obviously a refutation of Brexit, but naturally also such an imaginative, inclusive, open-hearted response to Trump's "shithole" mindset and xenophobia in general.
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The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant 1972
yet another example of gay men trying to speak over women and define the feminine experience. the patriarchal forces of oppression are expressed firmly as ever in fassbinder’s need to literally plaster his phallus all over the frame. it’s impressive to make a movie entirely about women and have it be completely obfuscated by the shadow of the penis, an inherently traumatic object of violence and patriarchal oppression. ultimate representation of men barging into women’s spaces acting like they know…
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A Trip to the Moon 1902
in 1895 the lumiere brothers birthed political cinema with la sortie de l'usine lumière à lyon. in 1902 meliés killed it with le voyage dans la lune. this pompous bit of empty spectacle is what crafted all the idiotic empty blockbusters that flood our multiplexes today. if u need someone to blame for all the sexless cishet superhero dreck that floods our screens and the hollow identity politics laden “criticism” that spreads rampant in this site from so called leftists who still believe in western lies spread about the ccp, blame méliès. cinema’s gone to the dogs. who let the dogs out? georges hackliés
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Boomer Uncle 2024
apichatpong weerasethakul perfects the tarkovskian ideal of sculpting with time in a powerful spiritual exploration. cinema as meditation, an incredibly powerful and affecting work from a once in a generation master
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