Contributor Christina Newland

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Review

The Keeping Room

by Christina Newland

Brit Marling leads a band of sisters in arms in this gritty American Civil War drama.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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In Praise Of

How Shane captured the shifting mood of postwar America

by Christina Newland

Alan Ladd’s mysterious stranger in town fundamentally changed the way audiences believed in heroes.
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How cinema is challenging popular representations of the gypsy community

by Christina Newland

A new screening programme asks vital questions about how Britain’s travellers are depicted on screen.
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Review

Loving

by Christina Newland

Ruth Negga and Joel Edgerton bring a quiet tenderness to this understated tale of racial prejudice in the Deep South.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Long Read

How boxing movies put black heroes in the frame

by Christina Newland

From Body and Soul to Creed, the sports movie has a rich tradition of raising awareness around issues of class and race.
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Women In Film

Do movies turn women into masochists?

by Christina Newland

Is it possible for women to love movies which promote a regressive, misogynistic worldview?

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