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Film Round-up: February 23
This week the Star's critics review Native, I, Tonya, The Ice King, Finding Your Feet, and Birth Of The Dragon
New releases from Simone White, Brass Funkeys, and Souad Massi
SUE TURNER is compelled by a history that shows how far a country can turn in on itself to collude with abuses of power
RON JACOBS is persuaded by the parallel drawn between Charles Manson and Donald Trump
In this comparison of Britain pre- and post Thatcher, WILL POMORE applauds the analysis, but distrusts the solutions offered
MARIA DUARTE defends a solid, late-career Spielberg conspiracy flick that calls for empathy in a hostile world
I, Tonya (15)
Directed by Craig Gillespie
★★★★
WITH its unconventional structure and contradictory viewpoints, this irreverently dark and funny film is as unbelievable as the true story of US figure skater Tonya Harding and the scandal that rocked the sporting world that it is based on.
But producer and Oscar-nominated star Margot Robbie, who plays Harding, didn't realise it was based on a true story when she first read Steven Rogers' script.
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