sun 23/02/2025

Saskia Baron

Articles By Saskia Baron

Rumours review - pallid satire on geopolitics

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Mediha review - a brutalised Yazidi teen comes of age with a camera

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Anora review - life lesson for a kick-ass sex worker

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Documentary highlights from the 2024 London Film Festival

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The Battle for Lakipia review - why post-colonial Kenya is a land of unease

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The Goldman Case review - blistering French political drama

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Lee review - shaky biopic of an iconic photographer

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Paradise Is Burning review - O mother, where art thou?

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Kneecap review - Irish Republican rappers for real

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Alien: Romulus review - game over for the adults

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The Nature of Love review - disappointing French-Canadian romance

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Rose review - a long way from home

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Susquatch Sunset review - nature red in tooth and claw (albeit prosthetic)

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Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger review - the Archers up close

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Laughing Boy, Jermyn Street Theatre review - impassioned agitprop drama

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Evil Does Not Exist review - Ryusuke Hamaguchi's nuanced follow-up to 'Drive My Car'

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