Batman and Harley Quinn: oddball tag team of superheroes and quirky villain flounders in a thin story
Sam Liu, “Batman and Harley Quinn” (2017) Teaming Batman and Nightwing together with The Joker’s
Imperialism on Trial – Eva Bartlett: an impassioned and informative talk on the Syrian war and Western news media distortions of that war
“Imperialism on Trial – Eva Bartlett” (London, 31 January 2018) Canadian journalist Eva Bartlett was
The Quatermass Xperiment: an outdated science fiction / horror film that still has the power to terrify
Val Guest, “The Quatermass Xperiment” (1955) Filmed well over 60 years ago (at this time
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The Phantom Thread: best viewed as a comedy romance that turns into a tedious and repetitive ordeal
Paul Thomas Anderson, “The Phantom Thread” (2017) If viewed as a comedy romance about a
The Andromeda Strain: a lesson in how situations and the clash of characters generate drama and tension
Robert Wise, “The Andromeda Strain” (1971) Although made over 45 years ago, this science fiction
A message of determination, renewal and searching for justice for Grenfell Tower fire victims in “Failed By The State: The Struggle in the Shadow of Grenfell”
Ish and Daniel Renwick, “Failed By The State: The Struggle in the Shadow of Grenfell”
The Pianist: a potentially great film let down by shallow characterisation and a bland and thin plot
Roman Polanski, “The Pianist” (2002) Polanski has been a very significant director capable of making
The Queen of Versailles: portrait of a billionaire family living the American Dream and exploiting it to excess
Lauren Greenfield, “The Queen of Versailles” (2012) Originally intended as a documentary on the construction
The Shape of Water: a magic realist mash-up of several genres lays on the identity politics and self-indulgence thickly
Guillermo del Toro, “The Shape of Water” (2017) Inspired by the famous Hollywood classic “The
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Rethinking Putin: stripping away Western criticism and fantasy, and painting a picture of pragmatic and steady leadership
Stephen F Cohen, “Rethinking Putin”, Annual Nation Cruise (2 December 2017) Professor Stephen Cohen is