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Best (and worst) of 2018: Film
by MARIA DUARTE
Sublime: The Shape of Water
JAMES WALSH takes advantage of an evening of comedy snippets to pick out which clowns will make it in Edinburgh
MAYER WAKEFIELD is swept up by the tale of the south London venue where music forged alliances across race, class and identity
MAYER WAKEFIELD applauds Rosamund Pike’s punchy and tragic portrayal of a multi-tasking mother and high court judge
FIONA O CONNOR recommends an unflinching depiction of child sexual abuse and its aftershocks, set in a working-class Liverpool family
New releases from Paul Weller, Wet Leg, and Dino Saluzzi
FROM dramas about racism to those about women battling sexism and discrimination and the why and how of Donald Trump, it's been a year where many films have reflected burning social and political issues of the day.
The comic-book hero film juggernaut rolled on, although on the plus side most of the super-heroes from the Marvel universe were killed off. Sadly, many will doubtless return in “final” sequels or prequels.
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