Movie Talk: ROMA, The Favourite, and Shoplifters

19/11/2018 19 min
Movie Talk: ROMA, The Favourite, and Shoplifters

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ROMA In 1970s Mexico City, two domestic workers help a mother of four while her husband is away for an extended period of time.Director: Alfonso CuarónWritten by: Alfonso CuarónCast: Yalitza Aparicio, Marina de TaviraDistributor: NetflixRelease Date: November 21, 2018Runtime: 2 hour 15 minutesGenre: DramaRated R  The FavouriteIn the early 18th century, England is at war with the French. Nevertheless, duck racing and pineapple eating are thriving. A frail Queen Anne occupies the throne, and her close friend Lady Sarah governs the country in her stead while tending to Anne's ill health and mercurial temper. When a new servant, Abigail, arrives, her charm endears her to Sarah. Sarah takes Abigail under her wing, and Abigail sees a chance to return to her aristocratic roots.Director: Yorgos LanthimosWritten by: Deborah Davis, Tony McNamaraCast: Olivia Colman, Emma Stone, Rachel Weisz, Nicholas Hoult, Joe AlwynDistributor: Fox Searchlight PicturesRelease Date: November 23, 2018Runtime: 1 hour 59 minutesGenre: Biography, DramaRated R  ShopliftersOn the margins of Tokyo, a most unusual “family”—a collection of societal castoffs united by their shared outsiderhood and fierce loyalty to one another—survives by petty stealing and grifting. When they welcome into their fold a young girl who’s been abused by her parents, they risk exposing themselves to the authorities and upending their tenuous, below-the-radar existence.Director: Hirokazu Kore-edaWritten by: Hirokazu Kore-edaCast: Lily Franky, Sakura Ando, Mayu Matsuoka, Kairi Jō, Miyu Sasaki, Kirin KikiDistributor: Gaga CorporationRelease Date: November 23, 2018Runtime: 2 hour 01 minutesGenre: Crime, DramaRated R Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.