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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...
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...
What’s Joker’s Joke?
Edward Curtin Cause how many times can you wake up in this comic book and plant flowers?” Rodriguez, “Cause”...
The Whitewashing of the Nazis
Christopher C. Black I was going to write about Iraq and the American control of that tragic nation that...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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....
Peterloo and the Realist tradition
Worthy, sumptuously shot, convincingly acted and not without moments of insight – but a tad leaden. That’s my take...
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...
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...
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,...
FILM REVIEW: Loveless [нелюбовь] (2017)
Catherine Brown looks at the 2017 Russian film and questions the claims made in western media that it represents...
A Genuine Actor: Francesco Serpico
by Edward Curtin There are unconscious actors among them and involuntary actors; the genuine are always rare, especially genuine...
A New Code of Practice
by W Stephen Gilbert The Hays Code transformed the face of Hollywood in the 1930s, introducing rampant, some may...
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...
"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,...
Incontrovertible – the “truth” about 9/11
Philip Roddis As part of our “9/11 fifteen years on” series, Roddis tells us why 9/11 “conspiracy theories” tend...
