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Yet another film foray into Wonderland demonstrates the abiding charm of Lewis Carroll’s Alice stories. But Tim Burton’s…

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Bill Maher, a well-known American comedian, satirist and religious sceptic has added this comedy-documentary to the growing number of…

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A review of the film Last Chance Harvey.