The Star's critic MARIA DUARTE recommends an impressive impersonation of Bob Dylan
Film round-up: March 14, 2024
The Star's critic MARIA DUARTE reviews Monster, The New Boy, Janey, and Drive-Away Dolls
The Star's critic MARIA DUARTE reviews Here, Vermiglio, William Tell and Wolf Man
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Emphasising his continuous engagement in labour movement struggles, ALISTAIR FINDLAY salutes John Foster’s contribution as activist, strategist, intellectual and defender of the Morning Star
ANDY MIAH advocates the use of AI to assist people by expanding access to global literature and culture
EWAN KOTZ relishes a veteran Glasgow band that have lost none of their verve for live performance
Monster (12A)
Directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda
★★★★
THIS complex yet haunting Japanese coming-of-age tale reveals itself gently as its many transformative layers peel away slowly to reveal a completely different beast.
It follows a protective single mother (Sakura Ando) who demands answers from her son’s (Soya Kurokawa) teacher (Eita Nagayama) and the school when he starts acting strangely.
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