Listening to the cultural conversation on Gaza over the past year has been deeply disturbing, and not just for the obvious reasons. Instead of providing serious context or analysis, the chatter has focused mostly on parsing the ongoing genocide through an individual rather than systemic lens. This failing extends to those who should know better,…Read more On Michael Moore, Gaza and Political Personalities
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On American Sniper or How Chris Kyle Put Aside the Cowboy and Became a Man
The late Chris Kyle was a highly decorated veteran, dubbed "The Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History". However, Kyle's story has also been polarizing, with seemingly everyone having an opinion on the man's actions. Nowhere has this debate been more recently visible (or more humorous) than in the Internet's response to Clint Eastwood's American…Read more On American Sniper or How Chris Kyle Put Aside the Cowboy and Became a Man
Film Review: The Unknown Known (2014)
Errol Morris's twelfth feature, The Unknown Known, focuses on the former political heavy weight Donald Rumsfeld, while also showcasing a master documentarian at work. Cutting back and forth through time, the film begins by probing the semi-recent tumult of 9/11 before arching backwards to Rumsfeld's early days in the political arena. Morris and Rumsfeld then…Read more Film Review: The Unknown Known (2014)
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