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3 things about Johan Grimonprez’s SOUNDTRACK TO A COUP D’ETAT

Posted on October 27, 2024 by robchristopher

Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat [2024] 1. Dizzy Gillespie: “The weapons we will use will be … the cool ones.” 2. Eisenhower delivering an inspiring, impassioned speech to the U.N. Largely full of lies. 3. Too many assassins in one … Continue reading →

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3 things about Gina Prince-Bythewood’s THE WOMAN KING

Posted on May 17, 2023 by robchristopher

The Woman King [2022] 1. Royal pool. 2. Portuguese boytoy. 3. They begin to dance together and briefly forget everything else.

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3 things about SWAN’s NEPTUNE FROST

Posted on November 19, 2022 by robchristopher

Neptune Frost [2021] 1. From the knapsack, Neptune removes a pair of high-heeled shoes and puts them on. 2. Spinning bicycle-wheel headpiece. 3. Dawn through the trees.

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3 things about Howard Hawks’ HATARI!

Posted on September 21, 2019 by robchristopher

Hatari! [1962] 1. A film set in Africa without an African in a speaking role. 2. “Who does she belong to?” 3. Muddy waterhole with three elephants. Unexpectedly disquieting. It’s colorful but so shapeless, and while not exactly racist it’s … Continue reading →

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3 things about Ousmane Sembène’s MOOLAADE

Posted on July 9, 2012 by robchristopher

Moolaadé [2004] 1. A heap of radios, all turned on, their batteries slowly dying. 2. Outraged, the woman throws down the bundle of sticks she’s been carrying on her head. 3. Plumes of smoke obscure the mosque. Cut to a … Continue reading →

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