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Refreshing Wolfwalkers pushes the boundaries of old-school animation This Oscar-nominated film delivers a heartfelt adventure thats easy for children and adults to get behind Tymon Smith Features writer, film and series reviewer 11 April 2021 - 00:00 The third installment in the Ireland-based Cartoon Saloons series of breathtakingly hand-drawn animations based on Irish folklore, Wolfwalkers, is easily the most satisfying and carefully realised animated film around. Nominated fo...

The local actress admits to having impostor-syndrome moments while filming this big-deal sequel to an iconic Eddie Murphy film

The White Tiger exposes the harsh realities of Indias inequality Based on the award-winning book of the same name, this film is a hugely entertaining and thoughtful examination of what it takes to achieve success in a deeply unequal society Tymon Smith Features writer, film and series reviewer 31 January 2021 - 00:01 By Balram (Adarsh Gourav) and Pinky Madam (Priyanka Chopra) in ‘The White Tiger’. Image: Netflix India has been a source of inspiration fo...

Historic characters bring truth to light in two important new movies: 'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom' and 'One Night in Miami'

THE PLOT AGAINST AMERICA David Simon stepped back in time to the imagined WW II era of Philip Roths dystopian novel for a pertinent examination of paranoia and prejudice in times of uncertainty. Its an epic tale of one familys fight to survive in a world gone mad that has resonance far beyond the Trump era. 5. I MAY DESTROY YOU Michaela Cole got mad and even with this superb mix of dark comedy and gut-wrenchingly honest storytelling that took a scalpel to the issue of sexual consent in the dig...