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  • Herself (2020)
    Review preview for Herself

    Yes, Herself is first and foremost a film about a woman's journey. It is also, in a smaller way, about another journey, from selfishness to community spirit.

    Jane Fae · 4 out of 5
    A domestic abuse survivor tries to build a new life - and home - for her kids.
  • The Iron Lady (2011)
    Review preview for The Iron Lady

    Anyone over the age of 35 will find the whistle-stop, romanticised tour of Thatcher's career offers scarcely any insight, skating over most of the interesting issues.

    Amber Wilkinson · 2.5 out of 5
    Biopic of Margaret Thatcher.
  • Julius Caesar (2017)
    Review preview for Julius Caesar

    This play - and this production - belongs to Brutus, however, played by Harriet Walter with a distilled ferocity that brings some of Ian McKellen's best Shakespearean work to mind.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
    All-female adaptation of the play, set in a women's prison.
  • Mamma Mia! (2008)
    Review preview for Mamma Mia!

    Mamma Mia! is a roller coaster of emotion, careering colourfully from the blue waters of the Adriatic.

    Chris · 3.5 out of 5
    When her daughter wants to get married, Donna has to explain that any one of three men could be her father.

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