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: February 21, 2022
Maria Duarte and Van Conner review A Bread Factory, Part One: For the Sake of Gold; A Bread Factory, Part Two: Walk With Me a While, Dog and Here Before
Andrea Riseborough in Here Before
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
A Bread Factory, Part One: For the Sake of Gold
Directed by Patrick Wang
★★★
COMPRISING of a cornucopia of different visual styles and forms, this epic drama from US indie film-maker Patrick Wang is a surreal David v Goliath tale best met with an open mind.
The first in a mini-series of Wang’s work being released in Britain for the very first time, it follows the sudden fight for a small community arts centre’s survival, which Dorothea (Tyne Daly on fine form) and Greta (Elisabeth Henry) have been running for the last 40 years.
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