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Michael Atkinson is a film reviewer for In These Times. He has written or edited many books, including Exile Cinema: Filmmakers at Work Beyond Hollywood (2008) and the mystery novels Hemingway Deadlights (2009) and Hemingway Cutthroat (2010). He blogs at Zero For Conduct.
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Culture
Errol Morris’ Myopia
Michael Atkinson
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Culture
Iraq: Mismanagement or Mass Murder?
No End in Sight explores how we got into Iraq and what screw-ups have made the situation spiral out of control
Michael Atkinson
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Culture
Iraq on the Big Screen
Michael Atkinson
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Culture
When We Were Psychos
Michael Atkinson
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Culture
Look Out, It’s Real!
Michael Atkinson
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Culture
Helping Themselves
Michael Atkinson
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Culture
Swan Song of the Century
Michael Atkinson
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Culture
Stranger Than Fiction
Michael Atkinson
Culture
Spin’s the Thing
Michael Atkinson
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Culture
When Yes Means No
Michael Atkinson
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Culture
Counter Cultural Programming
Michael Atkinson