MARY CONWAY is gripped by the powerful emotional journeys portrayed by the parents of the perpetrator and victims of a mass shooting
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Film round-up: April 27
The Star's critics review Beast, Avengers: Infinity War, Lean on Pete, and Mary and the Witch’s Flower
LEO BOIX reviews a novel where shadows deceive and mortality looms, and a poetry collection that refuses to dim
ROBIN STYLES welcomes a boundary pushing work of fiction exploring the life and ideas of the godmother of modernism
PAUL DONOVAN recommends an energetic adaptation of Ken Kesey’s novel, that emphasises how psychiatry is a tool in the hands of a racist agenda
ED WAUGH introduces a special event to commemorate the centenary of the 1926 General Strike
Reviews of Charlotte Cornfield, Michael Weston King, and Gun Outfit
Avengers: Infinity War (12A)
Directed by Anthony Russo and Joe Russo
★★★★
THE NINETEEN films in the Avengers franchise have grossed over $13 billion at the box office globally and that record-breaking run looks set to continue with Infinity War.
Fast and furious, this visually arresting, non-stop action-packed epic showdown of all showdowns proves once again that Marvel Studios are masters of the superhero ensemble game.
In this latest, the Avengers — disbanded in Captain America: Civil War — team up with the Guardians of the Galaxy and other key superheroes from the Marvel cinematic universe to stop the ultimate villain Thanos (Josh Brolin, phenomenal) acquiring all six infinity stones which will enable him to destroy half the universe with a click of his finger.
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