Japan’s WW II Cinema: Bucking Up the Home Front
Watching Japanese films from the 1940s and 50s is difficult for many. No big sword fights,no clothing shed in intimate love affairs. …
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“Border Incident,” 1949 and Desperate Men At the Border
Anthony Mann was a prolific director (42 credits) of Hollywood movies from the early ’40s to the late ’60s. Many …
Goya’s Ghosts
Having carried some of the images of Francisco Goya’s Disasters of War in my mind from an early age, it …
“Conspiracy” – A Film About Men and Laws
As I heard Judge Neil Gorsuch last week during the hearings on his suitability for the Supreme Court, repeatedly assert that …
Movies: Documenting the Black Experience
Two documentary films from 2016 have made important splashes in the sea of movies available this year, not as big …
Translation: What Goes Missing in Love
As an excursion away from politics and the mysteries of man’s love-affairs with war I picked up an old classic, …
Two Cultures, Two Loves and the Anvil of Tradition
Two compelling films from remote corners of the earth, one of them nominated for an Oscar, are recently available to …
Movies: Black Fiction, Black History
What a great couple of months it’s been for movies about the African-American experience. The African-American Film Critics Association calls 2016 …
The Music of Strangers — Bringing Down the Walls
You don’t want to miss seeing, and hearing, The Music of Strangers, a fresh breath of air in this season …
Boy in the Bush: Coming of Age in New Zealand
Somehow or other last week had us viewing two coming of age movies of young boys. One, Theeb (see below) taking …
Theeb: A Bedouin Boy in the WWI Desert
Aimless movie wandering sometimes pays dividends. We happened into a streaming presentation of Theeb, by British-Jordanian director, Abu Nowar. Recipient of considerable …
Where to Invade Next – Michael Moore
Despite the contentious nature of his movies Michael Moore has never been a mean or belligerent film-maker. He has seemed …