Reviews of the Neil Charles Quartet, the Freddie Hubbard Quintet, and the Olie Brice Quartet
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Reviews of Les Miserables, I'm Thinking of Ending Things, Mulan and Koko-di, Koko-da
GLENN BURGESS suggests that, despite his record in Spain, Orwell’s enduring commitment to socialist revolution underpins his late novels
CHRISTOPHER POLLARD explains how and why neoliberalism adopted the racist agenda common to the populist right of today
SYLVIA HIKINS recommends a sweeping survey of the world's biggest desert and the people who live there
GUILLERMO THOMAS is persuaded by a scathing critique of the Church of England and its embeddedness in imperialism
MARIA DUARTE and ANGUS REID review Materialists, Unmoored, Together, and Bambi: A Tale of Life in The Woods
TONY BURKE revels in the publication of previously unreleased tracks by the great US folksinger
Les Miserables (15)
Directed by Ladj Ly
★★★★
THIS isn't yet another adaptation of Victor Hugo's epic historical novel but a gripping and gritty French crime thriller centred around social inequality, the social divide and rampant racism.
Inspired by the 2005 Paris riots, co-writer and director Ladj Ly's short film is set in the Parisian suburb of Montfermeil where Hugo based his legendary work.
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