mon 09/06/2025

Saskia Baron

Articles By Saskia Baron

Paddington 2 review - Hugh Grant’s superior baddie boosts sequel

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The A Word, Series 2, BBC One review - is it turning into 'Emmerdale' with a twist of autism?

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DVD/Blu-ray: Miracle Mile - cult apocalyptic romance

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DVD/Blu-ray review: Land of Mine

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DVD/Blu-ray: A Man Called Ove

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LFF 2017: Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool / Professor Marston and the Wonder Women reviews - stellar turns by Annette Bening and Rebecca Hall

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LFF 2017: Good Time review - heist movie with standout performance by Robert Pattinson

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DVD/Blu-ray: Journey to the Centre of the Earth

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DVD/Blu-ray: The Big Knife

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Blu-ray: Lord of the Flies

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Patti Cake$ review - endearing tale of a big girl with big dreams

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The Hitman's Bodyguard - potty-mouthed, turgid waste of talents

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Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets review - Rihanna on pole can't save tiring space opera

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DVD/Blu-ray: The Sorrow and the Pity

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The Book of Henry review - staggeringly awful

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Destination Unknown review - Holocaust survivors go back

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