salvo. Fortunately Abz Ali is pretty good at it – sharp wit, quick comebacks, [... more]
A coming-of-old-age story with real compassion: writer-director Sarah Friedland's story follows the octogenarian Ruth Goldman (noted stage actress Kathleen Chalfant – "an astonishingly nuanced, considered and graceful performance" said the Guardian review) as she copes with dementia and her shifting, [... more]
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