A musical fantasy about the story of Elton John's breakthrough years.
Well-made musical biography includes both the ups and downs of Elton John's career; the musical bits are good and the performances, especially Taron Egerton's, extraordinary.
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Sunday, 28 June 2020
Rocketman (2019)
A musical fantasy about the story of Elton John's breakthrough years.
Well-made musical biography includes both the ups and downs of Elton John's career; the musical bits are good and the performances, especially Taron Egerton's, extraordinary.
Sunday, 20 January 2019
Testament of Youth (2014)
A British woman recalls coming of age during World War I - a story of young love, the futility of war, and how to make sense of the darkest times.
Based on writer, feminist, and pacifist Vera Brittain's autobiography, this well-produced and well-cast movie is more melodrama than an illustration of the development of Brittain's convictions.
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