The Decade the Rich Won - review
Maura Framrose challenges the priorities of neoliberalism in a review and analysis of the BBC documentary The Decade the Rich Won
- Written by Maura Framrose
- Category: Film Review
All Quiet on the Western Front - Film Review
Erich Maria Remarque’s classic anti-war novel set in the First World War continues to inspire cinematic genius, writes John Westmoreland
- Written by John Westmoreland
- Category: Film Review
Why warehouse workers are striking: Life and Death in the Warehouse review
The BBC's Life and Death in a Warehouse gives us an idea of the conditions warehouse workers are facing and why workers' organisation is long overdue, writes Sam Colclough
- Written by Sam Colclough
- Category: Film Review
Elvis: The King of Rock ’n’ Roll remixed, rehabilitated and reborn
Terina Hine reviews Baz Luhrmann’s biopic of the life, musical influences and contradictions of Elvis Presley
- Written by Terina Hine
- Category: Film Review
The giant in the mirror: jeen-yuhs review
Coodie and Chike’s Netflix trilogy gives viewers an insight into the rise and troubles of creative powerhouse and hip-hop icon Kanye West, writes Mayer Wakefield
- Written by Mayer Wakefield
- Category: Film Review
Ken Burns’ Muhammad Ali: the warrior who would not fight
Exhaustive but not exhausting, Mark Dee Smith goes twelve rounds with our side’s most enduring sporting icon
- Written by Mark D Smith
- Category: Film Review
‘Gritty’ doesn’t cut it. Top Boy is back!
Top Boy is not an open criticism of the Tories but a criticism of the dire effects of austerity, neoliberalism and capitalism on communities like that of the Summerhouse Estate, writes Lucy Nichols
- Written by Lucy Nichols
- Category: Film Review
No escape from pain through riches: Nightmare Alley review
Nightmare Alley offers a compelling account of the emptiness and amorality of material gain, writes Simon Duckett
- Written by Simon Duckett
- Category: Film Review
Rescuing Chamberlain: Munich - The Edge of War review
Netflix's Munich – The Edge of War rehashes old revisionist myths in an attempt to exonerate Chamberlain, writes John Westmoreland
- Written by John Westmoreland
- Category: Film Review
The art of sound: The Tragedy of Macbeth review
Joel Coen’s The Tragedy of Macbeth is a visual and aural feast, and while not flawless, shows that Shakespeare can work powerfully well on screen, writes Tom Lock Griffiths
- Written by Tom Griffiths
- Category: Film Review
The top ten films of 2021
Mark Dee Smith offers a selection of some of the best films of the year
- Written by Mark D Smith
- Category: Film Review
Comets, climate and capitalism: what we can take from Don’t Look Up
Adam McKay's Don't Look Up highlights how the capitalist class’s relentless pursuit of profit is leading us to disaster, argues Lucy Nichols
- Written by Lucy Nichols
- Category: Film Review