Anthony Page – MRQE

Bill: On His Own (TV)

Fri, 19 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Bill Sackter struggles to cope after his best friend and guardian, Barry Morrow and his wife Beverly move away. Bill moves into a group home run by Mae Driscoll who teaches him how to read. Bill soon discovers his religious heritage, overcoming the fire that accidentally destroyed his small canteen business, and then travels to California to search for the Morrows.

Second Serve (TV)

Wed, 03 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Fact-based story about tennis pro Renee Richards, whose player status was challenged in 1976 when it was revealed that she was a trans woman. Flashback to 1964 before she was out as trans, a successful New York doctor with a great lifestyle, a flashy girl friend, and a secret life. Her psychiatrist mother refuses to deal with her and sends her to a colleague who diagnoses with a psychotic gender confusion, which he says can be unlearned. After a failed marriage and parenthood, she comes out as trans, with a new life in California.

My Zinc Bed (TV)

Mon, 01 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

A recovering alcoholic becomes involved with his boss’s wife, a former cocaine addict.

The Missiles of October (TV)

Sat, 30 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Based in part on Robert F. Kennedy’s book, “Thirteen Days,” this film profiles the Kennedy Administration’s actions during the Cuban Missile Crisis.

Pack of Lies (TV)

Sun, 24 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

A couple learns that their friendly neighbours might be Russian spies.

Absolution

Tue, 26 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

At a Catholic boys’ school, domineering disciplinarian Father Goddard rules over his pupils with an iron hand. When one of his teenage charges confesses to murder, the dogmatic but deeply repressed Goddard finds his faith challenged and his life spiralling dangerously out of control.

I Never Promised You a Rose Garden

Tue, 26 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

A disturbed and institutionalized 16-year-old girl struggles between fantasy and reality.

Alpha Beta

Fri, 19 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

E. A. Whitehead adapted the script of Alpha Beta from his own play. Albert Finney is cast as “The Man,” while Rachel Roberts plays “The Woman.” The rest of the film remains in this pretentious vein, as we watch Finney and Roberts’ marriage crumble before our eyes. One suspects that they might have patched things up had they ignored Whitehead’s florid prose. Alpha Beta is salvaged dramatically by the dynamic performances of its stars, who far outshine the material.

The Lady Vanishes

Sat, 23 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

On the eve of World War II, zany heiress Amanda Kelly travels by train to Switzerland. While passing through Germany, she meets a sweet elderly lady, who suddenly vanishes. Distraught, she questions her fellow passengers who claim that the woman was never there. Unsure if it’s all in her mind or if there’s a more sinister plot afoot, Amanda teams up with photographer Robert Condon to discover the truth.