To rescue Kahlo from the clutches of the corporate art market, we need to acknowledge the overt and covert political dimensions of the work, demands GAVIN O’TOOLE
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Sullied reputation salvaged
MARIA DUARTE sees Tom Hanks rescue the reputation of a heroic pilot
If you can see past the relentless commodification you will be rewarded by enormously powerful work, suggests JENNY MITCHELL
CHRIS SEARLE revels in the one-off collaboration between an American polymath and a British Muslim, and detects the presence of their revolutionary forebear
GORDON PARSONS revels in an ebullient production of Shakespeare’s magical comedy
BRENT CUTLER welcomes a thoughtful analysis of the Erdogan regime, viewed through the evolving history of a neighbourhood in Istanbul
GORDON PARSONS regrets the price, but is dazzled by an outstandingly ambitious study of the way art restoration in particular, and culture in general was weaponised by the Nazis
Sully (12A)
Directed by Clint Eastwood
4/5
HAILED as the “miracle on the Hudson,” it’s hard to forget the iconic and powerful images of US Airways flight 1549 in the Hudson River with scores of people on the plane’s wings, alive and well, seven years ago.
In the wake of the devastating Colombia plane crash this week, it’s a timely reminder that miracles can happen and that in the case of Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger (Tom Hanks), his split-second decision over New York in January 2009 resulted in him saving the lives of the 155 people on board his aircraft.
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