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The Apprentice: Or a Tale of Tragic Machismo in Two Acts

Ali Abbasi’s dramatisation of Roy Cohn’s mentorship of Donald Trump is a tragic tale of ruthless self-advancement

6d ago

The Apprentice: Or a Tale of Tragic Machismo in Two Acts

6d ago

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Citizen Cohn: How to Make a Monster Out of Talent and Tenacity

HBO’s dramatisation of the life of notorious lawyer and fixer Roy Cohn remains a solid tale in letting great talent run amok with…

Nov 3

Citizen Cohn: How to Make a Monster Out of Talent and Tenacity

Nov 3

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‘The Last Black Man in San Francisco’ — A Visual Tribute to the Need to Belong

Jimmie Fails and Joe Talbot cook up a melancholic and wistful stew of belonging, mythology and community

Oct 29

‘The Last Black Man in San Francisco’ — A Visual Tribute to the Need to Belong

Oct 29

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“Let’s Hurt Someone” — Dark Deeds Seen In the Company of Men

Neil LaBute’s debut feature remains a blistering indictment of feral masculinity

Oct 16

“Let’s Hurt Someone” — Dark Deeds Seen In the Company of Men

Oct 16

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Bridget vs Barbara: Battle of the Film Noir Babes

Squaring off the femme fatales of film noir classics ‘Double Indemnity’ and ‘The Last Seduction’

Jun 23

Bridget vs Barbara: Battle of the Film Noir Babes

Jun 23

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Dave Moss — Frustration, Envy and Ambition in Glengarry Glen Ross

Ed Harris’ frustrated, emasculated salesman provides the centre of the big screen adaptation of David Mamet’s classic play

Oct 19

Dave Moss — Frustration, Envy and Ambition in Glengarry Glen Ross

Oct 19

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Prince’s Musicology — 20 Years On

Prince’s back-to-basics 2004 effort was a defiant return to mainstream popularity on his own terms

Oct 8

Prince’s Musicology — 20 Years On

Oct 8

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Prince — The Black Album

How does “The Funk Bible” of the Maestro of Minneapolis sound 30 years on from its official release?

Sep 30

Prince — The Black Album

Sep 30

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Battle Royale — Running the Gauntlet of a Lost Decade

A personal glance back at Kinji Fukasaku’s notoriously violent dystopian satire

Sep 27

Battle Royale — Running the Gauntlet of a Lost Decade

Sep 27

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Love and Death on the Road: Natural Born Killers vs Butterfly Kiss

Exploring the matched misfits from Oliver Stone’s and Michael Winterbottom’s classic feature films

Sep 18

Love and Death on the Road: Natural Born Killers vs Butterfly Kiss

Sep 18

James AG (Ya'akov ben Avraham v'Sarah)

James AG (Ya'akov ben Avraham v'Sarah)

Black British Jew-by-choice sharing his thoughts with the world. Writing largely on film. Might dabble into music + literature. Contact: jamesag1388@gmail.com

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