MARY CONWAY revels in a powerful reminder that human lives are not defined by physical perfection
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PAUL DONOVAN recommends the fine performances in this account of the pre-war meeting between the US president and the British king
TECLYN AROD relishes an intimate celebration of jazz improvisation that mixes local and national musicians
The missing sister, the vengeful WAG, cruise ship claustrophobia, and reanimated Avengers
Three great releases of lost concerts by Duke Ellington Orchestra, John Taylor & Stan Sulzman, and Joe Henderson
To rescue Kahlo from the clutches of the corporate art market, we need to acknowledge the overt and covert political dimensions of the work, demands GAVIN O’TOOLE
Mia Madre (15)
Directed by Nanni Moretti
4/5
IN THIS slow-burning drama about the loss of a mother, Nanni Moretti returns to explore the themes of family ties and bereavement in his best work since The Son’s Room.
It centres on film director Margherita (Margherita Buy), who is shooting a film about a factory strike over planned lay-offs with famous US actor Barry Huggins (John Turturro).
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