MARIA DUARTE recommends a remarkable study of the friendship between a Palestinian and a Pakistani, broken by a hostile state
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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
Room (15)
Directed by Lenny Abrahamson
4/5
IT MAY be harrowing to watch but this slow-burning and understated drama about child abduction and captivity packs an extraordinary emotional punch, due to the astonishing performances by Golden Globe winner Brie Larson and Jacob Tremblay.
The film opens with Jack (Tremblay) waking up excitedly on his fifth birthday. His mother (Larson) lovingly makes a fuss of him as she gets him to exercise before offering to make him a birthday cake.
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