film reviews
Anarchism vs. Marxism: The politics of Boots Riley’s ‘I’m a Virgo’
August 10, 2023It’s a fight as old as Marxism itself.
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‘Bobi Wine: The People’s President’ powerful exploration of Ugandan democracy and resistance
August 2, 2023Museveni has been the president since 1986, but as this new documentary shows, he doesn’t rule without facing resistance.
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‘Barbie’ review: A sharp comedy that takes aim at the patriarchy and consumerism
July 19, 2023Ted Cruz calls the film “Chinese communist propaganda. The propaganda this film takes down is the idea that inequality, oppression, and exploitation benefit anyone but the people at the very top.
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‘Oppenheimer’ review: Masterful exploration of history, anti-communism, and the Atomic Age’s legacy
July 19, 2023A look at the life of the father of the atom bomb and the moral dilemma he faced in creating world-ending weapons.
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‘Past Lives’: Well-lived
July 6, 2023Through simple, direct narrative, writer/director Celine Song has deftly sketched a shaded palette of relationships.
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