Bad Lieutenant? The Storied History of the’Chief Counselor’ on film Stephen Arnell August 16, 2020 As you may have read, here in the UK we’ve had an entertaining(?) few months following the antics of PM Boris Johnson’s chief advisor/Hand… Continue Reading
Dictator Hagiographies: Air-Brushed Totalitarianism On-Screen Stephen Arnell July 16, 2020 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… Continue Reading
Netflix’s “Freud As a Sleuth” Is Not A New Concept Stephen Arnell January 25, 2020 Netflix’s new German language series posits a young, King of Shrinks, who is soon to be a sleuth tracking a serial killer, but this… Continue Reading