Movie reviews from columnist George Ligon with a political and philosophical twist
George Ligon approached the IANS Editorial Team with an exciting proposition. “IANS editorial team”, he said, “I want to write movie reviews; movie reviews with a twist; movie reviews which use political and philosophical theories; I want to create a great amalgam of movie-review-theoretical goodness which will elucidate and illuminate both the films in question and the ideas discussed”. “By gum”, the IANS editorial team said, “What a fabulous idea”. And thus a column was birthed.
Enjoy reading the most recent movie reviews below:
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In this opinion piece, George shares his views on the recent Hollywood trend of aging actors reprising their prior famed roles in sequels to 80s classics. He asks: will this really give us the Hollywood magic and endings those classics deserve?