fri 01/08/2025

Markie Robson-Scott

Articles By Markie Robson-Scott

The Quiet Girl review - finding a home away from home

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Emily St John Mandel: Sea of Tranquility review - time travel, pandemics and the simulation hypothesis

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The Wall of Shadows review - a holy Himalayan mountain and a Sherpa family's dilemma

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The Northman review - Robert Eggers's elemental Viking epic

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The Split, Series 3, BBC One review - the Defoes are back, more conflicted than ever

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Killing Eve, Series 4, BBC One review - has Villanelle found God?

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The Night Doctor review - down and out in Paris

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The Eyes of Tammy Faye review - Jessica Chastain pulls out all the stops

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Tessa Hadley: Free Love review - the Sixties, the suburbs and the hippie dream

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A Hero review - a morality tale with no firm conclusions

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Hope review - brilliance and honesty from Norwegian director Maria Sødahl

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Mothering Sunday review - Odessa Young shines in adaptation of Graham Swift's novella

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Quant review - Sadie Frost's debut documentary skirts the genius of Mary Quant

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Jonathan Franzen: Crossroads review - can goodness ever be its own reward?

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Gagarine review - hazy cosmic jive in a Paris banlieue

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Rose Plays Julie review - a sombre story of rape, adoption and a search for identity

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