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Peter Linebaugh Interview

October 22, 2020 By John Flynn 5 Comments

Peter Linebaugh watercolour portrait

Peter Linebaugh interviewed by Johnny Flynn of Independent Left Johnny Flynn: The first question I had to ask you was about  the subtitle to your Red Round Globe Hot Burning: a tale at the crossroads of commons and closure, of love and terror, of race and class, and of Kate and Ned Despard. I saw […]

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The best revolutionary film of all time?

September 10, 2020 By John Flynn 1 Comment

Queimada Poster: Marlon Brando, Evaristo Marquez directed Gillo Ponecorvo

A review of Gillo Pontecorvo’s The Battle of Algiers and Queimada If you are looking for a recommendation for socialist or revolutionary cinema, then you should start with The Battle of Algiers and Queimada by Gillo Pontecorvo, both of which are contenders for the best revolutionary film of all time. He’s the most dangerous kind […]

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Review: The Retreat by Conor Kostick

April 9, 2020 By John Flynn Leave a Comment

The Retreat by Conor Kostick: cover

Conor Kostick’s new novel, The Retreat, is a thrilling tale set in the Middle Ages during the crusades. It is narrated by Guibert of Rocadamour, a naïve aristocratic youth, who joins a crusade expedition having soaked up the propaganda of the chansons and the chronicles. He is swiftly disabused of his illusions when the expedition is derailed at the outset, with the would-be crusaders sacking the castle of Devinium and stealing […]

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Review: Red Round Globe Hot Burning

February 14, 2020 By John Flynn 3 Comments

Red Round Globe Hot Burning Cover

By John Flynn Peter Linebaugh’s 2019 book Red Round Globe Hot Burning is his greatest masterpiece yet in a lifetime of triumphs. It is a mind-blowing contribution to his lifelong quest for the commons. This is a quest begun through his apprenticeship to the late Edward Thompson (whose copy of The Trial of Edward Despard […]

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Review: Ken Loach’s ‘Sorry We Missed You’

November 13, 2019 By John Flynn Leave a Comment

Ken Loach

By John Flynn The redoubtable Ken Loach has followed up his Palm D’Or winning I, Daniel Blake with a devastating drama about a family struggling to make ends meet in a precarious working environment. Along with his longtime screenwriter Paul Laverty, Loach has crafted a very necessary film about working life for so many people […]

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