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The Counter Arts Book Club List for 2025
The Counter Arts Book Club List for 2025
Another twelve books for a new set of twelve months
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Dec 19, 2024
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Onwards and Upwards
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‘Widows’: Not Your Granddad’s Heist Movie
‘Widows’: Not Your Granddad’s Heist Movie
Viola Davis leads an excellent cast in Steve McQueen’s great Chicago film
Nicole Schrag
May 20
The Importance of Virginia Woolf
The Importance of Virginia Woolf
The legacy of one of the most influential female writers of the 20th century.
Alejandro Orradre
May 20
Priced Out of Freedom: The Reality of Life Under Capitalism
Priced Out of Freedom: The Reality of Life Under Capitalism
So much of Planet Earth will go unexplored because we can’t afford to see it
Lisa Fouweather
May 20
Brooke Hogan, Unplugged — Escaping Fame and Family to Find Her Voice
Brooke Hogan, Unplugged — Escaping Fame and Family to Find Her Voice
Being the daughter of a world-famous wrestler should’ve given her a free ride to fame. Instead, it nearly cost her everything.
Jonathan Apollo
May 19
‘The Massacre Of The Innocents’ by Peter Paul Rubens
‘The Massacre Of The Innocents’ by Peter Paul Rubens
Can Art paint a modern-day atrocity?
Marc Barham
May 19
So Much Love, Yet One-Night Stands | Narrative Gaps and Emotional Inconsistencies in Black Mirror’s…
So Much Love, Yet One-Night Stands | Narrative Gaps and Emotional Inconsistencies in Black Mirror’s…
How Paul Giamatti’s brilliant performance saved the episode
Debasmita Dutta
May 19
Sense and Sens/ABILITY
Exploring a world beyond sight
Dr. Cheryl Fogle-Hatch
May 19
The ‘Daredevil’ Story Is Matt’s, But I’m Here for Elektra
The ‘Daredevil’ Story Is Matt’s, But I’m Here for Elektra
And her steamy romance with Matt
Me, Myself & Her
May 19
Review: ‘Final Destination Bloodlines’ — Horror At Its Most Cynical
Review: ‘Final Destination Bloodlines’ — Horror At Its Most Cynical
How successful is the latest studio effort to re-energise a horror franchise?
Reece Beckett
May 18
Q&A: Director Susanna Fogel Says the Darndest Things
Q&A: Director Susanna Fogel Says the Darndest Things
In between making me laugh my ass off, the filmmaker talks stress dreams, eccentric families, and how she’s overcome the challenges of…
Cole Haddon
May 18
‘Where the Crawdads Sing’: A Slow Cooking Film
‘Where the Crawdads Sing’: A Slow Cooking Film
The need for films with a classic style is evident in this good story, shot with a steady hand and which vindicates a form of filmmaking…
Alejandro Orradre
May 18
A Love Letter in Times of Chaos
A Love Letter in Times of Chaos
I was considering this image for my series Postcards from America, and it got me thinking.
Bill Crandall
May 18
The Last Raise of the Bat
The Last Raise of the Bat
Remembering Virat Kohli’s Test legacy
Neeharika
May 18
In a Dying Seaside Town, You Learn To Let the Light In
In a Dying Seaside Town, You Learn To Let the Light In
Old friends, bad hotels, and the end of love
Ryan Frawley
May 17
Two Artists' Portrayal Of Signs And Wonders In Galilee
Two Artists' Portrayal Of Signs And Wonders In Galilee
A wedding, water, and wine at Cana
Marc Barham
May 17
Why Democrats Can’t Win Inside the Wrestling Ring
Why Democrats Can’t Win Inside the Wrestling Ring
Trumpism, AI, and the symbolic collapse that only art can repair
Jeffrey Anthony
May 17
Alien Nights
Alien Nights
Or, is there life on Mars?
Terry Barr
May 17
When Getaway Drivers Take the Lead in Heist Films
When Getaway Drivers Take the Lead in Heist Films
Films like 'Drive' (2011) and 'Baby Driver' (2017) move the focus away from the typical masterminds and crew, placing the getaway driver at…
Céline
May 17
A Book, A Meditation
A Book, A Meditation
Short of winning the Booker Prize, ‘Stone Yard Devotional’ is a book like few others
Jess the Avocado
May 17
Review: ‘The Surfer’ — Messy Nicolas Cage Madness Can’t Stick the Landing
Review: ‘The Surfer’ — Messy Nicolas Cage Madness Can’t Stick the Landing
Want to see Nic Cage attack a rat and drink a puddle? See this! Want to see a balanced, mature film? Don’t!
Reece Beckett
May 16
The Black Hole That Is Jay Gatsby
The Black Hole That Is Jay Gatsby
Trust me, I’m not an astrophysicist
Lauri Carpentier
May 16
Dissecting ‘The Tell-Tale Heart’ by Edgar Allan Poe
Dissecting ‘The Tell-Tale Heart’ by Edgar Allan Poe
You fancy me mad
Paul O'Neill
May 16
Of Soothsayers and Fortune-Tellers: Keepers of Community Well-being
Of Soothsayers and Fortune-Tellers: Keepers of Community Well-being
Governments call it fraud. Scientists call it superstition. So why do millions still find solace in the cards and stars?
L. DeLora
May 16
I’m Teaching My Family How to Paint in Oil
I’m Teaching My Family How to Paint in Oil
All of us are artists with our own unique challenges to overcome
Anne Kullaf
May 16
About Genre: The Workplace Drama
About Genre: The Workplace Drama
What can Korean drama tell us about sexism
Storyhog
May 16
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