Film Review: White Tiger
James Morgan reviews Karen Shakhnazarov’s “White Tiger” and finds it a refreshingly effective model for how fascism should be portrayed in films.
Category: Arts & Culture
Spotify’s New Payola Scheme
Spotify, in an attempt to return to illegal payola strategies of the radio, has announced a new scheme intended to expand the dominance of the largest music monopolies, Hector McLachlan explains.
Buying Fresh and Eating Well: Omlette and Cupboard Pasta
Zeb Schrader discusses the challenges of buying fresh food on a budget, and details a couple of easy recipes that are both simple and tasty.
Monopolies versus Musicians: 40 Years of Neglect
Hector McLachlan investigates the neglect of musicians in Aotearoa and identifies the root of their mistreatment – monopoly capitalism.
Music Review: Rangatira by Riki Gooch and Alistair Fraser
Hector McLachlan reviews Rangatira, and finds it an exciting addition to the musical canon of Aotearoa.
Film Review: The Eight Hundred
Jack Mells reviews Guan Hu’s new blockbuster film, ‘The Eight Hundred’, a Chinese film Mells finds pleasingly different to US blockbusters.
Book Review: Five Days, Five Nights – Flight to freedom from fascist Portugal
People’s World Contributor Michael Berkowitz reviews ‘Five Days, Five Nights’ by Manuel Tiago, penname of Alvaro Cunhal, longtime leader of the Portuguese Communist Party.
Book Review: Allende’s Chile by Ed Boorstein
Katjo Buissink reviews ‘Allende’s Chile’ by Ed Boorstein and its relevance to understanding fascism and the road to socialism in the modern day.