WILL STONE fact-checks the colourful life of Ozzy Osbourne
Film round-up
Reviews of Camino Skies, In Search of Greatness, The Shed and The Wretched
JAMES CROSSLEY applauds a lucid biography of the German radical preacher who reemerged as a hero in the GDR
Prizes all round: the Bard hands plaudits to the Miners Gala, OT&JC, Joe Solo, Black Sabbath’s frontman and the Lionesses
Star cartoonist JAMIE BRITTON is in awe of a graphic novel of epic proportions that explores class, religion and globalisation via the strange cultivation of Ginseng in the US Midwest
GUILLERMO THOMAS is intrigued by a history of the Middle East that demonstrates how promising post colonial beginnings were snuffed out by Western imperialist interests
MARIA DUARTE recommends the intricate study of a high-performance and highly dysfuntional German family
Camino Skies (12)
Directed by Fergus Grady and Noel Smyth
★★★
CAMINO SKIES tells the story of of six complete strangers from New Zealand and Australia as they embark on the 800-kilometre long historic pilgrimage of the Camino de Santiago in Spain.
Aged between 50 and 72, they’re all on a personal and spiritual mission to overcome the heartbreak of loss and grief. Some are newbies but others have done the trek before and, as one remarks, “the Camino is part of healing.”
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