The Roses vs The War of the Roses: Thorny Roses

We seem to be stuck in a loop reviewing films called ‘War of the Something’, because this week we’ve watched the new Olivia Coleman Benedict Cumberbatch comedy The Roses, and we’re comparing it to the Kathleen Turner Michael Douglas version of the same story, 1989’s The War of the Roses. Two divorces, two fighting couples, two ruined houses. But which one of these films wants to be Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf and which one wants to be Home Alone? Which character has nothing to do? Why does Michael Douglas love the rain? And how do they both compare to the original source novel from 1981?

Plus a documentary about rocks, a return visit to a lost ark, some huge flowers, a Simpson’s tongue twister, a cardinal sin among comedians, a subtly optimistic lecture from Robert Reich, a box of ‘thank-you’ chocolates and a fridge full of deadly raspberries.

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