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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?
I Care A Lot
MARIA DUARTE recommends a film about the chilling lengths some people will go to exploit the elderly and vulnerable — as long they don’t fight back
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
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Directed by J Blakeson
“PLAYING fair is a joke invented by rich people to keep the rest of us poor; I’ve been poor and it doesn’t agree with me, ” says ruthless and crooked legal guardian Marla Grayson as she justifies her pursuit of the American Dream by scamming the elderly out of their homes, their savings and their lives — all within the confines of the law.
Inspired by horrendous news stories about real life predatory guardians who play the system and exploit their wards, writer-director J Blakeson (The Disappearance of Alice Creed) explores the practice as well as the power of authority and the process by which people lose their rights, their freedoms and control in this tense crime thriller construct.
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