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Review of Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)

By Alison Rowat (245) for The Herald (Scotland) (244) on 22 Aug 2018

Holland is a hurricane of fresh air as the new Spider-Man…

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Review of Mother's Day (2016)

By Alison Rowat (245) for The Herald (Scotland) (244) on 22 Aug 2018

There are a couple of nicely barbed lines, but this is a film so syrupy on the whole you may want to keep hold of that empty popcorn bucket…

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Review of He Named Me Malala (2015)

By Alison Rowat (245) for The Herald (Scotland) (244) on 22 Aug 2018

What shines through is her calmness and optimism as she continues along the long, slow path back to full recovery…

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Review of Couple in a Hole (2016)

By Alison Rowat (245) for The Herald (Scotland) (244) on 22 Aug 2018

All concerned tell the story with impressive restraint, and the performances from Dickie and Higgins are outstanding, making us believe in…

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Review of A Hologram for the King (2016)

By Alison Rowat (245) for The Herald (Scotland) (244) on 22 Aug 2018

While not as bizarre as Cloud Atlas with its time and space hopping, A Hologram for the King is an unsettling piece, but enjoyably so…

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Review of My Cousin Rachel (2017)

By Alison Rowat (245) for The Herald (Scotland) (244) on 22 Aug 2018

In a film that is all about beguilement, Weisz is perfectly cast as Rachel…

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Review of The Emoji Movie (2017)

By Alison Rowat (245) for The Herald (Scotland) (244) on 22 Aug 2018

After 86 minutes of this soulless caper what can one say but ... Meh…

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Review of Belle and Sebastian: The Adventure Continues (2015)

By Alison Rowat (245) for The Herald (Scotland) (244) on 22 Aug 2018

There is some fine acting from Felix Bossuet as the boy forced to grow up fast, and Belle the dog, who looks like a polar bear with a tale,…

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Review of Mindhorn (2016)

By Alison Rowat (245) for The Herald (Scotland) (244) on 22 Aug 2018

Calling all cars: genuinely funny British comedy on the loose, approach with enthusiasm…

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Review of Victoria (2015)

By Alison Rowat (245) for The Herald (Scotland) (244) on 22 Aug 2018

Deft performances, especially from Laia Costa in the title role, but much patience is required before the going gets good…

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Review of Chuck Norris vs Communism (2015)

By Alison Rowat (245) for The Herald (Scotland) (244) on 22 Aug 2018

Ilinca Calugareanu's documentary does a superb job of tracing how the movement grew from a few film lovers to almost an entire nation, rebelling…

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Review of Cop Car (2015)

By Alison Rowat (245) for The Herald (Scotland) (244) on 22 Aug 2018

Showing as part of the American Dreams strand, Jon Watts's thriller shows how a little imagination can go a long way in compensating for a…

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Review of Central Intelligence (2016)

By Alison Rowat (245) for The Herald (Scotland) (244) on 22 Aug 2018

Hhere's the latest attempt at finding a winning formula for a movie double act, and it's a decidedly more miss than hit affair…

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Review of The Paperboy (2012)

By Alison Rowat (245) for The Herald (Scotland) (244) on 22 Aug 2018

Efron's performance alone is worth taking a chance on Daniels' otherwise patchy picture…

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Review of Every Secret Thing (2005)

By Alison Rowat (245) for The Herald (Scotland) (244) on 22 Aug 2018

It is almost enough to make one forgive the film's flaws, including a melodramatic score that brings the piece uncomfortably close to afternoon…

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Review of England Is Mine (2017)

By Alison Rowat (245) for The Herald (Scotland) (244) on 22 Aug 2018

Mancunian director Mark Gill, here making his debut, gets the vibe of the times just right, even if he is prone to over-using the good visual…

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Review of Tale of Tales (2015)

By Alison Rowat (245) for The Herald (Scotland) (244) on 22 Aug 2018

These finely spun tales are not, repeat not, child's play…

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Review of Queen of Earth (2015)

By Alison Rowat (245) for The Herald (Scotland) (244) on 22 Aug 2018

He tale of a fractured female friendship and an unravelling mind, this psychological thriller is a very different kettle of sardines from Listen…

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Review of The Nightmare (2010)

By Alison Rowat (245) for The Herald (Scotland) (244) on 22 Aug 2018

Spooky enough, but other people's dreams are rather like other people's holiday snaps, and once you've heard one version of the tale, you have…

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Review of Where to Invade Next (2015)

By Alison Rowat (245) for The Herald (Scotland) (244) on 22 Aug 2018

Hail to the chief of documentary makers, back in business again…

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