films
“Mediterranea”: Europe’s embattled migrants on film
November 13, 2015"Mediterranea" succeeds in putting the stateless, the homeless, and the wretched of the Earth in the limelight they deserve.
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Spike Lee’s “Chiraq” spotlights Chicago gun violence
November 10, 2015"Chiraq" is described as exploring the epidemic of gun violence on the South Side of Chicago, and black-on-black violence.
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“Embrace of the Serpent”: Odyssey into Amazonian “heart of darkness”
November 10, 2015Inter-species interaction between outer space aliens and human beings has long been a staple of the science fiction genre.
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“99 Homes” : shelter skelter
October 29, 2015Writer Director Ramin Bahrani has effectively recast hell as the foreclosure real estate market.
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What really happened to the 43 students in Mexico?
October 28, 2015The disappearance of 43 students in Iguala last year on September 26 remains an open, festering wound in Mexico.
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