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Podcast: The Long Take Review
Episode: Napoleon Review
Description: Ridley Scott, the director who brought us game-changing blockbusters like Alien, Bladerunner, and Gladiator, takes on one of history’s most notorious figures in his new film, Napoleon. The 2-hour and 38-minute historical epic follows not only his military career but his relationship with his wife and empress, Josephine. The film stars Academy Award winner Joaquin Phoenix (Joker, The Master) as Napoleon and Academy Award nominee Vanessa Kirby (Mission: Impossible — Fallout, The Crown) as Josephine. It’s playing in theaters now, but Sir Ridley himself has said that there will be a 4-hour director’s cut on AppleTV+ at a later...