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Jellyfish | Review

★★★★

BAFTA nominated by fourteen, Liv Hill continues her path to stardom in James Gardner’s bleak but deeply affecting feature debut. A kitchen sink drama in the vogue of Ken Loach’s I, Daniel Blake and, more recently, Mark Gillis’ Sink, Jellyfish boasts an impressive authenticity in its handling of knotty upsets and great resonance in its storytelling. The viewing may be grim but the reality is much worse.

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Why A Star is Born should win Best Picture at the 2019 Oscars

With the ninety-first Academy Awards zooming ever closer into vision – albeit still with no host – we’ve asked some of #FilmTwitter‘s top bloggers to explain why their favourite Best Picture nominee should come out on top.
First up, @PlainSimpleTom – of plainsimpletomreviews.com – explains why A Star is Born deserves to win Best Picture at the 2019 Oscars.

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