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Sidney Lumet’s classic courtroom drama puts prejudice in the dock.
Blithe Spirit (1945): how India and Otherness are key to its caustic comedy
Don’t be fooled by Blithe Spirit’s caustic charm. The real mischief lies beneath.
The Man Who Fell to Earth, by Walter Tevis
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Under the Banner of Heaven, by Jon Krakauer
A story of violent faith, from the beginnings of Mormonism to its modern-day repercussions.
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One family’s race to reach Greenland before a comet-ending planet hits Earth.