For much of “Women Talking,” Sarah Polley’s suspenseful and galvanizing fourth feature, we are in the hayloft of a barn overlooking a remote stretch of farmland, with a lonely dirt road winding toward the horizon. Ben Whishaw, from left, Rooney Mara and Claire Foy in the movie “Women Talking.” “Women Talking,” though seemingly more straightforward, abounds in its own furiously …
As of early this month, five years have passed since a New York Times story about producer Harvey Weinstein’s systematic sexual abuse of actresses and other young women looking for work in the film industry ignited the #MeToo movement. This particular woman could go on talking for some time about Women Talking: its radiant cast, a true ensemble of actors …
George RR Martin joked that as much as he loved historical fiction, his problem with it was “that you always know what’s going to happen”. ‘Fight Night’ by Miriam Toews is published by Faber on 2 June, £14.99 open image in gallery Shaw’s compelling book does justice to the important history of bisexuality Bi: The Hidden Culture, History and Science …
The Islanders made a bold move on Monday, likely the first of several moves to come. The uncertainty of a decent-sized award — Toews is coming off a deal that paid him just $700,000 per year — coupled with his attractiveness on the trade market forced Lamoriello’s hand. The Islanders didn’t expand their roughly $8.9 million in current cap space …