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Alma Pöysti is terrific in an atmospheric biopic of Moomin creator, but the work/life balance is off.

Joyce Glasser reviews Tove (July 9, 2021) Cert 12A, 103 mins. For Moomins’ fans, Finnish director Zaida Bergroth’s Tove, now showing in cinemas, will be worth the wait. The eponymous protagonist is, o ...

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Two septuagenarian neighbours plot their escape in this wonderful love story

Joyce Glasser reviews Two of Us (Deux) (July 16, 2021) Cert. 12, 95 mins. In UK Cinemas and digital Filippo Meneghetti’s debut feature film is one of the most refreshing older-age love stories in year ...

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This British debut thriller has a lot going for it, but loses its way.

Joyce Glasser reviews Black Medicine (July 12, 2021) Cert 15, 90 mins. On demand. With a great title, an alluring premise, a gritty Belfast setting and a strong lead performance from Antonia Campbell- ...

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A bold Italian adaptation of Jack London’s autobiographical Martin Eden, drowns its characters in ideas.

Joyce Glasser reviews Martin Eden (July 9, 2021) Cert 15, 129 mins. Though best known for his two novels about wild dogs in the Klondike Gold Rush, White Fang and Call of the Wild, Jack London’s semi- ...

andrew 148 views 0 likes Jul 19, 2021