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‘Good Luck to You, Leo Grande’: Finding sex and self-acceptance at 55

by Ann Hornaday The Washington Post June 20, 2022June 21, 2022

In “Good Luck to You, Leo Grande,” Emma Thompson plays Nancy Stokes, a widow and retired religion education teacher who has endured a lifetime of erotic unfulfillment. Until today. As the movie opens, Nancy is arriving at a featureless hotel room to meet the sex worker she has procured for the evening – a last-ditch […]

Arts & Entertainment

‘Lightyear’ stays earthbound, ‘Jurassic World’ holds No. 1 at box office

by LINDSEY BAHR Associated Press June 19, 2022

“Lightyear” disappoints with $51 million in its debut weekend in North America.

Arts & Entertainment, Books

Book review: When a librarian and her widowed mom fly to England to help run a family bookstore, they get more than they bargained for

by Tobias Carroll June 19, 2022June 18, 2022

‘Chapter and Curse,’ the first in a new mystery series from Elizabeth Penney, offers likeable characters and plausible motivations – for murder.

Arts & Entertainment, Books

Tracy Flick is back – and she’s tired of losing

by Ron Charles The Washington Post June 19, 2022June 17, 2022

Flick, the ambitious high school student from Tom Perrotta’s 1998 novel ‘Election,’ is now an assistant principal in the sequel, ‘Tracy Flick Can’t Win.’