MARIA DUARTE recommends a remarkable study of the friendship between a Palestinian and a Pakistani, broken by a hostile state
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ALAN FRANK endures another example of successful TV series transformed into cinematic flop
MATTHEW HAWKINS rakes through un-fancy words and flair-free summaries to find who and what might be flamboyant
PETER MASON is exhilarated by an exciting, well-considered and historically minded tribute to the great Trinidadian instrument
Reducing historical lives to ‘male’ and ‘female’ roles, we lose the nuance of those lives and a clearer understanding of past societies, suggests CLAIRE ISABELLA GILMOUR
CHRIS SEARLE relishes the genius of pianist Alexander Hawkins, his many ensembles, and his new album
Absolutely Fabulous:
The Movie (15)
Directed by Mandie Fletcher
2/5
ABSOLUTELY Fabulous: The Movie follows the well-worn route of TV comedies like Up Pompeii, On the Buses, Rising Damp and Are You Being Served? in this repackaging for the big screen.
Regrettably, what was amusing enough at TV sitcom length becomes increasingly wearisome.
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