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Film reviews: X-Men: Apocalypse, Sing Street and A Hologram For The King

Posted: May 22, 2016 at 5:19 am   /   Movies

THE mutants of the X-Men series have turned into so many comic-book cockroaches, teeming across the planet in ever larger numbers and contributing not a jot to the sum happiness and tranquility of humankind – let alone the humble cinemagoer subjected to their endless, repetitive squabbles. Daily Express :: Films Feed

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Book reviews: This Must Be The Place, A Life Discarded and The Pier Falls

Posted: May 20, 2016 at 5:24 pm   /   Books

IN a recent interview Maggie O’Farrell confessed to feeling wanderlust, her globetrotting wings clipped while she raises three children. Daily Express :: Books Feed

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Film reviews: X-Men: Apocalypse, Sing Street and Heart Of A Dog

Posted: May 20, 2016 at 5:19 am   /   Movies

YOU’D be forgiven for suffering from superhero fatigue after the pummelling we’ve taken from all the blockbusters hitting our screens this year but X-Men: Apocalypse might just convince you that there is room for one more. Daily Express :: Films Feed

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Book reviews: This Must Be The Place and The Gustav Sonata

Posted: May 15, 2016 at 5:24 pm   /   Books

PASSION and longing, bitterness and betrayal leave a heartbreaking trail in this week’s touching selection. Daily Express :: Books Feed

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CD reviews: Radiohead and Orchestral Manouevres In The Dark

Posted: May 15, 2016 at 5:19 am   /   Music

THOSE fans who like every new Radiohead album to challenge, provoke and attempt to break new ground might be disappointed by A Moon Shaped Pool. Daily Express :: Music Feed

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Book reviews: For The Glory: The Life Of Eric Liddell, Not Working and Zero K

Posted: May 13, 2016 at 5:34 pm   /   Books

ERIC LIDDELL’S athletic prowess was immortalised in the 1981 movie Chariots Of Fire. Daily Express :: Books Feed

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Film reviews: Our Kind Of Traitor, Everybody Wants Some and The Angry Birds Movie

Posted: May 13, 2016 at 5:42 am   /   Movies

OUR Kind Of Traitor has the misfortune to be released when The Night Manager still burns brightly in the collective memory. Daily Express :: Films Feed

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Film reviews: Florence Foster Jenkins and I Saw The Light

Posted: May 8, 2016 at 5:19 pm   /   Movies

THEY say it’s the taking part that counts but spare a thought for the poor opera lovers who listened to Florence Foster Jenkins, a game old songbird whose chutzpah and enthusiasm were not matched by ability. Daily Express :: Films Feed

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Film reviews: Florence Foster Jenkins, Knight Of Cups and Truman

Posted: May 6, 2016 at 5:20 am   /   Movies

IF God loves a trier then He must have adored society heiress Florence Foster Jenkins. Daily Express :: Films Feed

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Film reviews: Captain America, Son Of Saul and Demolition

Posted: May 1, 2016 at 5:19 pm   /   Movies

SAVING the day can be a very messy business. Daily Express :: Films Feed

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