Deborah Ross

I beg Sam Mendes to stop writing his own scripts: Empire of Light reviewed

Can Olivia Colman save any film she’s in? Sam Mendes's latest suggests she sadly can't

Can she save any film she’s in? Olivia Colman as Hilary in Empire of Light. Photo: Parisa Taghizadeh. Courtesy of Searchlight Pictures. © 2022 20th Century Studios
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