KEITH RICHMOND relishes a superbly conceived modern version of Aeschylus’ drama of murderous family succession
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Film round-up: July 8, 2022
MARIA DUARTE reviews Brian and Charles, Thor: Love and Thunder, Rubikon and How to please a Woman
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MICHAL BONCZA recommends a minimalist installation that prompts intriguing connotations
FIONA O’CONNOR questions the achievement of this year’s Orwell prize winner for political fiction
LEO BOIX reviews two powerful Latin American novels in which myth and crime fiction expose the deadly consequences of patriarchy, clandestine abortion and state violence
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Ron's rages are sincere and — according to his wife — healthily cathartic. But can these splenetic outbursts loosen the grip of capitalism at its most monstrous?
ANGUS REID considers the power of the podcast as a vehicle for consensus building in opposition to mainstream media narratives
Brian and Charles (PG)
Directed by Jim Archer
★★★
THIS surreal comedy set in Wales about a lonely inventor who builds an AI robot as his friend may well prove an acquired taste but it is worth while seeing it with an open mind.
Based on a 2017 short of the same name also directed by Jim Archer and co-written by David Earl and Chris Hayward this is a bonkers, yet sweet and charming bromance tale shot in a mockumentary style.
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