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
Hail, Caesar! (12A)
Directed by Joel Coen and Ethan Coen
3/5
THIS Coen brothers love letter to post-war Hollywood is a homage to the golden age of film but it isn’t as smart or as funny as it believes it is.
Set in the early 1950s, it brilliantly captures the ruthlessness and omnipotence of the studio system, where the bosses control every aspect of their stars’ professional and private lives.
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