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Official Secrets, Lies and the Five Eyes

David Macilwain Is Putin losing his grip? Why did Russian disinformation operations fail so dramatically in the UK election?...

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The Dirty War on the NHS

Philip Roddis I saw this film last night at a one-off screening in Derby. It’s all you’d expect of...

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Film review: Sorry We Missed You

Philip Roddis “I never thought it would be this hard”, says Rickie Turner to Abby his wife, holding her...

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What’s Joker’s Joke?

Edward Curtin Cause how many times can you wake up in this comic book and plant flowers?” Rodriguez, “Cause”...

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The Whitewashing of the Nazis

Christopher C. Black I was going to write about Iraq and the American control of that tragic nation that...

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REVIEW: Blinded by the Light

Philip Roddis Bottom line: feel-good movie with a dash of musical, transcending its gritty context of racist, recessionist Britain...

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Hollywood reboots Russophobia for the New Cold War

​It is an age-old question as to the extent art reflects the world we live in. Bertolt Brecht allegedly...

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REVIEW: “Modified” – A Film About GMOs & Corruption of the Food Supply for Profit

By interweaving personal lives with broader political issues, Modified becomes a compelling documentary. On one level, it's deeply personal....

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WATCH: No End in Sight (2007)

Joe Giambrone, The Political Film Blog The Banality of Imperial War Criminals “Not only will America go to your...

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Once Upon a Time Never Comes Again

The lobby of the temple of time travel called the Triplex Cinema in Great Barrington, Massachusetts was suffused with...

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What Are We Working For “At Eternity’s Gate”?

Ever since I was a young boy, I have wondered why people do the kinds of work they do....

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Peterloo and the Realist tradition

Worthy, sumptuously shot, convincingly acted and not without moments of insight – but a tad leaden. That’s my take...

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BBC Documentary – “A Dangerous Dynasty: House of Assad”

David Carlson I rarely watch anything on the BBC now and this first part in a three part character...

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The Parallel Universe of BBC Panorama

The folks at Panorama LOVE Putin, or at least love to hate him. In the last two years there...

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Westworld: Does the ‘Door’ of Perception Lead to the Valley Beyond?

Dan Mallon Dan Mallon gives his overview and analysis of the psycho/social themes in HBO’s hit series Westworld. Who,...

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FILM REVIEW: Loveless [нелюбовь] (2017)

Catherine Brown looks at the 2017 Russian film and questions the claims made in western media that it represents...

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A Genuine Actor: Francesco Serpico

by Edward Curtin There are unconscious actors among them and involuntary actors; the genuine are always rare, especially genuine...

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A New Code of Practice

by W Stephen Gilbert The Hays Code transformed the face of Hollywood in the 1930s, introducing rampant, some may...

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Adam Curtis: another manager of perceptions

Jonathan Cook Adam Curtis’ new, near three-hour documentary HyperNormalisation, showing on BBC iplayer, is being garlanded with predictable praise...

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"The Third Tower": a critical view

from 9/11 blogger On July 6, 2008, BBC released a documentary examining the collapse of World Trade Center 7,...

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