'Richardson's book is one for the film studies section of the library in schools, colleges, universities and performing arts training institutions.'

The Stage

'The book is very easy reading. It's like having a chat with a friend who has been there and done that and doesn't mind showing you the T shirt. It's equally readable by men and women - in fact I was persuaded to read it by a man who said that he'd enjoyed it. Consider the book as an investment - it could well be the best treat your relationships have had in a long time.'

thebookbag.co.uk

Richardson, who has published quite widely on the writings of Georges Bataille and surrealism, presents an overview and analysis of the "other" as depicted in American cinema from Griffith's Birth of a Nation (1915) to the present. As such, the book is ambitious in scope, both in addressing a wide time span and in the varied typologies of "others" examined.

Emily Godbey, Iowa State University, American Studies - Vol. 52, no. 1.

Michael Richardson steps in with his study on Hollywood, and how its films have presented the “Other” as the US became a global power... He writes about them in a way that reveals in those films a relationship with the “Other,” known, perceived or dissimulated; an experience we share.

Allan Graubard, Leonardo Reviews

Richardson has seen many films. They are films we know or have heard about and have yet to watch. He writes about them in a way that reveals in those films a relationship with the 'Other,' known, perceived or dissimulated; an experience we share. Perhaps, too, this work will bear other, future studies that speak to a different breadth of films than Hollywood is capable of

Allan Graubard, Leonardo, Vol.47, No. 2