The book feels like a writer working within his limits and not breaking any new ground, believes KEN COCKBURN
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Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths
MARIA DUARTE recommends a visually arresting and intimate portrayal of one man’s return to his roots
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PRAGYA AGARWAL recommends a collection of drawings that explore the relation of indigenous people to the land in south Asia, Africa and the Caribbean
CHRIS SEALE speaks to Palestinian sound artist BINT MBAREH
MARY CONWAY applauds a brave and timely two hander that explores the difference between intimacy and abuse
ANDY HEDGECOCK and MARIA DUARTE review The Thing with Feathers, Train Dreams, Sisu: Road to Revenge, and Wicked: For Good
GUILLERMO THOMAS welcomes a biography of WA Domingo, a key figure in the anti-colonial struggle in the Caribbean
Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths (15)
Directed by Alejandro G Inarritu
FOUR-TIMES Oscar-winning film-maker Alejandro G Inarritu’s follow-up to The Revenant is an intimate and personal yet ambitious and visually mind-blowing homage to his Mexican roots and his country.
This is a shortened (by 24 minutes) version of the original film that was shown in Venice, which feels like a never-ending lucid dream, by the end coming full circle, reminiscent of Denis Villeneuve’s Arrival.
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