film reviews
“First They Killed My Father”: Cambodian genocide through innocent eyes
September 20, 2017New film is a haunting tale of the mass killings in Cambodia carried out by Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge in the 1970s, and has lasting lessons for humanity.
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“Building the Wall,” resisting home-grown fascism through theatre
March 24, 2017It’s a rough-going 80 minutes but well worth the investment if it leads to greater effort to dismantle the incipient apparatus of fascism in America.
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From Navy Seal commando to fair minded film director
March 24, 2017“My interest is always with the side that initiates. The story lies with those who do, more than with the victims.”
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Witness the end of an empire in “Viceroy’s House”
March 3, 2017It's a riveting and deeply disturbing account of the transfer of power from Britain to India in 1947 after 200 years of colonial rule.
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“Get Out”: New film shows the horror of white liberals’ racism
February 27, 2017"Get Out" directly confronts the violence of white liberalism, allowing us to fully experience the sweeping pervasiveness of racism beyond ultra-right fascist tropes.
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