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Film

12 Angry Men (1957): Who’s really on trial?

2 April 20214 April 2021

Sidney Lumet’s classic courtroom drama puts prejudice in the dock.

Film

Blithe Spirit (1945): how India and Otherness are key to its caustic comedy

28 March 20214 April 2021

Don’t be fooled by Blithe Spirit’s caustic charm. The real mischief lies beneath.

Book reviews

The Man Who Fell to Earth, by Walter Tevis

25 March 202126 March 2021

In The Man Who Fell to Earth, alien Thomas J. Newton gets under the skin of the human race.

Book reviews

Under the Banner of Heaven, by Jon Krakauer

20 February 202122 February 2021

A story of violent faith, from the beginnings of Mormonism to its modern-day repercussions.

Film

Is An Officer and a Gentleman actually about a bromance?

16 February 20214 April 2021

The real love story at the heart of An Officer and a Gentleman…

Film

Greenland (2020) explained: easy comet, easy go

14 February 202126 March 2021

One family’s race to reach Greenland before a comet-ending planet hits Earth.

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