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
Ghosthunters (PG)
Directed by Tobi Baumann
3/5
A YOUNG boy teams up with a professional ghost hunter and a slimy green ghost to rid his home town of an evil ancient ice ghost in this spooky European co-production.
Based on the bestselling book series by German kids’ author Cornelia Funke, whose Inkheart trilogy failed to spawn a film franchise in 2008, it stars Milo Parker (Robot Overlords, Mr Holmes) as the fearful Tom who finds himself befriending Hugo (Bastian Pastewka), a green apparition he uncovers in his cellar.
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