Alex Garland’s “Civil War” Lets Us Off the Hook
Leland Olds reviews director Alex Garland’s recent war-action film “Civil War,” arguing that the film’s representation of violence speaks to the anxieties of liberals and …
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Socialist Noirvember
Hank Kennedy discusses film noir’s relationship to the 1940s Hollywood Left and highlights two films of interest for socialist cinephiles. November is often known by …
The Double Tragedy of Nolan’s ‘Oppenheimer’
Sam Miller reviews Nolan’s ‘Oppenheimer,’ arguing that although the central character is less Promethean than the opening epigram implies, the film is still effective as …
Not Very Quiet On The Western Front
Francis Babeuf reviews director Edward Berger’s new Netflix-produced screen adaptation of Erich Maria Remarque’s 1928 anti-war novel ‘All Quiet On The Western Front,’ arguing that …
The Daily Practice of Partizanship: A Review of Steven de Castro’s ‘Revolution Selfie’
Paul Romano reviews documentarian Steven de Castro’s 2017 film on the New People’s Army (NPA), ‘Revolution Selfie: The Red Battalion,’ and discusses a recent screening …
Letter: On Halloween Now and Forever
While I applaud the recent attempt to give a political analysis of the Halloween films, I take issue with how this analysis is not supported …
The Implicit Illiberalism of Crimes of the Future
Sam Miller reviews director David Cronenberg’s new film Crimes of the Future, arguing that it successfully critiques ‘end of history’ liberalism. Introduction Saul Tenser: A …
Boldly Going Where We’ve Already Been: An Analysis of Voyagers
Stephen Lee Naish reviews Neil Burger’s Voyagers and finds an impoverished ruling class vision of space travel where reaching for the stars means more of …
Crossing the Line: Habitus and Misrecognition in Bong Joon-Ho’s Parasite
K.T. Jamieson analyzes the dynamics of class in Bong Joon-Ho’s Parasite through the lens of Pierre Bourdieu’s social theory. Contains spoilers. At the 92nd Annual …