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CINEMA ROUND-UP 2013
Star critics give us their verdict on the films they were most impressed by in the last 12 months and a few they wish they had missed
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
There were some striking coincidences, often illustrating the political and social issues of the time, during the last year.
Its first week saw the release of Repulsion by Roman Polanski - convicted of an underage sex crime in the US - as the joint report by the NSPCC and Metropolitan Police on Jimmy Savile's crimes was published.
This was followed by arguably the most controversial release of the year, Quentin Tarantino's Django Unchained, a revenge film where racists uttering "nigger" are dispatched to Boot Hill.
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