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.
The Power of Nightmares - review BBC2’s fascinating ‘The Power of Nightmares’ (Adam Curtis, 2004) documentaries offer nothing new, argues Tom Jennings
Hot House Cold Storage, by Sally Madge, Isis Gallery, Melmerby, Cumbria, 2004. Art review – Tom Jennings Tom Jennings’ review of a ground-breaking site-specific installation.
Natural Born Killers: cultural studies and left politics. Tom Jennings’ discussion of Oliver Stone’s 1994 blockbuster in terms of contemporary trends in media…
Fahrenheit 9/11, dir. Michael Moore (2004). Film review – Tom Jennings Tom Jennings’ complementary excavations of Michael Moore’s anti-Iraq War blockbuster.
Dream On (Amber Films, 1992), Class War, and ultra-left critique. Film review – Tom Jennings Tom Jennings’ essay on the theoretical and propaganda use and abuse of concepts of socio-economic class.
Dogville, dir. Lars Von Trier (2003). Film review In some ways a marvellous film, Dogville is at root a con trick – which neither its director nor the critics acknowledge, argues Tom Jennings
Hollywood’s New Radicalism, by Ben Dickenson (I.B. Tauris, 2006). Book review Hollywood’s New Radicalism is a fascinating account of attempts to subvert the film industry from within. Book review.
Dancehall Dreams by Tom Jennings (2004). Music review – Tom Jennings Tom Jennings’ essay on contemporary urban music, gender and class.
8 Mile, dir. Curtis Hanson (2003), Eminem and hip-hop. Film review – Tom Jennings Tom Jennings’ essay on the Eminem phenomenon and its cultural context.
Sound Clash: Jamaican Dancehall Culture at Large, by Carolyn Cooper, Palgrave Macmillan, 2004. Book review – Tom Jennings Carolyn Cooper’s Sound Clash sees contemporary reggae as rebel music, still. Tom Jennings is mightily impressed
