Ron's rages are sincere and — according to his wife — healthily cathartic. But can these splenetic outbursts loosen the grip of capitalism at its most monstrous?
Film round-up
Reviews of Gunda, Dream Horse, After Love, The Killing of Two Lovers, Flashback and Land (PG)
Joanna Scanlan as Mary in After Love
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
Gunda
Directed by Victor Kossakovsky
★★★★
IF YOU have ever contemplated whether or not animals are sentient beings, then this haunting and mesmerising film, following the lives of a real-life mother pig, a flock of chickens and a herd of cows, will reveal all.
Shot in black and white and devoid of dialogue, commentary and a music track, Victor Kossakovsky’s (Aquarela) new documentary is nevertheless an extraordinary and compelling watch as it takes experiential cinema to its most stripped-down form.
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