LAND OF THE DEAD
Land of the Dead (2005) by George A. Romero “Zombies of the world, unite!” Land of the Dead was released in the middle of…
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YOL
Yol (1982) by Yilmaz Guney and Serif Goren Yol is a film written by Yilmaz Guney and directed by Serif Goren, two Turkish directors…
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AMERICAN HISTORY X
American History X (1998) by Tony Kaye American History X was released in 1998. It was written by David McKenna, and directed by Tony…
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LA JETÉE
La Jetée (1962) by Chris Marker The dark crevices of human emotion and torturous mental control are explored in Chris Marker’s, “La Jetée”. With…
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SEARCHING FOR SUGARMAN
Searching for Sugarman (2013) by Malik Bendjelloul This review may contain spoilers. Who cares? Searching for Sugarman won the Academy Award for Best Documentary…
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SAMSARA
Samsara (2011) by Ron Ficke SAMSARA means “the ever turning wheel of life” in Sanskrit. The film is a beautifully shot series of contrasts…
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FIST OF FURY
Fist of Fury (1972) by Lo Wei In the early 20th century, Chen Zhen (Bruce Lee) comes back to his Jingwu style school in…
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BLACKBLOCK
Blackblock(2011) by Carlo Augusto Bachschmidt or ‘police violence at its best’. Blackblock. When you look it up on wikipedia, it states that it is…
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BUFFALO 66
Buffalo ’66 (1998) by Vincent Gallo We’ve all heard how when you die your whole life flashes through your eyes like a collection of…
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ZERO DARK THIRTY
Zero Dark Thirty (2012) by Kathryn Bigelow or Nothing to Report In Zero Dark Thirty, Katryn Bigelow and her fellow screenwriter Mark Boal narrate…
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FREAKS
Freaks (1932) by Tod Browning or monsters’ beauty at it’s best Our society is divided. On one hand, the able bodies, sliding through life…
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Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song
Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song by Melvin Van Peebles (1971), or the birth of African-American protest in cinema. Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song is a 1971…
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