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Film round-up: November 4, 2019
MARIA DUARTE and ALAN FRANK review Doctor Sleep, The Aeronauts, After The Wedding, Brittany Runs a Marathon and Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound,

Doctor Sleep (15)
Directed by Mike Flanagan
★★★★

FORTY years after suffering a torrent of childhood horrors at the Overlook Hotel in The Shining, and still psychologically scarred by the satanic experiences he endured, Danny Torrance (Ewan McGregor) faces further supernatural terrors when he joins courageous teenage girl Abra (Kyliegh Curran) to battle merciless Rose the Hat (Rebecca Ferguson) and her evil cohorts, who feed off innocents in their quest for immortality.

Director Mike Flanagan delivers an effective shock film narrative as Torrance and his ward face their life-or-death battle against Rose the Hat and her satanic acolytes, culminating in Torrance’s unforgettable return to the Overlook Hotel.

It's a scarifying sequence that alone is worth the price of admission.

The Aeronauts (15)
Directed by Tom Harper
★★★

After the Wedding (12A)
Directed by Bart Freundlich
★★★

Brittany Runs a Marathon (15)
Directed by Paul Downs Colaizzo
★★★

Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound (12)
Directed by Midge Costin
★★★★★

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