In category: Film & TV
A Hidden Life Review – A sensory experience that makes us question the importance of principles and conviction
Miro Magazine
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Golden Globes 2020 – War epic 1917 and retro Once Upon A Time In Hollywood throw award season wide open as we look to the Oscars
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Jojo Rabbit Review: Waititi’s comedy is most definitely funny, despite the heavy subject matter
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Little Women Review: It’s the Jo and Amy show now in 19th Century classic
Miro Magazine http://www.miromagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/3-small-white-logo.png 270 200 http://www.miromagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Little-Women.jpg 800 534 It feels appropriate to preface this review by saying that I never read Little Women, I never saw the 1994 adaptation with Winona Ryder and I have no emotional bond to the characte...
As we reach the end of the decade, has Disney given Star Wars a shot in the arm or is it stagnating in a Dagobah swamp?
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As we near 2020, which are some of the best films of the decade?
Miro Magazine http://www.miromagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/3-small-white-logo.png 270 200 http://www.miromagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/ILD.jpg 800 533 The 2010s has been an interesting decade for cinema, with substantial superhero flicks of varying quality and smaller arthouse projects perhaps struggling to find the audience they...
The Nightingale Review: A tough, relentless, but necessary watch
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Which 2019 Emmy award winners should you be watching?
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Joker Review: Bold, daring and unpredictable, much like the clown himself
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Gaza Review: – A candid and sombre documentary of the neglected 2,000,000
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