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Old Joy

Good news about Venus, Roger Michell’s new film about the curious relationship that develops between aging actor Maurice (Peter O’Toole) and young provincial woman Jessie (Jodie Whittaker): It is, thank God, not as prim or polite as it seems. To its credit — and the credit of Hanif Kureishi, its bold and skillful screenwriter — […]

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