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JUDAS AND THE BLACK MESSIAH

February 10, 2021 By Leave a Comment

JUDAS AND THE BLACK MESSIAH

The religious overtones of JUDAS AND THE BLACK MESSIAH come towards the end of this searing examination of racial politics during the 1960s. And when they arrive, in a sequence that is most assuredly a shout-out to the Last Supper, director/co-writer Shaka King has earned the right, and then some, to invoke the metaphor. The… Read More »

Tagged With: based on a true story, Black Panthers, Chicago, Civil Rights Movement, class struggle, FBI, government surveillance, racism

HIGH-RISE

April 30, 2016 By 1 Comment

HIGH-RISE

There is nothing subtle about HIGH-RISE, a savage allegorical satire of manic energy and pointed symbolism. Based on the novel of the same name by J.G. Ballard, it stars Tom Hiddleston as an urbane neurologist about to discover his place in the social order, and Jeremy Irons as The Architect (how Masonic?), the emotionally constipated… Read More »

Tagged With: Allegory, anarchy, book to screen, class struggle, J G. Ballard, revolution, Sci-fi, speculative fiction, symbolism

SWEPT AWAY

October 21, 2014 By Leave a Comment

SWEPT AWAY

When Lina Wertmuller, the elfin feminist gadfly of Italian cinema, made SWEPT AWAY back in 1974, it was a tantalizing and brutal take on the war between the sexes, between the classes and on the whole human comedy.  When Guy Ritchie re-wrote the script for his wife, Madonna, I’m sure he thought it was a… Read More »

Tagged With: class struggle, dreck, razzie, remake

Jean-Pierre Jeunet Tinkers at MICMACS

September 1, 2014 By Leave a Comment

Jean-Pierre Jeunet Tinkers at MICMACS

Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s puckish yet profound approach to filmmaking, evident in such films as AMELIE and THE CITY OF LOST CHILDREN, has been delighting audiences for years. His latest, MICMACS, is no exception, dealing as it does with arms dealers who show a complete indifference to the results of their actions, and the inventive denizens of the lowest… Read More »

Tagged With: arms dealers, cgi, class struggle, comedy, French Cinema, Jean-Pierre Jeunet, MICMACS, narrative

CRASH With Ryan Phillppe and Paul Haggis

September 1, 2014 By Leave a Comment

CRASH With Ryan Phillppe and Paul Haggis

CRASH represents a sea change in careers moves for many of the people involved, not the least director and co-writer Paul Haggis, a veteran of television sitcoms. The provocative story of anger, fear, and race relations in contemporary Los Angeles also provides Ryan Phillippe with one of his best roles in years, maybe the best… Read More »

Tagged With: actor, cinema, class struggle, CRASH, director, drama, face of an angel, film, LAPD, Los Angeles, movie, narrative, Paul Haggis, prejudice, provocative, race relations, Ryan Phillipe, suspense, writer

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