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Uncomfortable truths emerge in this intriguing satire on the nature of beauty

Joyce Glasser reviews Chained for Life (October 25, 2019), Cert. 15, 92 min. Most films that feature ‘freaks’ are either set in the circus, like the classic 1932 Freaks, set in a circus and Hugh Jackm ...

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An entertaining history of the development of cinematic sound in the USA

Joyce Glasser reviews Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound (Nov 1, 2019), Cert. 12, 94 min. This enthralling documentary about a traditional male preserve, the highly technical world of cinema sou ...

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Maybe this is actually the worst possible time in the history of the world to be telling stories

Robert Tanitch reviews Antipodes at National Theatre/Dorfman American playwright Annie Baker has had three of her plays staged at the National Theatre: Flick, John and now Antipodes. Flick, set in an ...

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A passionate historian, archaeologist, writer and TV presenter

Eileen Caiger Gray reviews Neil Oliver at Doncaster Cast (Nov 3rd 2019) A long-haired Scot paces the stage in a denim shirt and neck scarf, keenly engaging his audience for over two hours. But banish ...

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