Tag Archives: war on terror

Out on DVD | The Baader-Meinhof Complex

Posted on 20 April 2009 by Jason Best

Set at a time when terrorists in Europe were more likely to be motivated by a study of Das Kapital than the

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At the Cinema | Traitor

Posted on 27 March 2009 by Jason Best

Ridley Scott tackled the War on Terror last year with his muscular action thriller Body of Lies (which gets its DVD release on Monday 30th March). Now another film turns up at the cinema with the aim of getting to … Continue reading →

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The Best view | The Dark Knight – Heath Ledger’s anarchic Joker steals the show

Posted on 9 December 2008 by Jason Best

Back in the summer, the cinema release of The Dark Knight sent fans and critics into a frenzy: box-office records tumbled and superlatives gushed. Yet four months on, now that the delirium has abated, it’s clear that Christopher Nolan’s grim … Continue reading →

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The Best view | DiCaprio & Crowe go head to head in Ridley Scott’s Body of Lies

Posted on 21 November 2008 by Jason Best

There are two competing movies jostling for dominance in Ridley Scott’s Body of Lies, which stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Russell Crowe as CIA men immersed in dodgy dealings in the Middle East. The first is a thoughtful political thriller that … Continue reading →

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