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Markie Robson-Scott

Articles By Markie Robson-Scott

Surprised by Oxford review - wishy-washy romance ticks the sightseeing boxes

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Everybody Loves Jeanne review - charmingly weird romantic comedy

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The Damned Don't Cry review - a Moroccan mother and son on the margins

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War Pony review - life on the Pine Ridge reservation in south Dakota

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Are You There, God? It's Me, Margaret review - Judy Blume's iconic novel hits the big screen

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One Fine Morning review - Léa Seydoux stars in Mia Hanson-Løve's poignant love story

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Diana Evans: A House for Alice review - lyrical sequel to Ordinary People

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DVD/Blu-ray: Living

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Other People's Children review - a Parisian woman battles the tyranny of the biological clock

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Nostalgia review - returning to Naples after 40 years

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Women Talking review - abused Mennonite women find their voice

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The Whale review - Brendan Fraser stars in a fat suit

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Enys Men review - mystifying Seventies Cornish folk horror

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Corsage review - Vicky Krieps is superb as Empress Elisabeth of Austria

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Markie Robson-Scott's Top 10 Films of 2022

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Charlotte review - the story of artist Charlotte Salomon, murdered in Auschwitz

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