Michael Berkowitz
LATEST ARTICLES BY Michael Berkowitz
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‘Hard Hat Riot’: Class conflict in New York
September 2, 2025The film immerses viewers in the tumultuous 1970s society, regarding the working class, anti-Vietnam War protests, and the presidency of Richard Nixon.
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‘Paradise’ review: Paradise Lost
April 25, 2025Part of the allure of Paradise is that such horrific events, once unfathomable, get closer to everyday possibilities.
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‘Water for Life’: Lives on the line
April 15, 2025Public Broadcasting’s new film Water for Life is the heartfelt story of how indigenous peoples of Latin America fought back when their environments and lives were threatened by corporate vultures.
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‘American Primeval’: The prophets and the profits
February 24, 2025‘American Primeval’ is a serious, sophisticated, multi-layered look at the forces that developed the West.
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‘The Seed of the Sacred Fig’: Bitter harvest
February 18, 2025Iman is nervous. Raised simply in the Iranian countryside, he is under pressure to succeed in his elevation from Government Investigator to Judge.
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‘I’m Still Here’: A cautionary tale
February 3, 2025This film’s lessons cannot be underestimated at a time when our own country is facing similar threats of authoritarian rule.
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‘The Bibi Files’: Prime Minister of Corruption
January 17, 2025The Bibi Files shows how this “architect of chaos” used his power over a flawed system to wreak havoc over the entire Middle East.
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‘A Complete Unknown’: It ain’t me, babe!
January 3, 2025Perhaps we ask too much from our heroes.
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