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?
Total eclipse
MARIA DUARTE recommends an homage to the iconic showgirl that understands them as working-class women
The Last Showgirl (15)
Directed by Gia Coppola
A FADING Las Vegas showgirl has to face the reality that her decades-long dream job is over when her show abruptly closes after its 30-year run in this poignant and raw study of life on the Strip.
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KEVIN DONNELLY and MARIA DUARTE review Shoot the People, The Last One For The Road, Rosebush Pruning, and Moana
MARIA DUARTE, JAMES WALSH and ANDY HEDGECOCK review The Invite, My Father’s Island, Nirvanna: the Band, the Show, the Movie, and Oh My Goodness!
ANGUS REID recommends a very unusual documentary: a love story between two disillusioned journalists
JOHN GREEN recommends an Argentinian film classic on re-release - a deliciously cynical tale of swindling and double-cross


