Another Life, by Andrew Vachss Tom Jennings salutes the eyepatched crusader’s superhero child abuse revengers on their final outing.
Frozen River, directed by Courtney Hunt This heartfelt debut film about dodgy decisions prompted by force of circumstance is several cuts above standard American independent cinema fare
In the Loop, directed by Armando Iannucci Venturing out of Westminster reveals the limits of The Thick Of It’s satire, concludes Tom Jennings
Five Minutes of Heaven, by Guy Hibbert, BBC 2 Tom Jennings is disappointed, but not surprised, at this drama reducing the legacy of the North of Ireland Troubles to personal therapeutics.
The Wire, by David Simon and Ed Burns, BBC 2 Tom Jennings endorses the accolades accorded to ground-breaking American TV drama The Wire – but with reservations.
The Class, directed by Laurent Cantet - Tom Jennings Tom Jennings attributes this film’s success to its subversion of educational orthodoxy veiled in high-liberal and Hollywood homilies.
Creating a Movement: The Struggle for Inclusive Education in the UK, 1990–2006, by Stefan Sczcelkun Tom Jennings appreciates this snapshot of a campaign against the segregation of…
The Dream of Fluxus, by George Macuinas The Baltic’s recent Fluxus show can’t entirely conceal the radical ambition and potential of avant-garde art, finds Tom Jennings.
Amber Films and UK social-realist cinema Tom Jennings questions the documentary claims of film fictions of lower-class life.
Review: Anarchy alive! Anti-authoritarian politics from practice to theory - Uri Gordon Despite its interesting account of organisational preoccupations among global protesters, Tom…
Small Axe by Verbal Terrorists Geordie hip-hop crew the Verbal Terrorists’ Small Axe brings forthright radical messages to agitate, educate and entertain. Tom Jennings goes with the flow.
The Given Day, by Dennis Lehane - Tom Jennings Aspiring to reveal the long roots of 20th century America’s fantasies of itself, Lehane’s new book nails some while reproducing others.
