JAMES WALSH is moved by an exhibition of graphic art that relates horrors that would be much less immediate in other media
Film round-up: October 31, 2024
The Star's critic MARIA DUARTE reviews Anora, Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story, Blitz, and Heretic

Anora (18)
Directed by Sean Baker
★★★★
A WORTHY winner of this year’s Palme d’Or prize at Cannes, Sean Baker’s enthralling drama is a grittier take on Pretty Woman with a Russian twist.
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