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Dark Comedy ‘Patriot’ Illuminates Neoliberalism’s Dark Reality
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Dark Comedy ‘Patriot’ Illuminates Neoliberalism’s Dark Reality

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 / 28 January 2025

The dark comedy Patriot illuminates how neoliberalism makes choices for us disguisedly, using entrepreneurial agency as a fig leaf to obscure manipulation.

The 30 Best DVDs of 2024
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The 30 Best DVDs of 2024

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 / 13 December 2024

PopMatters‘ 30 Best DVDs of 2024 hereby presents a glorious cavalcade, a prestigious panorama, a scintillating smorgasbord of classic films (and one newbie).

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‘Slow Horses: Season Four’ Subverts the Spy Genre
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‘Slow Horses: Season Four’ Subverts the Spy Genre

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 / 12 November 2024

The good, the bad, and the ugly dance to Slow Horses‘ strange game, which reminds viewers that solidarity is essential to fighting oppression.

Film/Reviews

‘Red Sparrow’ Indulges in the Dark Side of Sex

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 / 27 February 2018
‘Ninjak #1’ is Too Fresh to Fade
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‘Ninjak #1’ is Too Fresh to Fade

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 / 20 April 2015
Valiant's new Ninjak reboot is remarkably fresh and a lot of fun.
Books/Reviews

John le Carré’s ‘A Delicate Truth’ Is an Ugly Business

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 / 16 May 2013
Your Mission, Should You Decide to Accept It, Is to Watch ‘Mission: Impossible: The Complete Series’
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Your Mission, Should You Decide to Accept It, Is to Watch ‘Mission: Impossible: The Complete Series’

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 / 18 January 2013

Your mission, should you decide to accept it, is to watch Mission: Impossible: The Complete Series.

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The Most Reluctant Spy: Sky One’s ‘Spy’

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 / 23 January 2012
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Celebrity and the Celebration of Art: The Transformation of Benedict Cumberbatch

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 / 26 April 2011
Reviews/Film/PopMatters Picks

Violent Redefinition in Steven Spielberg’s ‘Munich’

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 / 23 December 2005