My friends, we are entering uncharted territory. Alex Garland has managed to create a film of singularly repulsive impotence. This is some achievement, considering his beleaguered treatise that men have always been—will always be—demented abs was probably the last time I seriously considered leaving the cinema early. Yet, despite its unintentional reproduction of patriarchal ideology, MEN was ostensibly targeting the worthy shibboleth of masculine supremacy.

But with CIVIL WAR, we arrive at a grim milestone in cinematic history—one which marks…

There is almost no point writing a book or making a documentary about the history of capitalism if you are not a Marxist.

You end up with this snivelling plea to the rich: 'just let us tax you progressively!?' Surely then everything will be sorted (bzzt).

This documentary points out the aristocracy of Europe resisted taxation until violent revolutions took place. There is no question that this will repeat in the 21st century. Whatever mild reforms the ruling class implement…