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2016 Film round-up
Star columnists run through what has — and hasn’t —impressed them on the big screen in the last 12 months
ANGUS REID considers the power of the podcast as a vehicle for consensus building in opposition to mainstream media narratives
GLENN FOSBRAEY recommends a biography worth reading for both existing George Michael fans and those yet to be converted
FRANCIS DEVINE introduces a new collection of essays that draws on Pease McKenna’s example to indicate future paths for the movement
KEVIN DONNELLY and MARIA DUARTE review Shoot the People, The Last One For The Road, Rosebush Pruning, and Moana
JAMES WALSH recommends an exceptional documentary about the experience of Western doctors in Gaza
ALAN FRANK
CELEBRATED Polish-Russian pioneer film-maker Dziga Vertov was impressively ahead of his time when, over 80 years ago, he stated: “Film drama is the opium of the people”.
That doesn’t just apply to mere “people.”
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