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Stamped from the Beginning (2023) ☆☆☆(3/4): A searing essay on American racism

Posted on December 2, 2023 by kaist455

Netflix documentary film “Stamped from the Beginning”, which was released on Netflix a few weeks ago, is utterly direct and forthright about the long and troubling history of American racism. If you are familiar with its main subject, you may … Continue reading →

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The Image Book (2018) ☆☆(2/4): Godard still rambled and babbled even at the end

Posted on October 30, 2023 by kaist455

I guess I am not an audience for whatever Jean-Luc Godard did during his last two decades. Sure, he has occupied a big and irreplaceable spot in the history of cinema along with those legendary filmmakers of the French New … Continue reading →

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Goodbye to Language (2014) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): Godard rambles and babbles again…

Posted on October 28, 2023 by kaist455

There was a time when Jean-Luc Godard films were pretty cool. He became one of the prominent members of the French New Wave during the 1960s thanks to his first two feature films “Breathless” and “Vivre sa vie” (1962), and … Continue reading →

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