From Russia With Love? Twelve Movies Set in the Former USSR
With Russia back in the news yet again, it’s interesting to note how comparatively few English language movies are set in the country. Admittedly in…
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Dictator Hagiographies: Air-Brushed Totalitarianism On-Screen
Armando Iannucci’s comedy Death of Stalin (2017) depicted a farcical version of the final days of Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin, born Ioseb Besarionis dze Jughashvili…
The Long Good Friday at 40: Best British Crime Thriller Ever Made?
John Mackenzie’s classic British crime thriller The Long Good Friday will be 40 years old (or 41, bearing in mind that it was completed in 1979) this…