Markie Robson-Scott

Articles By Markie Robson-Scott

Christos Tsiolkas: Damascus review - the author of The Slap goes biblical Sunday, 01 March 2020 Read more...	Downhill review - American remake wanders off-piste Saturday, 29 February 2020 Read more...
Midnight Family review - a thrilling documentary set in Mexico City Saturday, 22 February 2020 Read more...	Show Me the Picture: The Story of Jim Marshall review - needles, guns and grass Saturday, 01 February 2020 Read more...
DVD/Blu-ray: Bait Monday, 27 January 2020 Read more...	Waves review - pulsating, rapturous, devastating Friday, 17 January 2020 Read more...
Deadwater Fell, Channel 4 review - dark murder mystery in a Scottish village Saturday, 11 January 2020 Read more...	Rosamund Lupton: Three Hours review - gripping thriller with a Macbeth twist Saturday, 04 January 2020 Read more...
Pink Wall review - scattered scenes from a tortuous relationship Saturday, 14 December 2019 Read more...	Greener Grass review - American suburbia goes haywire in surreal dark comedy Friday, 22 November 2019 Read more...
Vienna Blood, BBC Two review - psychoanalysis and murder in turn-of-the-century Vienna Tuesday, 19 November 2019 Read more...	Guilt, BBC Two review - dark Scottish comedy starring Mark Bonnar and Jamie Sives Wednesday, 30 October 2019 Read more...
Monos review - teenage guerrillas raising havoc Thursday, 24 October 2019 Read more...	Hitsville: the Making of Motown - a thrilling celebration of the record label's heyday Tuesday, 01 October 2019 Read more...
Phoenix review - Norwegian family tragedy with an autobiographical slant Saturday, 14 September 2019 Read more...	Heartbreak Holiday, BBC One review - can it match up to Love Island? Wednesday, 21 August 2019 Read more...

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