Tom Baily

Articles By Tom Baily

The Father review - gripping dementia drama Friday, 11 June 2021 Read more...	Ferry review - the making of a Dutch gangster Monday, 17 May 2021 Read more...
Milestone review - parable of an aging trucker Monday, 10 May 2021 Read more...	Night in Paradise review - lukewarm bloodbath Sunday, 11 April 2021 Read more...
The Drifters review - lovers-on-the-run with little moral depth Friday, 02 April 2021 Read more...	Wander Darkly review - bold psychodrama falls short Saturday, 13 March 2021 Read more...
Music review - a few music videos cobbled together Friday, 19 February 2021 Read more...	Rams review – softhearted bush-loving drama Saturday, 06 February 2021 Read more...
76 Days review - disturbing record of the initial outbreak of Covid-19 Wednesday, 20 January 2021 Read more...	American Utopia review - the new age of the concert movie Friday, 11 December 2020 Read more...
The Dead and the Others review – dreamlike journey set in indigenous Brazilian community Friday, 26 June 2020 Read more...	Hillary, Sky Documentaries review - facing the fire and fury Friday, 12 June 2020 Read more...
A Russian Youth, MUBI review - First World War setting, contemporary orchestra Thursday, 30 April 2020 Read more...	The Courier review – lacklustre hit job goes bad in every way Saturday, 21 December 2019 Read more...
Honey Boy review - coming to terms with dad Friday, 06 December 2019 Read more...	The Nightingale review – revenge without redemption Monday, 02 December 2019 Read more...

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Zoe Lyons knows her audience; as a few shoutouts confirmed, many of them are long-time fans, and have had lives with similar highs and...

“It is so disgraceful, what happened there,” says Anita Lasker-Wallfisch, in a comment that is the understatement of the century. She is referring...