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The Monocle Arts Review - Film: Karen Krizanovich
24 April 2015
We head to the cinema with Karen Krizanovich to discuss the latest Marvel superhero blockbuster ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’, Taiwanese dark comedy ‘Exit’ and Reese Witherspoon’s new drama ‘The Good Lie’.
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The Late Edition, episode 652
15 May 2014
Robert Fox and Darren McCaffrey discuss the day’s news including a meeting of the Friends of Syria group in London, we also look at the legacy of American superheroes in 1960s Japan, and review the latest book releases.
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The Monocle Arts Review - TV: Ben Rylan
9 December 2015
Monocle’s Ben Rylan reviews his top television moments from 2015 including the finale of ‘Mad Men’, the ongoing rise of Netflix with series such as ‘Daredevil’ and ‘Narcos’ and the swooping in of the superhero from silver…
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The Monocle Arts Review - Film: Tim Robey
25 March 2016
We find out what’s on at the cinema this weekend with Tim Robey, film critic for ‘The Telegraph’. Look out for animal animation ‘Zootopia’ (or ‘Zootropolis’ depending on where you are), clash of the superheroes in ‘Batman…
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The Globalist, episode 457
30 July 2013
Why sectarian fragility may be returning to Iraq, we ask why the Lebanese government has ordered businesses owned by Syrian refugees to close their doors, and discuss Pakistan’s newest cartoon superhero.
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The Monocle Arts Review - Film: Anna Smith
28 October 2016
On this week’s film review journalist Anna Smith discusses superhero flick ‘Doctor Strange’, South-Korean zombie thriller ‘Train to Busan’ and UK road-trip comedy ‘Burn Burn Burn’.
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The Monocle Arts Review - TV: Alice Vincent
25 November 2015
On this week’s television review we take a look at the new series of the highly popular Danish drama ‘The Bridge’, dark superhero Netflix thriller ‘Jessica Jones’ and the BBC’s latest espionage mini-series ‘London Spy’.
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The Late Edition, episode 710
5 August 2014
We discuss the day’s biggest news stories with Martin Plaut and Isabel Hilton, hear why there are very few female superheroes in films, and review new dance music with London-based DJ and producer Phil Mison.
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The Curator - Highlights from Monocle 24
6 July 2019
Monocle’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco and Augustin Macellari bring you a selection of highlights from the past seven days here at Monocle 24. This week: we cover the Singapore Art Book Fair and discuss superhero film scores…
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The Cinema Show - Handcrafted movies
2 June 2017
Director Patty Jenkins was given an enormous challenge when she took on the blockbuster adaptation of superhero staple Wonder Woman. We ask whether it was worth the long wait. Plus: a special look at the handcrafted side…
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The Late Edition, episode 426
19 June 2013
Our agenda setter tells us why Hong Kongers’ sense of Chinese identity is at an all-time low, we ask how long Julian Assange will stay at London’s Ecuadorian embassy, and film critic Tim Robey helps us understand why sup…
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The Monocle Arts Review - Film: David Jenkins
29 April 2016
David Jenkins, editor of ‘Little White Lies’ magazine, reviews Jake Gyllenhaal’s performance as a widower in ‘Demolition’, Miguel Gomes’s second installment of his anthology on Portugal in ‘Arabian Nights: Volume 2 – the…
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The Monocle Daily, episode 529
7 November 2013
Reactions to the US economy posting a three per cent growth in the third quarter, we hear live from Bogotá as FARC rebels agree to participate in political talks, and we learn why Marvel Comics’ latest superhero is a tee…
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The Monocle Weekly - John Harris Dunning, Journey Gunderson and Nathan Crowley
5 August 2018
We meet journalist turned comics writer John Harris Dunning to discuss his new work ‘Tumult’, hear from Journey Gunderson, the director of a new museum dedicated to laughs in the US, and discuss how ‘The Dark Knight’ helped…