film review
‘Reminiscence’: A forgettable film about memory and climate change
August 26, 2021Perhaps one day soon we’ll get a new major science fiction movie that tackles the very real threat of climate change and wealth distribution. Reminiscence isn’t it.
Read more‘Dead Pigs’: Where do they come from and where do they go?
August 11, 2021“The Sixth Generation” of Chinese filmmakers continue to shed light on the social maladies that have accompanied their nation’s shift toward a self-described “socialist market economy.”
Read moreVarieties of working-class women: ‘Wanted,’ ‘Bitter Daisies’ and ‘Mare of Easttown’
June 1, 2021In large parts of the world, anywhere between 50 and 70% of women are now actively engaged in the workplace. Most earn less than men, and many perform the essential service and caring jobs that keep...
Read more‘9 to 5’: Documentary provides organizing lessons for working women today
May 10, 2021The Vietnam War raged. Student protests on campus became deadly. The Pill gave rise to the sexual revolution. Gender norms were challenged by the feminist movement. It was the 1970s in the United States.
Read more‘Stealing Chaplin’: The great gravediggers
May 5, 2021It may not be City Lights, but 'Stealing Chaplin' has its own delights for general audiences and film buffs who will enjoy seeing Charlie back in the limelight.
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