Director Emerald Fennell’s latest film is a dark comedy that skewers the wealthy elites, shining a spotlight on their pomp and privilege. Just like the spoilt residents of Saltburn, today’s capitalist class will eventually get their just deserts.
A recent documentary by Laura Kuenssberg, former political editor of BBC News, reveals the full extent of the pandemonium that has gripped Westminster during the last decade of Tory rule – a reflection of the deep crisis of British capitalism.
Recent cinema release ‘The Old Oak’, by acclaimed left-wing director Ken Loach, highlights the local tensions and racism being stirred up by the ruling class over the question of asylum-seekers. We must fight their culture war with class war.
Popular TV series ‘The Bear’ has been praised by reviewers. But its portrayal of the restaurant industry and gentrification provides a window into the cynical, smug mindset of the middle classes, and their contempt for ordinary working people.
Socialist Appeal comrade Nicholas Baldion is amongst the contenders for this year’s John Moores Painting Prize – the winner of which will be announced later this week. We spoke to Nicholas about his artistic work and his communist politics.
Based on the tragic events of the 1925-27 Chinese revolution, Bertolt Brecht’s ‘The Decision’ provides a powerful commentary on the betrayals of Stalinism and the idea of revolutionary sacrifice – something that liberal critics cannot understand.
In a break from his usual Hollywood blockbusters, Christopher Nolan’s latest release offers a dramatic and tense look at the life of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the ‘father of the bomb’, exploring the politics of McCarthy-era America along the way.
A major exhibition of self-proclaimed communist artist Alice Neel is currently on show at the Barbican Centre in London. Neel’s politically conscious portraits brilliantly bring to life the hidden history of the American working class and oppressed.
Now in its final season, popular HBO series ‘Succession’ has been lauded for its dramatic portrayal of a ruthless media mogul and his degenerate children. To end the corruption and control of the billionaires, we need a workers’ media.
Recent Netflix release ‘Bank of Dave’ portrays one man’s battle to save his deprived community by establishing a new local lender. To bring about genuine change, however, we need to nationalise the big banks and expropriate the billionaire class.
A recent theatrical adaptation of John Reed’s ‘10 Days That Shook the World’ portrays the inspiring events surrounding the 1917 Russian Revolution. In doing so, this play highlights the key task today: to build a Bolshevik organisation.
Recent TV thriller series ¡García!, available on HBO, explores Spain’s dark fascist past. But the show’s political message is confused from start to end. Only the revolutionary struggle of workers and youth can bury Francoism one and for all.