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'Chéri': Power Outagenew

When Michelle Pfeiffer is offscreen, Chéri feels like it might capsize at any moment.
Eugene Weekly  |  Jason Blair  |  09-11-2009  |  Reviews

'Cheri' is Quite a Monument to Michelle Pfeiffernew

This is sensual, cerebral, and surprisingly weighty stuff, which should come as no surprise to anyone who's been following the careers of Stephen Frears, critically neglected, perhaps, because he's so hard to pin down.
Austin Chronicle  |  Kimberley Jones  |  06-26-2009  |  Reviews

'Cheri' Works as a Wax Museum of Genresnew

It takes a prim-and-properness that few Americans can fathom to make an R-rated film about a hooker and her lover and not display heaps of sweat-covered skin, but that's the headspace that master Stephen Frears inhabits in Cheri.
Orlando Weekly  |  Justin Strout  |  06-25-2009  |  Reviews

An Outrage Porn and a Decorously Hammy Frou-Frounew

The Stoning of Soraya M. is cheap and degrading and it stinks from here to Tehran. Meanwhile, Cheri is an insubstantial bit of fluff.
East Bay Express  |  Kelly Vance  |  06-24-2009  |  Reviews

An Excess of Good Sensenew

Despite Mirren's sensational performance, The Queen is sometimes as conservative in execution as the people it attempts to dramatize.
Eugene Weekly  |  Jason Blair  |  12-01-2006  |  Reviews

Pomp and Circumstancesnew

This Helen Mirren starrer provides a glimpse of the British monarchy at a contemporary crossroads between supreme dominance and utter irrelevancy.
Austin Chronicle  |  Marjorie Baumgarten  |  10-27-2006  |  Reviews

Her Beleaguered Highnessnew

Stephen Frears comes to The Queen's defense.
Willamette Week  |  James Walling  |  10-25-2006  |  Reviews

'The Queen' Reigns Supremenew

Helen Mirren's royal impersonations are majestic.
New York Press  |  Jennifer Merin  |  10-05-2006  |  Reviews

There's Nothing Like This Damenew

This staid British music-hall drama seems calculated to earn Judi Dench lots of award notices. Mission accomplished.
Austin Chronicle  |  Marjorie Baumgarten  |  02-03-2006  |  Reviews

Show Businessnew

Mrs. Henderson Presents is a bit of theatrical history that relies on recurrent full-frontal nudity but which you can still take your mom and dad to.
Orlando Weekly  |  Steve Schneider  |  02-02-2006  |  Reviews

Very Little Sex, Please -- We're British

Though not without moments of BBC-sitcom appeal, this undertaking is essentially lifeless.
Washington City Paper  |  Mark Jenkins  |  01-13-2006  |  Reviews

The Nude Bombnew

Mrs. Henderson shakes up war-torn Britain with an assault of the flesh.
Dallas Observer  |  Bill Gallo  |  01-13-2006  |  Reviews

Blitz Meets Brits' Titsnew

The most shocking thing about Stephen Frears' film isn't the skin on display but the revelation that he could embrace such glib sentiment.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta)  |  Curt Holman  |  01-12-2006  |  Reviews

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