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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
ANDY HEDGECOCK is entertained by a playful novel that embeds a fictional game at its heart
Death comes for Liberals, entitled murder, Vatican hit squads, and fraternising with the Blitz killer
New releases from Public Image Ltd, William Basinski, and John Luther Adams
GABRIELE NEHER draws attention to an astoundingly skilled Flemish painter who defied the notion that women cannot paint like men
The Bard pays homage to Hull’s finest promoter and venue, and awards Douze Points to Laibach
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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