MARIA DUARTE recommends a remarkable study of the friendship between a Palestinian and a Pakistani, broken by a hostile state
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Film reviews: Hero or villain?
MARIA DUARTE reviews Oliver Stone’s new biopic SNOWDEN and we cast an eye over the rest of the week’s releases
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
Snowden (15), directed by Oliver Stone
4/5
MAESTRO of the historical biopic Oliver Stone once again digs deep — this time into the life of whistleblower Edward Snowden, a figure who has certainly divided opinion.
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