The Lost King, Wonder Woman 1984, and The Girl in the Spiders' Web

Posted January 16, 2025 by Mirren in Movies

So I went on a movie binge over the holidays.

My brief reviews -

The Lost King. The true story of how an amateur historian called Phillipa Langley single-handedly tracked down the long-lost bones of the last Plantagenet king of England, Richard III. Very funny and inspiring true story.

Did you know Richard III introduced the legal principle that someone accused of a crime is innocent until proven guilty?

Wonder Women 1984. Big budget, effects-laden superheroine sequel. I enjoyed the ride.

The Girl in the Spiders' Web. Big budget, James-Bond-ified sequel featuring Claire Foy as the hacker who once again tangles with a pack of complete and total scumbags. You'd despair of humanity, really. Good thriller, not as cerebral as the earlier movies, more action-oriented.

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Posted January 16, 2025 by Mirren

Edited January 16, 2025

Score: 8

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