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: August 11, 2022
Maria Duarte reviews Blind Ambition, Where is Anne Frank, Eiffel, and Between Two Dawns
EFFERVESCENT: Blind Ambition
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
Blind Ambition (12A)
Directed by Robert Coe and Warwick Ross
★★★★
AN INSPIRING and uplifting “underdog story” of how four Zimbabwean refugees, rose to fast become the top sommeliers in South Africa, and then joined forces to form the first black team to take part in the World WineTasting Championships in France.
You cannot help but root for Team Zimbabwe as the cameras follow Joseph, Pardon, Tinashe and Marlvin every step of the way on their quest against all the odds. Particularly when you realise that there is no wine making or wine consumption in their homeland and yet they discovered they had the nose for it.
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