Reviews
1917: A Fine Example of Non-Identitarian Filmmaking
When looking at the productions nominated for awards this year and reflecting on movies lauded by critics, it is easy to detect the immense...
Joker or Woker? The Ideological Battle Over a Comic Villain's Origin Story
The release of Joker has inspired outpourings of approval from sources hitherto opposed to the mores of mainstream Hollywood cinema. Paul Joseph...
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood – The Sly Triangulations of Quentin Tarantino
Once Upon a Time In Hollywood, a film which has attracted effusive praise from critics and fans of Tarantino alike, is perhaps one of the most...
Medieval Islamic Sectarianism by Christine D. Baker
My grandfather used to read a couple of pages from the Oxford English Dictionary every day throughout his retirement, telling anyone who asked why...
The Emergence of the English by Susan Oosthuizen
I tend to approach books like this with either a degree of trepidation or resignation. As a Welshman, I have had a lifetime of smiling politely at...