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Gordon's War 1973
Groovier than Diana Ross and more violent than a guerilla.
Gordan Hudson stands over his dead wife's grave. Staring at the freshly dug pile of dirt marked with her headstone. He drives back being told Harlem is overrun with drugs and " it would take a military to get dope out of Harlem". After coming back from the 'nam, he seeks to harness the skills he learnt with his fellow black soldiers to wreak revenge on the drug empire that…
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Black Girl 1966
We are all Black Girl.
One of if, not the most, solitary of all Ousmane Sembène filmography. he strays away from the usual tribe politics or the Indigenous African voice and instead we see his usual anti colonialism/Senegal compassion through Diouana. A young girl from Dakar who wanted to explore the world yet instead was imprisoned by her selfish employers. She was promised good pay and freedom to walk the streets of the Rivera, yet daily she is confined to…Translated from by
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Punishment Park 1971
THE HUNGER GAMES, THE HUNT, THE TENTH VICTIM, THE MAZE RUNNER, other than the word 'the' these film tackle the gladiatorial sport of the common genre of the human hunt. Whether about poor vs rich or the catharsis of society's violence, the genre is a mainstay in film audiences.
However, PUNISHMENT PARK may be the most ingenious entry yet into an already huge club of like genres. Not only is it unique compared to its contemporaries it also goes balls…
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The Fly 1986
Romance at its most pussiest.
In a concise 90 minutes, Cronenberg touches on various themes of body modification, science, abortion, and animal cruelty as a mad scientist struggles with his new identity. In an 80s version of dr Frankenstein, the audience is drawn along wide-eyed to one man's body, morphing into something alien yet somewhat relatable. Personally, THE FLY reminded me of my acne skin journey, where my skin turned red, bumpy like a leper, with yellow heads, sometimes bleeding…
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