EWAN CAMERON witnesses a political farce that lacks a clear message
But what’s the point of revolution without socialist values?
MARIA DUARTE recommends a tense exploration of environmental terrorism
Ariela Barer in How to Blow Up a Pipeline
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EWAN CAMERON picks out two fascinating music shows, fusing the Korean, and the Celtic, with the modern
BENJAMIN POTHIER suggests that Palaeolithic cave paintings in Spain point to the ceremonial use of hallucinogenic flora
The bard confirms that the right has a humour bypass, and replays the English Revolution on period instruments
MARIA DUARTE and ANDY HEDGECOCK review Sunny Dancer, Tony, Songs of Forgotten Trees, and The End of Oak Street
JOHN GREEN relishes a powerful and moving drama that explores the lived realities of west London’s Punjabi community
MARTIN HALL welcomes a plea for greater compassion between believer and non-believer via the framework of philosophical enquiry
How To Blow Up a Pipeline (15)
Directed by Daniel Goldhaber
★★★★
“ANYTIME anyone has challenged authority they’ve called it terrorism … if the American empire calls us terrorists then we’re doing something right” insists a group of 20-something environmental activists in this explosive part heist part eco-thriller which explores the climate crisis.
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