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

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The Passion of Ayn Rand: When an obsession with the self cannot sustain

Helen Mirren provides a neatly human portrayal of a woman wrestling with her emotional impulses and the ruthless demands of her own…

Nov 22, 2024

The Passion of Ayn Rand: When an obsession with the self cannot sustain

Nov 22, 2024

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‘Nil By Mouth’ — an immersive act of witness into family dysfunction

Gary Oldman’s sole directorial effort remains an remarkable blitzkrieg of matter-of-fact rage, pity and abuse in a working-class British…

Nov 22, 2024

‘Nil By Mouth’ — an immersive act of witness into family dysfunction

Nov 22, 2024

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Your Friends and Neighbors — The Sexual Snakes and Ladders of 90s Suburbia

Neil LaBute’s sophomore effort is a stinging examination of primal sexual behaviour hiding behind suburban niceties

Nov 17, 2024

Your Friends and Neighbors — The Sexual Snakes and Ladders of 90s Suburbia

Nov 17, 2024

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‘Weathering With You’ — Breaching The Boundaries of Humanity and Nature

Makoto Shinkai’s beautifully animated observation of human trifling with nature

Nov 16, 2024

‘Weathering With You’ — Breaching The Boundaries of Humanity and Nature

Nov 16, 2024

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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, 2024

Bridget vs Barbara: Battle of the Film Noir Babes

Jun 23, 2024

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A Michael Jackson fan’s reaction to ‘Leaving Neverland 2: Surviving Michael Jackson’

Dan Reed’s brisk, concise follow-up to his sensational 2019 feature about lurid sex abuse accusations against Michael Jackson made for a…

Mar 22

A Michael Jackson fan’s reaction to ‘Leaving Neverland 2: Surviving Michael Jackson’

Mar 22

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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

Nov 9, 2024

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

Nov 9, 2024

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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, 2024

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

Nov 3, 2024

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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, 2024

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

Oct 29, 2024

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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, 2024

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

Oct 19, 2024

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: [email protected]

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