Tom Jennings

Radical cultural critic analysing different elements within popular culture.

Küba, by Kutlug Ataman, Waygood Gallery, Newcastle, July-August 2006. Art review

Küba’s multitude of screens give a fascinating but flawed portrayal of community.

Ghetto Fabulous

BBC2’s fascinating ‘The Power of Nightmares’ (Adam Curtis, 2004) documentaries offer nothing new, argues Tom Jennings

A Pair of Right Scares

Tom Jennings’ review of a ground-breaking site-specific installation.

Nature Read in Truth and Straw by Tom Jennings

Tom Jennings’ discussion of Oliver Stone’s 1994 blockbuster in terms of contemporary trends in media and politics.

Natural Born Cultures

Tom Jennings’ review of Jane Campion's 2003 postfeminist erotic thriller

A Cut Above?

Tom Jennings’ complementary excavations of Michael Moore’s anti-Iraq War blockbuster.

Extracting the Michael and Slurs and Stereotypes by Tom Jennings

Extracting the Michael

Tom Jennings’ essay on the theoretical and propaganda use and abuse of concepts of socio-economic class.

The Hidden Injuries of Theory by Tom Jennings

In some ways a marvellous film, Dogville is at root a con trick – which neither its director nor the critics acknowledge, argues Tom Jennings

Dogville Rendezvous

Hollywood’s New Radicalism is a fascinating account of attempts to subvert the film industry from within. Book review.

The Empire’s New Clothes by Tom Jennings

Tom Jennings’ essay on contemporary urban music, gender and class.

Dancehall Dreams by Tom Jennings