| Topic: | Firebrand | |
| Posted by: | Susan Kelly | |
| Date/Time: | 07/09/24 18:42:00 |
| 1546. Henry VIII is old and sickly but still happy with his sixth wife, Catherine Parr. But things start to change as he and Bishop Gardiner round up radicals, including Catherine's old friend Ann Askew, whom he burns at the stake. Plays fast and loose, as all such films do, but there is a good sense of menace because, although we know that Catherine survived, she had some very near misses. Henry is well portrayed by an almost unrecognisable Jude Law (complete with massive naked stunt bottom) as a common domestic abuser, the sort of man who lashes out at his wife with his fists (or an axe) when disgruntled. |
| Topic | Date Posted | Posted By |
| Film Reviews 2024 | 01/01/24 14:49:00 | Susan Kelly |
| Priscilla | 01/01/24 14:52:00 | Susan Kelly |
| Poor Things | 14/01/24 16:33:00 | Susan Kelly |
| Re:Poor Things | 16/01/24 09:30:00 | Adam Kimmel |
| One Life. | 18/01/24 11:22:00 | Keith Iddon |
| Re:One Life. | 24/01/24 14:25:00 | Susan Kelly |
| The End We Start From | 20/01/24 13:59:00 | Susan Kelly |
| The Holdovers | 21/01/24 17:07:00 | Susan Kelly |
| Re:The Holdovers | 03/02/24 16:58:00 | Joe Conneely |
| Accidentally Wes Anderson | 25/01/24 12:28:00 | Susan Kelly |
| All of us Strangers | 28/01/24 16:06:00 | Susan Kelly |
| "The Zone of Interest" | 03/02/24 18:36:00 | Joe Conneely |
| Re:"The Zone of Interest" | 05/02/24 16:15:00 | Susan Kelly |
| Re:Re:"The Zone of Interest" | 27/02/24 19:01:00 | Alastair Banton |
| Re:All of us Strangers | 27/03/24 22:47:00 | Sara Nathan |
| American Fiction | 06/02/24 15:29:00 | Susan Kelly |
| Re:American Fiction | 06/02/24 17:07:00 | Joe Conneely |
| Re:Re:American Fiction | 11/02/24 23:05:00 | Norman Redfern |
| Re:Re:Re:American Fiction | 27/02/24 18:38:00 | Alastair Banton |
| The Taste of Things | 18/02/24 16:19:00 | Susan Kelly |
| Re:The Taste of Things | 18/02/24 18:44:00 | Joe Conneely |
| Re:Re:The Taste of Things | 19/02/24 08:36:00 | Susan Kelly |
| The Promised Land | 20/02/24 18:00:00 | Susan Kelly |
| Wicked Little Letters | 23/02/24 23:18:00 | Sara Nathan |
| Re:Wicked Little Letters | 27/02/24 17:07:00 | Susan Kelly |
| Perfect Days | 25/02/24 15:25:00 | Susan Kelly |
| Re:Perfect Days | 25/02/24 17:31:00 | Susan Kelly |
| Re:Re:Perfect Days | 27/02/24 18:33:00 | Alastair Banton |
| Re:Re:Re:Perfect Days | 27/03/24 22:42:00 | Sara Nathan |
| Drive-Away Dolls | 16/03/24 15:54:00 | Susan Kelly |
| Monster | 19/03/24 17:09:00 | Susan Kelly |
| Re:Monster | 27/03/24 22:44:00 | Sara Nathan |
| Re:Re:Monster | 28/03/24 09:52:00 | Susan Kelly |
| Baltimore | 27/03/24 19:17:00 | Susan Kelly |
| The Beautiful Game | 27/03/24 22:37:00 | Sara Nathan |
| The Origin of Evil | 30/03/24 09:02:00 | Norman Redfern |
