Reviews
Four icons of black liberation argue racism and resistance in One Night in Miami
One Night in Miami imagines a real life meeting between heroes of the Civil Rights Movement—and brings intense debates to life
Spare Ribs adds new layers to Sleaford Mods’ sound
This is a brilliant album from the East Midlands two-piece Sleaford Mods
The true story of how the FBI smeared Martin Luther King
Using newly revealed documents, MLK/FBI delves into how the US ruling class sought to undermine the Civil Rights movement
Baghlan Boy—a warts and all tale of survival and people trafficking
Michael Crowley tells a story of asylum seekers, refugees and migrants fleeing war, poverty, domestic violence and other horrors crossing continents to try to find a better life
Excel Esports documentary reveals pressure and stress of pro gaming industry
Here’s an unsettling glimpse inside a new but highly lucrative entertainment industry
Mank—an impressive caricature of Hollywood’s geniuses
Mank is about the destructiveness of trying to survive while avoiding doing the wrong thing
How Marxism helps us to understand—and enjoy—art
12 December 2020Art is about social relationships, says writer John Molyneux—and what art is changes as society develops
Lights festival illuminates east London
04 December 2020Colourful Nights is the latest annual festival illuminating large parts of Canary Wharf in east London.
Don McCullin photos show reality of war and poverty
04 December 2020It is not often that when critiquing war we can look straight into the eyes of those most affected.
The Racer shows the truth behind cycling glamour
04 December 2020This new film is set over 20 years ago, but the pressures on athletes remain the same today. Nick Clark recommends this visceral look into the elite sport
Flint is harrowing to watch—but there is also hope
01 December 2020In 2014, Michigan’s state government decided to cut costs by redirecting Flint’s water source from Lake Huron to the river Flint
County Lines—a bleak vision of hopeless, demonised teenage victims
01 December 2020County Lines doesn’t flinch from showing the squalor behind the headlines. But it feels as if it’s avoiding the most important question
Small Axe—Red, White and Blue shows truth of racist police
29 November 2020The third film in Steve McQueen’s series takes on the institutional racism that exists in the police
Don’t miss this book about women’s liberation battles
20 November 2020Misbehaving recounts the 1970 Miss World protest in the words of those who made it happen
Mangrove—a powerful, and long overdue, tale of a struggle for justice
15 November 2020The first film in Steve McQueen’s Small Axe series tells the true story of the Mangrove Nine
Mr Wilder & Me is a novel to give you hope
04 November 2020Jonathan Coe’s latest novel might be described as “life-affirming” but it is so much better than that makes it sound.
Looted—an understated look at a life going nowhere
04 November 2020Looted is billed as a crime thriller, but it’s not really that at all
Borat—subsequent Moviefilm for make benefit of liberalism
04 November 2020The second Borat film caught the US right in compromising positions. But its own liberal racism shouldn’t get a free pass
Kiss the Ground—documentary delivers climate change hope
16 October 2020“The Truth is, I had given up.”
Rocks—a brilliant, realistic film about young lives in London film
16 October 2020Rocks is a teenager struggling to take care of herself and her younger brother Emmanuel after her mum leaves them suddenly.
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- Alexandra Kollontai—a fighter from the struggle
- Four icons of black liberation argue racism and resistance in One Night in Miami
- Report on deaths of 9,000 Irish children is a cover-up
- ‘We are going to win,’ say Sage care home strikers
- ‘Intensive care is in crisis and it’s about to get worse’—nurse speaks out
- Richard Leonard resignation adds to Scottish Labour crisis
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