film reviews
‘Breaking’ review: Powerfully intense film exposes systemic hardships for U.S. veterans
August 24, 2022Cannon fodder: Gripping film puts on full display the systemic hardships veterans face once they’ve been discarded after fighting U.S. imperialism’s wars.
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‘The Battle at Lake Changjin’: China’s onscreen contesting of American aggression
July 25, 2022China continues to warn the U.S. about upping its level of aggression in a land that both the U.S. and China have affirmed for almost half a century is a part of China.
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‘Kinderland’: A documentary visit to two century-old secular Jewish summer camps
June 24, 2022The film short Kinderland tells the story of two camps in upstate New York that have cultivated social activists for almost a century and are still in existence today.
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‘Code Red’: Whimsical film highlights ‘period poverty’ amidst current tampon shortage
June 17, 2022Code Red is sparking a much-needed conversation about all the ways women are exploited under a system that prioritizes profits and patriarchy.
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‘Good Luck to You, Leo Grande’ review: Cheeky comedy centers older women’s sex life
June 15, 2022Older women often appear on screen as mothers, aunts, or “wise” grandmothers whose purpose is to advise the younger (usually male) main character. This film says to hell with all that.
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