Mare of Easttown review: A superb and starry crime thriller
3 years, 8 months ago

Mare of Easttown review: A superb and starry crime thriller

BBC  

Mare of Easttown review: A superb and starry crime thriller HBO Oscar-winner Kate Winslet makes an unglamorous return to TV as a tormented Pennsylvania police detective – and her fierce, ordinary heroine is gloriously real, writes Caryn James. Winslet lets us see Mare's distress long before its causes are revealed, and also displays her resilience, without making a big deal out of either one Brad Ingelsby, who created and wrote the series, has a feel for how to use and tweak a formula. HBO The supporting cast includes Guy Pearce as a local creative writing teacher and Winslet's romantic interest The series has cliff hangers, but it also adds suspense, and enhances its naturalism by dropping us into Mare's life and gradually revealing more about her past. Winslet lets us see Mare's distress long before its causes are revealed, and also displays her resilience, without making a big deal out of either one.

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Hansal Mehta On Comparisons Between Kareena Kapoor's The Buckingham Murders And Mare of Easttown: 'Don’t Jump To...'
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Hansal Mehta On Comparisons Between Kareena Kapoor's The Buckingham Murders And Mare of Easttown: 'Don’t Jump To...'

News 18  

Hansal Mehta is gearing up for the release of his latest thriller, ‘The Buckingham Murders’, starring Kareena Kapoor in a gripping lead role. After the trailer’s grand reveal, the internet was quick to draw comparisons between the film and Kate Winslet’s acclaimed miniseries ‘Mare of Easttown’. When an X user recently took a jab at Hansal Mehta’s upcoming film ‘The …

In Mare of Easttown, a plaintive look at women's trauma as caregivers, and their constant quest for adequacy
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In Mare of Easttown, a plaintive look at women's trauma as caregivers, and their constant quest for adequacy

Firstpost  

With every ‘mother-figure’ that we encounter in Easttown, we are continuously made aware of the insidious and blatant ways in which patriarchy functions to make every woman feel perpetually inadequate as a caregiver, not just to her own children and family, but to other’s as well. HBO’s newest whodunit Mare of Easttown, starring Kate Winslet in the titular role, is …

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Mare of Easttown: Kate Winslet show is an examination of the love and loss embedded in motherhood

Firstpost  

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'Mare Of Easttown' was a Middle-aged Actress's Dream: Kate Winslet
3 years, 6 months ago

'Mare Of Easttown' was a Middle-aged Actress's Dream: Kate Winslet

News 18  

Oscar-winning actress Kate Winslet has opened up about her experience of reading the script Mare Of Easttown for the first time. “I read the script and it was like a middle-aged actress’s dream, quite honestly. The actress felt lucky that she was asked to read something that “could have been offered to an American actress”. “When I read ‘Mare’, I …

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3 years, 6 months ago

'Mare of Easttown' Is All About Women Standing Up For Each Other

The Quint  

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‘Mare of Easttown’ review: Kate Winslet delivers masterclass in character building
3 years, 6 months ago

‘Mare of Easttown’ review: Kate Winslet delivers masterclass in character building

The Hindu  

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'Mare Of Easttown' Brings Up Conflicting Feelings About Cop Shows

Huff Post  

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Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Edit me like one of your Easttown girls: Kate Winslet revealed she had to fight to keep her character on HBO’s “Mare of Easttown” as realistic as possible. “She just knows ‘Go.’” Early cuts of the series, which stars Winslet as a hardened Pennsylvania detective on the hunt for the killer of a local teenage girl, were …

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Mare of Easttown review: Kate Winslet's HBO drama has a curious quality for a murder mystery — compassion – Firstpost

Firstpost  

As a murder mystery — despite a few gratuitous red herrings — Mare of Easttown is taut and moody, in the league of the first seasons of Fargo and True Detective. ** As a murder mystery — despite a few gratuitous red herrings — Mare of Easttown is taut and moody, in the league of the first seasons of Fargo …

HBO Max crashes before Mare of Easttown finale, fans bide time making memes. See best ones here
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HBO Max crashes before Mare of Easttown finale, fans bide time making memes. See best ones here

Hindustan Times  

Fans of HBO's murder mystery-drama Mare of Easttown are feeling a void in their lives after the miniseries concluded on Monday morning. Kate Winslet in Mare Of Easttown, which streams in India on Disney+ Hotstar Several fans took to Twitter to begin an awards campaign for Winslet, who plays the titular Mare in the show, directed by Craig Zobel. "I …

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3 years, 6 months ago

CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews last night's TV: Kate Winslet cop thriller better than Breaking Bad

Daily Mail  

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Mare of Easttown: Kate Winslet returns to the small screen in small town murder mystery
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Mare of Easttown: Kate Winslet returns to the small screen in small town murder mystery

ABC  

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54 years, 11 months ago

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LA Times  

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'Mare of Easttown' HBO: How Kate Winslet nailed the accent

LA Times  

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3 years, 8 months ago

Mare of Easttown review: Kate Winslet is undimmable despite the encompassing gloom

The Independent  

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse Loughrey Get our The Life Cinematic email for free Get our The Life Cinematic email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In Mare of Easttown, HBO’s dark new seven-part miniseries, she plays …

HBO's detective miniseries Mare of Easttown fails at optimising Kate Winslet's time and talent
3 years, 8 months ago

HBO's detective miniseries Mare of Easttown fails at optimising Kate Winslet's time and talent

Firstpost  

Mare Of Easttown doesn’t give Kate Winslet enough to do beyond suffering and lashing out, like someone playing an archetype rather than a real character It’s nice that HBO has turned out another handsomely produced, manifestly serious miniseries for the wonderful actress Kate Winslet. And it’s not just Mare — nearly every character in the crowded cast is tragic to …

Mare of Easttown review: Weary Kate Winslet stars in middling HBO murder mystery that pales in comparison to Broadchurch
3 years, 8 months ago

Mare of Easttown review: Weary Kate Winslet stars in middling HBO murder mystery that pales in comparison to Broadchurch

Hindustan Times  

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Kate Winslet says she had to 'invent her own trauma' to play Mare Sheenan in new HBO series
3 years, 8 months ago

Kate Winslet says she had to 'invent her own trauma' to play Mare Sheenan in new HBO series

Daily Mail  

Kate Winslet said she had to 'invent trauma' to take on the role of Mare Sheenan, a working-class, small-town Pennsylvania detective whose world crumbles as she begins investigating a murder on the forthcoming HBO show, Mare of Easttown. Search within: Kate Winslet said she had to 'invent trauma' to take on the role of Mare Sheenan, a working-class, small-town Pennsylvania …

New this week: ‘Big Shot,’ ‘Mare of Easttown’ and ‘Monday’
3 years, 8 months ago

New this week: ‘Big Shot,’ ‘Mare of Easttown’ and ‘Monday’

Associated Press  

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Kate Winslet turns TV sleuth, says she’d flop in real life
3 years, 10 months ago

Kate Winslet turns TV sleuth, says she’d flop in real life

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — Kate Winslet is playing a police detective on TV, and that’s where her crime-busting ambition ends. I’d be very good at the coffee and the beers, definitely,” Winslet said Wednesday of her role on HBO’s “Mare of Easttown,” debuting in April. I have stamina, but in a different way.” Winslet plays Mare Sheehan, who is investigating a …

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