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 The Reason I Jump, Fatherhood, In the Earth, It Must Be Heaven, The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard, Luca and Monster Hunter
A scene from Jerry Rothwell's The Reason I Jump
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
The Reason I Jump (12A)
Directed by Jerry Rothwell
★★★★
DOCUMENTARIAN Jerry Rothwell provides a unique and eye-opening insight into the world of non-speaking autistic people in his visually compelling and extraordinary new film.
It is based on the best-selling book by Naoki Higashida, who wrote it when he was 13, in which he described his thoughts and feelings and what it was like to be autistic without being able to utter a word.
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