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‘Brave New Love’ Review: Infidelity Isn’t the End in an Unusual, Open-Minded Marital Drama
“I would never fall in love if I was in a good relationship.
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The Guardian
Mermaid Beach review – Wales gets its mermaidcore moment in teen-empowerment tale
WorldPingWhen discontented Lily becomes a fantastical sea creature her low-budget transformation is strikingly unconvincing, rather in tune with the whole film Mermaidcore comes to the Welsh coastline in this somewhat stilted family movie about a teenager cal…
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Sanctuary review – tender, uplifting portrait of love in the Aids crisis
Pleasance Dome, Edinburgh Jacob Sparrow’s award-winning two-hander finds hope and humanity amid the prejudice and loss of the 1990s One of the highlights of the Edinburgh international festival is a revival of Tony Kushner’s Angels in America, an era…
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Hollywood Reporter
China Box Office: ‘Spider-Man’ Holds No. 1 as ‘The Odyssey’ Storms Previews
Christopher Nolan's epic took $6.9 million from Imax-only previews before its Friday release, while Sony's superhero sequel pushed its 12-day total past $185 million.
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John Berger: From Life by Tom Overton review – a vibrant biography of the pioneering critic
This multi-layered portrait is a fitting tribute to the man behind Ways of Seeing The cultural critic John Berger was still alive and kicking when he donated his literary archive – heaped boxes of letters and notepads, sketches and scripts – to the B…
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Olga Koch: Fat Tom Cruise review – surefire standup pirouettes through the punchlines
Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh The fast-talking comic considers fraternity culture, gender discrimination and an unrequited crush in a cleverly engineered show From the outset, Olga Koch ’s show Fat Tom Cruise looks like it’s got something meaningful to say.
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Game of Thrones: The Mad King review – an action-packed saga of dry ice and fire
Royal Shakespeare theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon This prequel to the TV series has one joust after another, spectacular stagecraft and plenty of modern resonance During the RSC’s 65 years, numerous Lears have lost their minds and frequent Caesars been…
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