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Theater Camp review – deeply charming and hilarious stage kid mockumentary
Molly Gordon and Nick Lieberman have made watching bad acting a thrill in this zippy and joke-filled film about jazz-handing theatre kids
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23, Aug, 2023 @6:00 AM
Face Down review – documentary traces trauma of a brutal IRA murder
The kidnapping and killing of Thomas Niedermayer by the Provisional IRA is given deeply moving family context and gripping historical background
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10, Aug, 2023 @12:38 PM
Bawaal review – redemption romcom in spectacularly poor taste
While the premise – an awful man learns from his much better wife – is serviceable, the plot, centring on a tour around second world war sites is woefully misjudged
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21, Jul, 2023 @10:00 AM
Satyaprem Ki Katha review – Bollywood get-the-girl romcom bursts with colour
Tolerably corny taboo-busting tale of a lovable loser who courts a beautiful woman features epic dance scenes and catchy, involving music
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29, Jun, 2023 @10:00 AM
Over My Dead Body review – corpse comedy takes on Hong Kong property market
Goofy story about the residents of a ritzy apartment block racing to get rid of a murder victim
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22, Apr, 2023 @12:53 PM
Much Ado review – Shakespeare adaptation offers modern British take
Some sparky performances are not enough to stop this low-budget version of Shakespeare’s romcom falling flat
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17, Apr, 2023 @10:00 AM
Julia Scotti: Funny That Way review – transgender comedian is cracking company
Uplifting documentary allows its funny, flawed and likable subject to tell the poignant story of how she came to realise who she was
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30, Mar, 2023 @8:00 AM
Radji review – moving depiction of Sami herders and their reindeer
This moving documentary follows Sami families as they fight the Norwegian government for the right to take animals along routes used for generations
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27, Feb, 2023 @7:00 AM
Never-ending stories: from Bond to Galbraith, why is everything so long?
Films are bum-numbers, books are doorstoppers – even podcasts go on for hours. What’s behind the rise of cultural epics – and is it time someone gave them a trim?
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29, Oct, 2020 @6:00 AM
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