film reviews
Sickness and the cure: The great pandemic films, and the greatest
April 14, 2020The current disaster is an opportunity for us to build a better world. Understanding this one is just the first step!
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What does a hero look like? See ‘El Pepe: A Supreme Life’
April 8, 2020At first glance, he’s a gnarled, wizened, disheveled, weather-beaten old man. He could use a trim and new clothes. He sits on a bench at his farm, the chickens pecking for insects in the ground around...
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‘The Hunt’ released Friday the 13th: Must we burn Blumhouse?
March 12, 2020On August 9, 2019, the commander-in-tweet attacked “Liberal Hollywood” for having “great Anger and Hate! …The movie coming out [which] is made in order to inflame and cause chaos. They create their own violence and then...
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‘Breaking the Silence’ documents testimonies of Israeli veterans of Palestinian Occupation
March 10, 2020Testimonies of Israeli veterans who served in the Occupied Palestinian territories take us out of our comfort zones.
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‘Hunters’ review: Amazon’s violent anti-Nazi drama has potential but needs sharper direction
February 28, 2020The first season is uneven in plotting, but the threat of a Fourth Reich taking over the U.S. government reminds us of how dangerous fascist rhetoric is.
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