tchaikovksy

tchaikovksy

"The sun sets like a scar.
Between the darkness and the dawn
There rises a red star."
- Langston Hughes

Favorite films

  • I Am Cuba
  • The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
  • In a Glass Cage
  • The Face of Another

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  • Before the Fall

  • Maquilapolis

    ★★★½

  • The Hills Have Eyes

    ★★½

  • 8½

    ★★★½

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  • Before the Fall

    Before the Fall

    "Had National Socialism endured for longer, the graduates of the Napola system would indeed have ruled Europe. And, even in both post-war Germanies and in Austria, a significant number of them still went on to gain extremely prominent military, economic, and political positions—for instance, the ex-pupils with whom I have corresponded during the course of my research have included a former Austrian Justice Minister, a NATO-Commander-in-Chief for Central Europe, and Erich Honecker’s former righthand man in the East German Youth…

  • Maquilapolis

    Maquilapolis

    ★★★½

    "Within globalization, a woman factory worker is like a commodity. And if that commodity is not productive, if she's not attractive for globalization because she starts to defend her rights, then they look for that commodity elsewhere."
    - Lupita Castañeda, promotora

    "In a globalized capitalist world, "Third World" female bodies become disposable subjects. Just as pieces of machinery, they are disintegrated and depersonalized [...] In a globalized world the dominant forces on both sides of the border have absolute control…

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  • The Cat in the Hat

    The Cat in the Hat

    ★★½

    Can't explain it but this movie could have only been made in a post-9/11 world

  • Demonlover

    Demonlover

    ★★½

    how do you make a film about corporate espionage for market shares over hentai a bore? the first half was solid before veering into ridiculous absurdity and some heavyhanded messaging. the audiovisual experience was stellar with solid sound design and editing but otherwise the film felt rather lacklustre.

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