A thoughtful film about self-declared thinkers.
Z
A fairly accurate depiction of how Conservatives maintain control of society. Every trick is pulled, from manipulating the location of a rally, police agent provocateurs and local n@zis encouraged to start riots, the press putting out statements about how many police were injured by the violent Leftists, assassinations of politicians and witnesses, discrediting of politicians …
Judas and the Black Messiah
LaKeith Stanfield has made an art out of playing black men controlled by whites. It's kind of disturbing seeing through his performances the way people can be twisted by powerful people to betray the powerless. This feels like the zenith of the theme. What greater sin can be committed than the betrayal of the Black …
The Hitcher
Disturbing, tense film about a hitchhiker tormenting the kid unfortunate enough to pick him up. A grim take on the road movie, full of the colourful characters you would usually see in these films: the roadside diner girl, the idiot sheriff and deputy, the old man at the gas station. Except every step of the …
The Trial Of The Chicago 7
Films like this are annoying because it's not particularly good but it's about an interesting subject. It depresses me how a lot of information about the 1960s seems to only be coming out now. It's like the establishment memory-hole it, and it's only now, or at least "now" as in last year when liberal filmmakers …
The Blue Angel
The story of a man who doesn't know who he wants to be, in a world that couldn't understand him. When we meet Professor Rath, he's innocently whistling to a little songbird in a cage, only to realise that the bird has died. This cruelty to Rath continues throughout the film, as he falls from …
How To Survive A Plague
Bunch of videocasette recordings, home movies and news broadcasts put together to depict the protest movement against AIDS, specifically the group ACT UP. I'm always very suspicious of documentary because I always think about what's not being shown, who and what got cut out. Everyone keeps mentioning Iris Long but the film barely interviews her. …
Blacula
For the first day of Black History Month (and Halloween season) I take a look at the iconic 1972 classic Blacula.
Nothing But A Man
My experience and thoughts upon seeing the 1964 film Nothing But A Man, and my thoughts on the death of George Floyd.
The Wind Rises (2014 Spoilers)
"Japan will blow up."
Brooking The Vault 