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UNCOVERED: Mary nighy - The Untold Story

TV tonight: a group of strangers take on a menacing mountain

Expect bitching and bickering as 12 novices compete to reach a peak in New Zealand. Plus, it’s the return of MasterChef: The Professionals. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK

Bill Nighy admits he got ‘almost everything’ wrong in his early life

‘My superpower is squandering time,’ said ‘Love Actually’ actor

The Independent UK

Alice, Darling review – compelling female friendship thriller

A woman with a controlling boyfriend and her two friends hatch a plan in Mary Nighy’s impressive psychological drama

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Alice, Darling and the importance of showing emotional abuse on screen

The new film starring Anna Kendrick is one of the few visual narratives to deftly handle the insidious effects of an emotionally abusive relationship

The Guardian - US

‘How do you have authority? Not by screaming’: Mary Nighy on misogyny, famous parents and channelling Mary Poppins

As the child of Bill Nighy and Diana Quick, she would be plonked in a rehearsal room after school – so it’s no surprise she’s stepping behind the camera. The film-maker talks about her extraordinary debut feature, Alice, Darling

The Guardian - UK

Alice, Darling review – Anna Kendrick excels in abusive relationship thriller

Kendrick impresses as a woman being deprived of emotional oxygen by a toxic boyfriend, though Mary Nighy’s film gets distracted by a subplot

The Guardian - UK

Movie review: 'Alice, Darling' shines rare light on emotionally abusive relationship

The comma makes all the difference in the title “Alice, Darling.” It’s not an endearment, but rather, depending on what’s next, could be a request, a behest, an entreaty, perhaps even a demand, an order or a backhanded compliment. The title’s grammatical structure is a clever bit of wordplay to…

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‘Alice, Darling’: Anna Kendrick’s drama of a toxic relationship sticks with you

She gives a performance of integrity and authenticity as a woman leaning on friends to help her cut loose from her jerk of a partner.

Chicago Sun-Times

‘I think about death 35 times a day’: Bill Nighy on sex, social media – and still being able to manage the stairs

In his new film, Living, Nighy plays a civil servant who has six months to live – a part tailor-made for him by Kazuo Ishiguro. He talks about the power of nostalgia, keeping it minimal and his close brush with Instagram

The Guardian - UK

Anna Kendrick says she almost turned down 'Alice, Darling' role because of past abuse

Anna Kendrick says she nearly turned down her latest role as a woman in an emotionally abusive relationship in "Alice, Darling," because she was only recently removed from a similar situation.

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