FILM
March 2009
Eastwood's Gran Torino ticks all the boxes of a stereotypical immigration-is-good film
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February 2009
Valkyrie is a triumph for Tom Cruise, but The Reader disappoints
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January 2009
As Hollywood prepares for the annual Oscar bash, the signs are it isn't going to be a vintage year
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January 2009
A new film about Che Guevara stirs memories of a grim and bloody episode in his career
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Film
Written each month by Standpoint's regular film critic, Peter Whittle, and occasional guest columnists
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