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Review of George Best: All by Himself (2016)

By Alison Rowat (245) for The Herald (Scotland) (244) on 21 Aug 2018

Since the Oscar-winning success of Amy, the bar for biographical documentaries has been set high…

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Review of Suburbicon (2017)

By Alison Rowat (245) for The Herald (Scotland) (244) on 21 Aug 2018

Based on a 30-year- old script by the Coen Brothers, it's a predictable tale of crime and punishment, which oozes period style but lacks suspense…

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Review of Identity Thief (2013)

By Alison Rowat (245) for The Herald (Scotland) (244) on 21 Aug 2018

It is a creaky start, and matters fail to become smoother from there…

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Review of Book Club (2018)

By Alison Rowat (245) for The Herald (Scotland) (244) on 21 Aug 2018

Wouldn't it be great if Hollywood stopped retiring actresses once they reached the decrepit heights of 35…

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Review of Viceroy's House (2017)

By Alison Rowat (245) for The Herald (Scotland) (244) on 21 Aug 2018

Still, Chadha (Bend it Like Beckham) deftly manages to capture the frantic mood of the times and the politicking that went on, not least by…

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Review of Sisters (2016)

By Alison Rowat (245) for The Herald (Scotland) (244) on 21 Aug 2018

The floor belongs to Fey and Poehler though, the female comedians striking back against the Star Wars empire. Good luck to them…

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Review of Ocean's Eight (2018)

By Alison Rowat (245) for The Herald (Scotland) (244) on 21 Aug 2018

As Debbie tells her old pal Lou (Cate Blanchett), a him gets noticed and a her gets ignored…

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Review of Wonder Woman (2017)

By Alison Rowat (245) for The Herald (Scotland) (244) on 21 Aug 2018

As a summer blockbuster with blistering action, charm to burn and plenty of potential, it's a hit…

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Review of Brand: A Second Coming (2015)

By Alison Rowat (245) for The Herald (Scotland) (244) on 21 Aug 2018

The annoying thing about Brand, as [director Ondi] Timoner's film shows, is that underneath all the posing is a funny, as in ha-ha, guy…

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Review of Logan (2017)

By Alison Rowat (245) for The Herald (Scotland) (244) on 21 Aug 2018

Neither Mangold or his cast are messing around here, with all concerned determined to deliver a final, hugely satisfying, one-way trip for…

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Review of Breathe (2017)

By Alison Rowat (245) for The Herald (Scotland) (244) on 21 Aug 2018

Breathe is a story not just of survival but of trying to live the best, most independent, life possible, from being at home rather than in…

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Review of First Reformed (2018)

By Alison Rowat (245) for The Herald (Scotland) (244) on 21 Aug 2018

While Hawke is excellent, the film's unrelenting bleakness makes for a punishing two hours…

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Review of Berlin Syndrome (2017)

By Alison Rowat (245) for The Herald (Scotland) (244) on 21 Aug 2018

Riffing on the idea of Stockholm Syndrome, in which a captive begins to identify with their kidnapper, Shortland's picture is an old school…

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Review of Machines (2017)

By Alison Rowat (245) for The Herald (Scotland) (244) on 21 Aug 2018

[Director Rahul] Jain has an eye for finding the glorious image amid the grind, sweat and steam, but this is balanced with interviews with…

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Review of Listen to Me Marlon (2015)

By Alison Rowat (245) for The Herald (Scotland) (244) on 21 Aug 2018

What a life, beset by tragedy and illuminated by brilliance, and [director Stevan] Riley does it proud…

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Review of The Diary of a Teenage Girl (2015)

By Alison Rowat (245) for The Herald (Scotland) (244) on 21 Aug 2018

There are lots of lovely touches, including animated sequences (the film is based on a graphic novel) and Powley is terrific - funny and wise…

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Review of Bleed for This (2016)

By Alison Rowat (245) for The Herald (Scotland) (244) on 21 Aug 2018

The second half is where it becomes more interesting, and a greater focus on this part of the story would have made for less of a viewing slog…

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Review of Dirty Grandpa (2016)

By Alison Rowat (245) for The Herald (Scotland) (244) on 21 Aug 2018

There is one saving grace in Aubrey Plaza, of Parks and Recreation fame, who plays an incorrigible flirt. Otherwise, cold showers all round…

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Review of Whitney (2018)

By Alison Rowat (245) for The Herald (Scotland) (244) on 21 Aug 2018

Here is a bells and whistles pop morality tale, but here, too, is a quietly moving, thoughtfully told story of a woman who had everything except…

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Review of The Disaster Artist (2017)

By Alison Rowat (245) for The Herald (Scotland) (244) on 21 Aug 2018

Overstays its welcome, and overplays the notion that Wiseau, though a chump, represents the true spirit of Hollywood dreams, but plenty of…

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