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Markie Robson-Scott

Articles By Markie Robson-Scott

The Surfer review - Nicolas Cage is relentlessly down and out in western Australia

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Blue Road: The Edna O'Brien Story - compelling portrait of the ground-breaking Irish writer

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Four Mothers review - one gay man deals with three extra mothers

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DVD/Blu-ray: The Substance

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Opus review - the press trip from hell, starring John Malkovich and Ayo Edebiri

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Twiggy review - portrait of a supermodel who branched out

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The Last Showgirl review - Pamela Anderson stars as a middle-aged Vegas dancer

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Bring Them Down review - ramming it home in the west of Ireland

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By the Stream review - enigmatic Korean drama

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It's Raining Men review - frothy French comedy avoids dating-app reality

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Merchant Ivory review - fascinating documentary about the director and producer's long partnership

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Woman of the Hour, Netflix review - gripping drama follows a true-life Seventies serial killer

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Portraits of Dangerous Women review - quirky indie comedy

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The Substance review - Demi Moore as an ageing Hollywood celeb with body issues

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Reawakening review - a prodigal daughter returns, or does she?

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Sky Peals review - a parable of alienation in a motorway service station

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