PAUL DONOVAN is chilled by the contemporary resonance of Harper Lee’s coming of age tale amidst racism and white supremacy in this excellent production
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Film review: Devil’s Knot (15)
Atom Egoyan’s film reveals the ongoing Hollywood paranoia about ‘the other’, says JEFF SAWTELL
GEOFF BOTTOMS recommends the unashamedly light-hearted escapism on offer in this stage version of the 1963 film
Full of mysterious religious references and radical sound design, the Scottish duo’s new offering is candidate for album of the year, suggests SIMON DUFF
MARY CONWAY revels in a powerful reminder that human lives are not defined by physical perfection
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
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Director: Atom Egoyan
Given the exhaustive coverage of the so-called West Memphis Three — the mysterious murder of the children Christopher Byers, Michael Moore and Steven Branch — you might wonder why the celebrated Canadian director Atom Egoyan has decided to make a contribution to the subject.
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