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Film round-up
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
Batman v Superman:
Dawn of Justice (12A)
Directed by Zack Snyder
4/5
ONE of a reviewer’s tougher jobs is explaining a film’s plot without giving away too much.
So let’s praise screenwriters David S Goyer and Chris Terrio for compressing two-and-a-half hours of action, thrills and superhero special effects into the title.
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MARIA DUARTE recommends the ambitious portrait of an agricultural community confronted by the trauma of enclosure