STEVEN ANDREW is moved beyond words by a historical account of mining in Britain made from the words of the miners themselves
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Film round-up: July 10, 2020
The Star's critics review Finding the Way Back, Black Water: Abyss, SCOOB!, Love Sarah, The Beach House, Spaceship Earth
CAILEAN MCBRIDE welcomes a refreshing and timely study of the way officialdom creates structures that exclude LGBT+ rights and humanity
The bard mourns the loss of comrades and troubadours, and looks for consolation with Black Country Jess
CHRIS MOSS relishes the painting and the life story of a self-taught working-class artist from Warrington
MARY CONWAY is disappointed by a star-studded adaptation of Ibsen’s play that is devoid of believable humanity
GORDON PARSONS is fascinated by a unique dream journal collected by a Jewish journalist in Nazi Berlin
Borrowed Time: Lennon’s Last Decade, Parthenope, Where Dragons Live and Thunderbolts* reviewed by MICHAL BONCZA and MARIA DUARTE
Finding The Way Back (15)
Directed by Gavin O’Connor
★★★
LOSS, forgiveness and a shot at redemption are the dominant themes in this slow-burning but captivating sports drama about an alcoholic basketball coach who is asked to perform miracles with a school team which is on a permanent losing streak.
Ben Affleck plays former high-school basketball phenomenon Jack Cunningham who, having ruined his marriage due to his love of the bottle, is on the verge of hitting rock bottom. But when he receives a call from his alma mater to coach the school team which hasn’t experienced victory since Jack’s glory days, the question is: can Jack finally redeem himself?
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