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Theresa May Brexits English to Death

08/03/2018

Theresa May's Brexit speech was delusional, vapid and debased the English language. Didn't she do well?...

Charting the Rustpiles and Ruins of America’s Dream

07/03/2018

Tumbleweed and dust, neon and rust. Of such are mythologies made....

Totally Clucked: The 2018 KFC Famine

01/03/2018

As KFC is forced to close scores of branches, what does this reveal about our ever-so-slightly dysfunctional society?...

One Woman and Her Dog: Rex

28/02/2018

Gabriela Cowperthwaite makes her debut narrative feature with Rex, a biographical film based upon real-life US Marine corporal veteran Megan Leavey....

Boris Johnson – the blonde bomb site returns

22/02/2018

It's perhaps too easy to mock Boris Johnson. And yet he remains an ominous symptom of a society in decline....

Anatomies of Society: Yi Yi

21/02/2018

Widely regarded as one of the 21st century’s greatest films, Edward Yang’s multi-award-winning Yi Yi is a beautiful portrait of family life across three generations....

Hundreds of Westminster seats effectively men-only

15/02/2018

Gender equality in Parliament is held back by Westminster’s voting system, according to new research by the Electoral Reform Society. ...

Web Porn: The War on W*nk

15/02/2018

Plans to restrict Web Porn is more informed by humbug than serious debates, and reflects a deeper social dysfunction....

Tearing Up Social Mores: The Party

14/02/2018

A deliciously bitey satire on bourgeois pretensions, The Party is a reflection on the stage of politics. ...

SOTU 2018: Donald Trump Colonises America

08/02/2018

Donald Trump's State of the Union speech last week revealed many things and (surprise) more than a few echoes of colonialism....

Narcissism Under Putin: Loveless

07/02/2018

Russian auteur Andrey Zvyagintsev’s Loveless is a superbly cold experience....

The Capitalist Mindwash and Oprah For President

01/02/2018

Enough of the rags to riches celebrity graft narrative - Oprah for President? Please, no....

Status Quo Vs. Justice: Strangled

31/01/2018

Basing itself upon true events, Strangled is a bold, sociopolitical thriller that pulls no punches....

Blackmail, Sexism, Bias: RIP BBC News

25/01/2018

It is time for BBC News to die. It is in a dreadful state, like a horse in the Grand National that's about to be shot....

Starkly Beautiful: God’s Own Country

24/01/2018

Deftly balancing frank storytelling with plausible gay romance, God's Own Country is a stunning feature debut. ...

America, Whither Went the Dream?

24/01/2018

On the hunt for the spectres of an American dream long departed...

You may like privatisation, but not a lot.

Carillion’s fall – privatisation and magical thinking

18/01/2018

In the aftermath of Carillion's collapse, and its winning of government contracts despite clear profit warnings, where does this leave privatisation?...

Depressingly Funny: Daphne

17/01/2018

A refreshingly accurate and wryly funny portrayal of everyday mental illness, Daphne is an impressive feature debut....

Comic Creators, Ex-Presidents and Oprah

12/01/2018

Elderly males can get frisky. It’s a post-pubescent flare before death....

Year Zero – Brexit and Nihilism

11/01/2018

Sometimes we just have to state the obvious. Brexit is a bad idea. It has already split the country and gave voice to all manner of nasty beliefs once thought dead and buried....

Suggs and a Cat’s Death: My Life Story

10/01/2018

Madness separated their brand of ska-pop from the political leanings of 2 Tone with a schtick of fun, and as their lead man, Suggs was always easy to love....