The National’s modern Coriolanus
David Oyelowo is best as Rome’s greatest soldier when he loses his temper.
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New Thinking.
Kate Mossman is a senior writer at the New Statesman.
David Oyelowo is best as Rome’s greatest soldier when he loses his temper.
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