On the Basis of Sex pays minor tribute to a major woman
On The Basis of Sex doesn’t do justice to crusading feminist icon and pioneering lawyer Ruth Bader Ginsburg in the way the brilliant Oscar-nommed doco RBG did.
Leigh Paatsch
Capharnaum a gritty tale of a tough kid on the streets of Beirut
REVIEW: Capharnaumis a worthy Oscar Best Foreign Film nominee with a gritty tale of kids doing it tough on the mean streets of Beirut.
Lots of Kids, a Monkey and a Castle is a doco with a difference
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Escape Room has us hoping they just leave
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Locke and load for a stunt hit
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