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BENJAMIN POTHIER suggests that Palaeolithic cave paintings in Spain point to the ceremonial use of hallucinogenic flora
The bard confirms that the right has a humour bypass, and replays the English Revolution on period instruments
MARIA DUARTE and ANDY HEDGECOCK review Sunny Dancer, Tony, Songs of Forgotten Trees, and The End of Oak Street
JOHN GREEN relishes a powerful and moving drama that explores the lived realities of west London’s Punjabi community
MARTIN HALL welcomes a plea for greater compassion between believer and non-believer via the framework of philosophical enquiry
Concussion (12A)
Directed by Peter Landesman
4/5
WILL SMITH’S convincing portrayal of immigrant Nigerian forensic neuropathologist Dr Bennet Omalu and Peter Landesman’s screenplay and direction breathe life into what on the surface might seem an unlikely narrative for a feature film.
It focuses on the clinician’s dogged investigation into the consequences of severe brain damage caused by violent collisions between players in the US National Football League and, in an adroit opening, we see Omalu impressively proving his medical credentials while giving evidence in court.
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