KEN COCKBURN assesses the art of Ian Hamilton Finlay for the experience of warfare it incited and represents
Total eclipse
MARIA DUARTE recommends an homage to the iconic showgirl that understands them as working-class women
The bard gives us advance notice of his upcoming medieval K-pop releases
GORDON PARSONS steps warily through the pessimistic world view of an influential US conservative
HENRY BELL takes issue with the assertion that basic income is a remedy for poverty when it doesn’t address the inbuilt inequality of capitalism
RON JACOBS welcomes an investigation of the murders of US leftist activists that tells the story of a solidarity movement in Chile
RITA DI SANTO surveys the smorgasbord of films on offer at this year’s festival
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The Last Showgirl (15)
Directed by Gia Coppola
A FADING Las Vegas showgirl has to face the reality that her decades-long dream job is over when her show abruptly closes after its 30-year run in this poignant and raw study of life on the Strip.
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