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US invasion welcome, for once
Michael Moore ‘plunders’ the world on behalf of the great Satan and it’s fun, says MARIA DUARTE
MATTHEW HAWKINS rakes through un-fancy words and flair-free summaries to find who and what might be flamboyant
PETER MASON is exhilarated by an exciting, well-considered and historically minded tribute to the great Trinidadian instrument
Reducing historical lives to ‘male’ and ‘female’ roles, we lose the nuance of those lives and a clearer understanding of past societies, suggests CLAIRE ISABELLA GILMOUR
CHRIS SEARLE relishes the genius of pianist Alexander Hawkins, his many ensembles, and his new album
Where to Invade Next (15)
Directed by Michael Moore
4/5
IN HIS latest polemic, film-maker Michael Moore is on an upbeat one-man offensive to make the US great again by invading a series of nations, plundering their best ideas and taking them back home.
Smart, witty and bombastic, it’s a trademark Moore film. His fact-finding invasion uncovers eye-opening ideas which the British government would do well to investigate itself.
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