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The 2023 Oscar-nominated documentary shorts spotlight human nature, and nature itself

This year's Oscar-nominated short documentaries are remarkably varied, revisiting our recent political history, examining the roots of terrorism at home and sharing snapshots of a young person's development. Even the two nature-based entries wildly differ in approach and tone.

Los Angeles Times

Michael Phillips: When prosthetics get in the way of performance, what do you get? Tom Hanks in ‘Elvis’

This column is not about trashing Tom Hanks in “Elvis.”

Chicago Tribune

Everyone used to know her name in politics. Now Martha Mitchell is back

WASHINGTON — “If it hadn’t been for Martha, there’d have been no Watergate,” Richard Nixon once said.

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Everyone used to know her name in politics. Now Martha Mitchell is back - Roll Call

“The Martha Mitchell Effect” aims to put the loudest, brashest Cabinet wife back where she belongs — right at the center of American history.

Roll Call

God’s Favourite Idiot to The Martha Mitchell Effect: the seven best shows to stream this week

Melissa McCarthy’s quirky new comedy about the impending apocalypse, and the Watergate whistleblower gets her long overdue recognition. Plus: J-Lo!

The Guardian - UK

5 unsung whistleblowers on screen

We love to hate those who refuse to follow rules. But whistleblowers for the greater good? We seem to forget them

Salon

Mary McNamara: Enough with the limited series already

In virtually every episode of "The Offer" on Paramount+ there is a moment when the action pauses so one character or another can deliver a paean to the power of movies.

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‘Gaslit’ review: Julia Roberts humanizes Watergate in new Starz series co-starring Sean Penn

Behind every great political scandal, there are players whose stories get shoved to the side by the first, second and even third drafts of history.

Chicago Tribune

Gaslit review – a star-powered Watergate drama that grips and doesn’t let go

Julia Roberts is fantastic as ‘mouth of the south’ Martha Mitchell in this prestige bit of TV – and she knows it

The Guardian - UK

Who is in the Gaslit TV series cast alongside Julia Roberts and Sean Penn?

The programme follows the lesser-known characters caught up in the Watergate scandal

Manchester Evening News

Gaslit review: A sublime Julia Roberts can’t save new Watergate series

A plodding new series shows us the infamous Seventies US political scandal through the eyes of Martha Mitchell, wife of Richard Nixon’s attorney-general, but lacks any of the drama of the actual event

The Independent UK

Julia Roberts lifts lid on Watergate scandal whistleblower wife in new TV show

The actress plays the outspoken socialite Martha Mitchell, the first to link President Richard Nixon to a burglary that led to his downfall.

Daily Mirror

When does the Gaslit TV series set around Watergate start and how to watch in the UK

Gaslit centres around Martha Mitchell, the wife of Nixon's Attorney General John Mitchell

Manchester Evening News

‘Gaslit’: Julia Roberts skillfully settles into the ’70s as Martha Mitchell, a Watergate wife who wouldn’t be silent

She’s electric opposite Sean Penn, playing corrupt Nixon aide John Mitchell in the darkly funny Starz series.

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The Independent UK

Julia Roberts returns to TV in Watergate-era series 'Gaslit'

Julia Roberts returns to television in the limited series "Gaslit" for Starz

Daily Mirror

Dan Stevens looks worlds away from his Downton Abbey days as he attends Gaslit premiere

Dan Stevens, who stars in the new political thriller, showed off his quirky sense of style and eccentric moustache at the premiere in New York City on Monday

The Independent UK

‘Criminal surrounded by idiots’: Actor Dan Stevens stuns One Show with brutal attack on Boris Johnson

Downton Abbey star went offscript when asked a question on new Watergate drama Gaslit

The New Daily

April streaming guide: Kylie Minogue’s disco doco, a true crime drama and a David Bowie remake

Riding off the back of Oscars glory, streaming services are going full steam ahead with a vast catalogue of choices for April across nine platforms.

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The Guardian - US

‘They called her crazy’: Watergate whistleblower finally gets her due

Martha Mitchell, wife of Nixon’s attorney general who ordered the break-in at the scandal’s heart, was drugged and kidnapped

The New Daily

‘Stranger than fiction’: Watergate series reveals forgotten players who brought down a president

Unlike 'All The Presidents Men', 'Gaslit' focuses on forgotten characters who helped bring down President Nixon as the Watergate scandal was laid bare.

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