| Re:The Origin of Evil | 31/03/24 14:49:00 | Susan Kelly |
| Mothers' Instinct | 30/03/24 16:33:00 | Susan Kelly |
| The Trouble With Jessica | 07/04/24 13:01:00 | Susan Kelly |
| Io Capitano | 09/04/24 16:25:00 | Susan Kelly |
| Evil Does Not Exist | 11/04/24 14:38:00 | Susan Kelly |
| Re:Evil Does Not Exist | 11/04/24 15:26:00 | Chris Hurley |
| The Teacher's Lounge | 13/04/24 16:45:00 | Susan Kelly |
| Civil War | 17/04/24 19:54:00 | Susan Kelly |
| Re:Civil War | 08/05/24 17:33:00 | Alastair Banton |
| Back to Black | 20/04/24 22:48:00 | Sara Nathan |
| Sometimes I Think About Dying | 21/04/24 14:32:00 | Susan Kelly |
| In the Land of Saints & Sinners | 27/04/24 21:11:00 | Susan Kelly |
| Re:In the Land of Saints & Sinners | 01/05/24 23:37:00 | Joe Conneely |
| Challengers | 28/04/24 14:19:00 | Susan Kelly |
| Re:Challengers | 01/05/24 22:20:00 | Sara Nathan |
| Kidnapped (Italian mostly, some Hebrew & Latin. Subtitled) | 29/04/24 13:41:00 | Sara Nathan |
| Re:Kidnapped (Italian mostly, some Hebrew & Latin. Subtitled) | 30/04/24 19:01:00 | Susan Kelly |
| Re:Re:Kidnapped (Italian mostly, some Hebrew & Latin. Subtitled) | 01/05/24 23:42:00 | Joe Conneely |
| The Idea of You | 29/04/24 23:24:00 | Sara Nathan |
| "There's still tomorrow" (C'e ancora domani" | 01/05/24 23:27:00 | Joe Conneely |
| Re:"There's still tomorrow" (C'e ancora domani" | 04/05/24 14:56:00 | Susan Kelly |
| Re:The Idea of You | 02/05/24 17:37:00 | Susan Kelly |
| The Fall Guy | 06/05/24 21:55:00 | Sara Nathan |
| Re:The Fall Guy | 07/05/24 15:37:00 | Susan Kelly |
| "Love Lies Bleeding" | 08/05/24 19:14:00 | Joe Conneely |
| Re:"Love Lies Bleeding" | 18/05/24 15:37:00 | Susan Kelly |
| La Chimera | 14/05/24 15:10:00 | Susan Kelly |
| Re:La Chimera (mostly Italian with subtitles) | 15/05/24 23:30:00 | Sara Nathan |
| "Catching Fire : The Story of Anita Pallenberg" | 19/05/24 13:37:00 | Joe Conneely |
| Young Woman and the sea | 03/06/24 23:33:00 | Sara Nathan |
| Hit Man | 10/06/24 13:55:00 | Sara Nathan |
| Re:Hit Man | 14/06/24 10:14:00 | Susan Kelly |
| Kinds of Kindness | 25/06/24 01:07:00 | Sara Nathan |
| The Nature of Love | 09/07/24 17:27:00 | Susan Kelly |
| Sleep | 14/07/24 18:54:00 | Susan Kelly |
| Crossing | 20/07/24 17:19:00 | Susan Kelly |
| Thelma | 23/07/24 16:44:00 | Susan Kelly |
| It End With Us | 10/08/24 14:51:00 | Susan Kelly |
| Sky Peals | 15/08/24 16:35:00 | Susan Kelly |
| Only the River Flows | 21/08/24 17:19:00 | Susan Kelly |
| Blink Twice | 25/08/24 14:45:00 | Susan Kelly |
| National Cinema Day | 26/08/24 07:47:00 | Susan Kelly |
| Kneecap | 27/08/24 19:54:00 | Susan Kelly |
| Sing Sing | 31/08/24 16:12:00 | Susan Kelly |
| Firebrand | 07/09/24 18:42:00 | Susan Kelly |
| My Favourite Cake | 15/09/24 14:05:00 | Susan Kelly |