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: Monstrously good
A film on a young boy whose nightmares come to life is one of the best of the year, says ALAN FRANK. Plus a round-up of the rest of the week’s releases with MARIA DUARTE
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
A Monster Calls (12A), directed by JA Bayona
5/5
RANGING from The Bowery Boys Meet the Monsters to Pete’s Dragon, Willow and the BFG, boy meets monster is an enduring cinema staple.
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