War is hell
A review of 20 Days in Mariupol
by Sam FriedmanSam Friedman reviews the documentary film capturing the initial twenty days of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in the southeastern city of Mariupol.
Reflections on Emily the Criminal
A film review
by Samuel FarberSamuel Farber reviews the film Emily the Criminal and its portrayal of a sympathetic working-class person forced into a life of crime.
The dialectics of defeat—lessons from the United Kingdom
A Review of This is Only the Beginning
by Aaron AmaralAaron Amaral reviews Michael Chessum’s book This is Only the Beginning.
It’s OK to be angry about Bernie Sanders’ new book
by Shamus Cooke
Tens of thousands of activists were inspired to join socialist Bernie Sanders’ campaigns for president in 2016 and 2020. Shamus Cooke reviews Bernie’s latest book and argues that the Sanders project of shifting the Democratic Party leftward has squandered the movement in a time of crisis and need.
The life and politics of Walter Rodney
A review of A Rebel’s Guide to Walter Rodney
by Anyanwu LTempest’s Anyanwu L. reviews A Rebel’s Guide to Walter Rodney by Chinedu Chukwudinma.
Not your father’s comic
A review of HBO’s Harley Quinn
by Glenn AllenExcerpt: Glenn Allen reviews the surprisingly leftist politics featured prominently in the animated HBO Max superhero series Harley Quinn.
Making sense of the Ukraine war
A Critique of Medea Benjamin and Nicolas Davies
by Eric DraitserEric Draitser critically reviews War in Ukraine: Making Sense of a Senseless Conflict by Medea Benjamin and Nicholas Davies, which, he argues, sees the entirety of the conflict through the lens of U.S.-NATO aggression without making even a perfunctory attempt to engage with the many other critical aspects of the war.
“Do not forsake me, comrade”
The continuing relevance of High Noon
by Hank KennedyHank Kennedy revisits the Hollywood classic High Noon.
Don’t ever forgive, don’t ever forget
A review of “All Quiet on the Western Front”
by Thomas HummelThomas Hummel reviews the film “All Quiet on the Western Front,” a new adaptation of the classic anti-war novel.
The making of a Black Bolshevik
A review of Winston James’s new biography of Claude McKay
by Bill MullenBill Mullen argues that McKay deserves a good Marxist biographer and has found one in Winston James.