The Shock Doctrine

CAPITALISM IS FREEDOM It sounds like something out of 1984, but actually, the philosophy that the free market = freedom, will always = freedom and can only = freedom is just about the cornerstone of the entire organisation of our planet. Cause it’s true, right? Wrong. The notion that capitalism automatically equals democracy, political freedom [...]

Inglourious Basterds.

Review by Jack Ferguson. As a filmmaker Quentin Tarantino has spent his career playing with some of the played out staples of conventional cinema, and trying to make them into something fresh and exciting. Previously he’s done it with gangsters and crime, blaxploitation and martial arts movies. His latest, Inglourious Basterds, is his take on [...]