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Posted on October 28, 2014
Today
Racist trolls may think they own Star Wars, but the saga's diversity issues are not cut and dried
The social media harassment of Kelly Marie Tran was abominable, but it's not fair to say that racism is baked into the epic franchise's coreIt's ironic that Star Wars, perhaps [...]
Fri, Mar 05, 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
Hero's welcome: Liam Neeson to greet audiences for his new film in New York
Star adds affability to his very particular set of skills to meet weekend punters for The Marksman at the AMC Lincoln SquareAs cinemas in the US start to reopen, distributors [...]
Fri, Mar 05, 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy review – a triptych of light-touch philosophy
Ryusuke Hamaguchi brings a gentle warmth to this ingenious collection of three stories united by themes of fate and mysteryRyusuke Hamaguchi is a Japanese film-maker whose work I first encountered [...]
Fri, Mar 05, 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché review – riveting take on British punk heroine
The X-Ray Spex singer is revealed as a mystic, rebellious working-class woman of colour in this valuable filmThe siren-wail of Poly Styrene's voice was the authentic sound of punk: derisive, [...]
Fri, Mar 05, 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
Marvel directors the Russo brothers: 'The Avengers films were a powerful political tool, at the right time'
The men behind the highest-grossing films of all time on how superheroes can instruct world leaders, and changing direction to make a bleak experimental opioid drama – starring Spider-ManWhere do [...]
Fri, Mar 05, 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
The Dissident review – inside track on grisly murder of Jamal Khashoggi
Turkey's president blew the gaff on how the dissident Saudi author was killed, providing plentiful material for this gripping documentaryIt's not shown in this documentary, but there is a gruesome [...]
Fri, Mar 05, 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
Earlier
Chaos Walking review – cursed YA adaptation stumbles into view
Tom Holland and Daisy Ridley are lost in a sea of dystopian cliches in a delayed and misjudged adventure about a future where men's thoughts are visibleThere are fascinating stories [...]
Thu, Mar 04, 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
Coming 2 America review – Eddie Murphy comes up gasping for heir
Murphy is back as the Zamundan prince seeking his son in the US, in this tired sequel to the 80s comedy hitDid we need a sequel to Eddie Murphy's fish-out-of-water [...]
Thu, Mar 04, 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
FTA: unearthing Jane Fonda and Donald Sutherland's anti-Vietnam war film
After being reportedly censored by the US government, a satirical documentary about a comedy tour in Vietnam is finally getting seen againIn retrospect, it's clear why America's imperial project in [...]
Thu, Mar 04, 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
Per Lucio (For Lucio) review - portrait of an Italian musical icon
An unlikely musical hero whose songs criticised Italian politics and society (one inspired by a Guardian story), appears in a lovingly constructed docPietro Marcello is the director who recently gave [...]
Thu, Mar 04, 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com