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Film review: Vita & Virginia renders its central pair adroitly, save a few flaws

July 1, 2019June 11, 2019 Jeremy Arblaster Eileen Atkins, Elisabeth Debicki, Gemma Arterton, Isobel Waller-Bridge, Virginia Woolf, Vita & Virginia, Vita Sackville-West

Chanya Button’s second feature, Vita & Virginia, maps the meeting of the titular literary giants to powerful effect.

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Streaming round-up: Top new films for May 13th

May 13, 2019May 13, 2019 Harry Jones 2001: A Space Odyssey, An Episode in the Life of an Iron Picker, Barry Lyndon, Christopher Nolan, Crooklyn, Danis Tanovic, Gemma Arterton, Glenn Close, Ken Loach, Luca Guadagnino, Paddy Considine, Sennia Nenua, Spike Lee, Stanley Kubrick, Suspiria, The Girl with All the Gifts, Zelda Harris

There’s plenty to get your teeth into with the recent additions to the streaming services. From witches to scrap metal men, it’s all here.

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  • Film review: Eurovision Song Contest embarrasses Europe and your vision June 30, 2020
  • North Parade discuss Birmingham, influences and releasing an EP in lockdown June 19, 2020
  • Lockdown Looking Glass: The art of conversation in My Dinner With Andre June 17, 2020
  • Film review: Black Lives Matter in Spike Lee’s incendiary Da 5 Bloods June 15, 2020
  • TV review: Steve Carell’s spoof Netflix show Space Force fails to take off June 10, 2020
  • Feature: The balance between style and substance in Princess Mononoke June 6, 2020
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  • Redditch band The Jewellers stamp their hallmark with impressive pair of singles June 4, 2020
  • Darius from The Nu talks Birmingham, new music and festival dreams June 4, 2020
  • Lockdown Looking Glass: Taking a Day Off with Ferris Bueller June 3, 2020
  • TV review: Gareth Evans’ Gangs of London raises the bar for action drama May 29, 2020
  • Ozzy Osbourne prepares new studio album May 28, 2020
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