PAUL DONOVAN applauds an intriguing multi-layered depiction, dominated by a stunning impersonation of Marilyn herself
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MARIA DUARTE reviews Oliver Stone’s new biopic SNOWDEN and we cast an eye over the rest of the week’s releases
LEO BOIX applauds an audacious, self-questioning film about grief, friendship and film-making
MARY CONWAY admires a brave and topical study of Armageddon that is, unfortunately, unable to come to a conclusion
ANDY HEDGECOCK, JAMES WALSH and JAMIE BRITTON review Hanging by a Wire, I Want Your Sex, The Pout-Pout Fish, and Rise of the Foot Soldier: Retribution
Chris Searle speaks to US pianist RAN BLAKE
The Bard hands out medals for his Edinburgh campaign and urges us to support The Men They Couldn’t Hang
Snowden (15), directed by Oliver Stone
4/5
MAESTRO of the historical biopic Oliver Stone once again digs deep — this time into the life of whistleblower Edward Snowden, a figure who has certainly divided opinion.
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