Back to Black, review: this compassionate Amy Winehouse biopic avoids the blame game
Marisa Abela does a sterling job as the troubled star – but this overly cautious drama ducks away from saying anything truly enlightening
Marisa Abela does a sterling job as the troubled star – but this overly cautious drama ducks away from saying anything truly enlightening
With Gillian Anderson also excellent as Emily Maitlis, you clamp hand to mouth, aghast at how this Newsnight trainwreck actually happened
In this thought-provoking documentary, girls get the chance to play politics – and their debates about abortion are startlingly nuanced
This traces the run-up to Damien’s birth, but by the time Jerry Goldsmith’s score finally returns, it’s too little real darkness, too late
Steve Martin looks forward and back in this interesting but superficial two-part documentary that should afford more insight than it does
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