PAUL DONOVAN applauds an intriguing multi-layered depiction, dominated by a stunning impersonation of Marilyn herself
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Film round up: February 17
LEO BOIX applauds an audacious, self-questioning film about grief, friendship and film-making
MARY CONWAY admires a brave and topical study of Armageddon that is, unfortunately, unable to come to a conclusion
ANDY HEDGECOCK, JAMES WALSH and JAMIE BRITTON review Hanging by a Wire, I Want Your Sex, The Pout-Pout Fish, and Rise of the Foot Soldier: Retribution
Chris Searle speaks to US pianist RAN BLAKE
The Bard hands out medals for his Edinburgh campaign and urges us to support The Men They Couldn’t Hang
Hidden Figures (PG)
Directed by Theodore Melfi
5/5
Yet another “based on true events” movie hits the screen.
But, for once, this extraordinary story of a brilliant group of women whose vital contributions to the US space race culminated in their key roles in John Glenn’s landmark Apollo mission in 1962 does ring true.
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