Die Hard and the Fate of American Empire
What can Bruce Willis’ shoeless cowboy cop tell us about American corporate power? James Butler explores a Christmas favourite.
Tag: cinema
Against All Odds, Brent Council Is Investing in Its Artists
Juliet Jacques
Stranger than fiction.
The Zone of Interest Reminds Us How Easy It Is to Ignore a Genocide on Your Doorstep
Juliet Jacques
Hear no evil, see no evil.
Argentina Wants to Whitewash Its Military Junta. Unfortunately, There’s Video Evidence
Juliet Jacques
The ‘disappeared’ reappear.
Palestinian Satirical Cinema Has the Last Laugh
Juliet Jacques
‘He wants to get laid in Jerusalem! But it’s Ramadan! No fucking!’
Hollywood and the IRA’s American Connection
Bonus 2
Nate Lavey explores how Irish American support for the IRA has been portrayed on screen, from Columbo to Patriot Games.
Will Netflix and Disney Destroy the Soul of Cinema?
Joel Blackledge
From cookie-cutter Marvel films to Disney spin-offs, fresh ideas are hard to come by.
Young British Filmmakers Are Throwing Out the Kitchen Sink
Joel Blackledge
I, Daniel Blake had its moment. It’s time for something new.
Why Are All the Baddies Disabled?
From ancient myths through to the Batman trilogy, pop culture is littered with disabled people and those with facial differences being cast as villains. Why does disability feature so heavily in literary and cinematic traditions, and how has this hypervisiblity had the ironic effect of erasing the experiences of disabled people? Ash Sarkar is joined […]
The Lockdown: Justice in Films
Hosts Oonagh Ryder @Oonskie and Sam Swann @SamGSwann chat about how justice is portrayed in films with filmmaker and writer Joel Blackledge @TheGreatDamfino. They discuss the role of the prison in films and TV, which characters are deserving of our sympathy and how punishment is the backdrop to so much of our entertainment.