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  • Can We Take A Joke? (2015)
    Review preview for Can We Take A Joke?

    It's not that there's no value to Balaker's argument, rather that the elision of alternative viewpoints and seriously challenging material undermines it and makes it look naive.

    Jennie Kermode · 2.5 out of 5
    An exploration of outrage culture through the lens of stand-up comedy.
  • Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas (1998)
    Review preview for Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas

    Gilliam uses voice over (too much?) to give a taste of the Hunter S style and help explain what on earth is going on.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3 out of 5
    The psychadellic exploits of a lawyer and Journalist in the city of excess.

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