film reviews
“Belle”: young love in shadow of the slave trade
May 14, 2014This historical drama takes up Belle's first encounters with young love, the stratified class system of the times, and disgusting forms of chauvinism.
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“The Galapagos Affair, Satan Came to Eden” film review
April 30, 2014The atavistic impulse to "get away from it all" and "return to nature" has been a literary theme since Robinson Crusoe and the Swiss Family Robinson cast away on desert islands.
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“Alphaville” totalitarian fears still relevant decades later
April 30, 2014Almost 50 years later, the prescient Godard's sci fi classic takes on a whole new dimension as a parable of the NSA national security surveillance state.
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Oscar and Progies: view of movies from left side of the aisle
February 25, 2014Join People's World film critic Bill Meyer tonight via Google+ for a conversation on movies and social change.
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Black-themed films lead Progie nominations
January 16, 2014Riding a wave of black-themed films, movies about slavery, apartheid, and police repression dominate this year's nominations for best progressive films.
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