The impact of ‘The Wizard of Oz’, its context to politics at the time and the profound effect it had during the 2nd world war examined in the year of its 80th anniversary by Beth Sawdon.
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Overcomer (2019) Review
New Kendrick Brothers movie ‘Overcomer’ (2019) is “a visual “and then”, like a toddler telling a story”, according to Jacob Davis’ review.
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47 Meters Down: Uncaged (2019) Review
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