Gods of Their Own Religion – REVIEW
Joanna Sharp How do free spirits endure a tyrannical technocratic order? Do they succumb to endless rules, or do they keep doing their own thing? And what is the...
WATCH: Ukraine On Fire
Ukraine on Fire is Oliver Stone’s 2016 documentary charting the geo-political history of Ukraine from World War II to the coup of 2014 and the ensuing civil war. According...
Frank Capra’s Defense of Humanity: Cinema as a Moral Institution
Matthew Ehret For those who find themselves with excess time this holiday season which they would prefer not to squander with idleness or Netflix binges, then I’d like to...
Masters of Myths – From Homer to Hollywood
Hugh O’Neill The great enemy of truth is very often not the lie–deliberate, contrived and dishonest–but the myth–persistent, persuasive and unrealistic. Too often we hold fast to the cliches...
Peterloo and the Realist tradition
Worthy, sumptuously shot, convincingly acted and not without moments of insight – but a tad leaden. That’s my take on Mike Leigh’s new film, released November 2. I’ll give...
