With only a 36-minute runtime, this speculative 1943 production gives a powerful glimpse into what a fascist Wales would look like. Filled with working class spirit, this film stands in stark contrast to superficial portrayals of fascism today.
Elem Klimov’s 1985 Soviet-epic ‘Come and See’ remains one of the greatest war films of all time. Despite censorship and unease from party bureaucrats, Kilmov faithfully depicts the horrors of the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union in its true context.
Readers of The Communist share their thoughts on the radical legacy of late jazz giant Sonny Rollins, a recent exhibition of the works of anti-colonial British-Caribbean painter Hurvin Anderson, and reviews of both ‘Stitching the Intifada’ and ‘Project Hail Mary’.
The 2026 FIFA world cup is arguably the most politicised ever. From denials of staff and fans at immigration, insane ticket prices, to the criminal actions against the Iranian football team; all prove how sport cannot escape the whirlwinds of the world crisis of capitalism.
The BBC’s retrospective of the 2016 EU referendum campaigns offers a window into the chaotic, shambolic, back-stabbing drama that engulfed Britain’s short-sighted political establishment in the run-up to the Brexit vote.
“After reading Trotsky’s writings on art and literature, I came to oppose the idea of ‘art for art’s sake’, which tries to separate art from society. I came to realise that all art has social content, and so I naturally began to channel political ideas into my work.”
A 1974 documentary on the 1926 British General Strike has been recently rediscovered by Platform Films’ Chris Reeves. The documentary which includes interviews and testimonies from those involved brings this historic class battle to life.
Artist Matthew Collings sat down with The Communist to discuss his series ‘Drawings against Genocide’ which exposes the horrors inflicted by Israel upon Gaza, as well as fighting attacks from Zionists, and how art fits into the class struggle.
Kensington Palace is showcasing a new exhibition titled ‘The Last Princesses of Punjab’. Despite some omissions and partial explanations, you are left illuminated into a world and lives which took very unexpected directions.
The upcoming FIFA 2026 World Cup, held across North America, is already beset by controversy, from the hypocrisy of Trump being handed a ‘FIFA peace prize’, to price-gouging and environmental concerns. Plus: five years since the ‘Super League’ protests.
Gorky’s 1904 play ‘Summerfolk’ follows a group of wealthy, self-absorbed friends, obsessed with bickering about about ‘deep’ questions of life. Within this biting critique is an eerily familiar picture: an unstable world on the precipice of revolution.
Readers review ‘The Mountain’, Gorillaz’ musical celebration of internationalism; ‘Fall of Eagles’, a 1974 BBC drama covering class struggle in the early 20th century; and ‘Everybody to Kenmure Street’, a documentary on the struggle against an immigration raid in Glasgow.