Markie Robson-Scott

Articles By Markie Robson-Scott

It's Raining Men review - frothy French comedy avoids dating-app reality Thursday, 09 January 2025 Read more...	Merchant Ivory review - fascinating documentary about the director and producer's long partnership Saturday, 07 December 2024 Read more...
Woman of the Hour, Netflix review - gripping drama follows a true-life Seventies serial killer Thursday, 17 October 2024 Read more...	Portraits of Dangerous Women review - quirky indie comedy Thursday, 10 October 2024 Read more...
The Substance review - Demi Moore as an ageing Hollywood celeb with body issues Friday, 20 September 2024 Read more...	Reawakening review - a prodigal daughter returns, or does she? Friday, 13 September 2024 Read more...
Sky Peals review - a parable of alienation in a motorway service station Thursday, 08 August 2024 Read more...	DVD/Blu-Ray: Back to Black Tuesday, 02 July 2024 Read more...
Freud's Last Session review - Freud and CS Lewis search for meaning in 1939 Wednesday, 19 June 2024 Read more...	DVD/Blu-ray: Cabrini Tuesday, 04 June 2024 Read more...
Two Tickets to Greece review - the highs and lows of a holiday from hell Wednesday, 15 May 2024 Read more...	That They May Face The Rising Sun review - lyrical adaptation of John McGahern's novel Thursday, 25 April 2024 Read more...
If Only I Could Hibernate review - kids in grinding poverty in Ulaanbaatar Thursday, 18 April 2024 Read more...	The Trouble with Jessica review - the London housing market wreaks havoc on a group of friends Friday, 05 April 2024 Read more...
The Origin of Evil review - Laure Calamy stars in gripping French psychodrama Thursday, 28 March 2024 Read more...	Baltimore review - the story of Rose Dugdale and the IRA art heist Friday, 22 March 2024 Read more...

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Music Reissues Weekly: Robyn - Robyn 20th-Anniversary Editio...
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