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This inspirational biopic is creatively told but uneven in execution

Joyce Glasser reviews Yuli – The Carlos Acosta Story (March 22, 2019), Cert. 15, 111 min. One major problem with turning a true story into a film is that the viewer is likely to know the outcome ...

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A heartfelt story pits a local Spanish community against globalisation.

Joyce Glasser reviews The Olive Tree (March 17, 2017) Spanish Director Icíar Bollaín and British scriptwriter Paul Laverty (Ken Loach’s regular writer) teamed up to acclaim in 2011 with their first co ...

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