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The Best view | In the Loop – Cock-ups and conspiracies in the run-up to war

Posted on 25 August 2009 by Jason Best

For all those still seething over the cynical manipulation and mendacity behind Bush and Blair’s rush to war in Iraq, Armando Iannucci’s blistering political satire In the Loop offers a measure of catharsis. Based on The Thick of It, Iannucci’s … Continue reading →

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The Best View | The Duchess – Keira shakes off flat-pack image but her film is hobbled by history

Posted on 16 March 2009 by Jason Best

Keira Knightley unfailingly comes in for a drubbing from some quarters whatever she does, but she earned some of the best reviews of her career for her starring role in The Duchess, a sumptuous historical drama based on Amanda Foreman’s … Continue reading →

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