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Saskia Baron

Articles By Saskia Baron

Judas and the Black Messiah review - powerful biopic

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DVD/Blu-ray: Mogul Mowgli

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Malcolm & Marie review - actorly grandstanding in beautiful black and white

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The Capote Tapes review - lush portrait of the louche writer

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Persian Lessons review - confusing Holocaust drama

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Silenced: The Hidden Story of Disabled Britain, BBC Two review - documentary fails to deliver

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Black Narcissus, BBC One review - a haunting in the Himalayas

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Soul review - Pixar's latest film misses the cinema

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Blu-ray: The New World

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Blu-Ray: La Haine

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Blu-ray: Girlfriends

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Shirley review - hothouse art film about American horror writer

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Raise Hell: The Life and Times of Molly Ivins review - a fitting tribute to a political hellraiser

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White Riot review - energetic documentary races through the history of Rock Against Racism

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Rocks review - impressively well-crafted neo-realist drama

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A Special School, BBC Wales review - heartwarming film about special needs education

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