Godfather at 50: celebrating mob saga that raised bar for gangster films
Gill Jamieson, University of the West of Scotland
It’s one of the most famous climactic scenes in the film: a tense and shocking denouement that...
Volodymyr Zelensky: Comedian who defied the might of Putin’s war machine
Marc Berenson, King's College London
Heading into battle in Ukraine, Russian forces mark their equipment with a single letter signifying their objective. There have been...
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US lawmakers slammed for double standard on Russian, Israeli crimes
Rights advocates accused US lawmakers of the hypocrisy of backing severe sanctions to punish Russian aggression in Ukraine while unconditionally supporting Israel and condemning...
Jhund director Nagraj Manjule: “If you can’t be hopeful, then what is left?”
It has been almost six years since the release of filmmaker-actor-writer-poet Nagraj Manjule’s blockbuster sophomore Marathi feature film, Sairat. COVID-19 and the concomitant shutting down of theatres have resulted in a long wait for his third film, the eagerly awaited Bollywood debut, Jhund.Â
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Ukraine: the UN’s ‘responsibility to protect’ doctrine is a hollow promise for civilians under fire
Peter Lee, University of Portsmouth
Images of gaunt, exhausted faces of people fleeing bombardment and death once again dominate global news. From Mariupol to Irpin,...
Could the Ukraine invasion spark a global financial crisis?
Nasir Aminu, Cardiff Metropolitan University
The Russian assault on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities has intensified uncertainty in the world economy. To condemn Putin’s war,...
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