Sign Of The Times
Sign of the Times # 3. Pointing at the history
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Interview with Kota Takeuchi. Illusions of war
Sign Of The Times
Sign of the Times # 2. The Trajectory of the Family Past
Interview with Aisuke Kondo. The Fate of Generations
Poetry
Сьюзен Аллен. Преподавание импровизации в больших ансамблях
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Арфистка, композитор и импровизатор Сьюзен Аллен об опыте преподавания музыкальной импровизации в больших группах в Калифорнийском институте искусств.
Very Bad Things: A Nihilistic Descent into Suburban Psychopathy
Peter Berg, in his directorial debut, crafted a film that’s equal parts black comedy, horror show, and social satire, even if it doesn’t always know what it wants to be.
Don't be late at Cha..trans..wait!
Petrucciani-97 (pIII)
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penultima of reinterpretranslated interview (don’t ask the vulture, why you see a painted cat)
American Gigolo: Be my favorite toy
American Gigolo in 1980—a film that, despite turning 45, remains provocative, multifaceted, and strikingly relevant.
Don't be late at Cha..trans..wait!
Petrucciani-97 (IIp)
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Cinema and Video
A Reappraisal of Ridley Scott’s The Counselor: A Brutal, Misunderstood Gem of the 2010s
The Counselor is not just a film but an experience—one that lingers long after the credits roll, like a nightmare from which there is no awakening.
Sliver on the edge
Sliver is not just an erotic thriller but a philosophical text about the nature of human desire, power, and vulnerability.
Cinema and Video
Superman Review: A Superficial, Overstuffed, and Soulless Disappointment
James Gunn’s Superman is a disappointing, overstuffed mess that fails to live up to the legacy of its iconic protagonist.
The Art of Montage, Realism, and Media Manipulation in The Last Broadcast
How works one of the most impressive found footage horrors ever
Society and Politics
A Critical Analysis of Black Lives Matter: Corruption, Antisemitism, Tokenism, and Racism
Rather than fostering unity and justice, BLM’s actions have often deepened societal divides, enriched its leaders, and failed to deliver meaningful change for the communities
Exploitation, Ambivalence, and Pity: A Critical Analysis of Bloody Wednesday (1988)
Bloody Wednesday stands as a curious artifact of 1980s exploitation cinema, a film that leverages the San Ysidro massacre for cheap thrills while stumbling into a narrative of unexpected complexity
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Society and Politics
Why Trade Unions Should Be Abolished
Trade unions, once heralded as champions of workers’ rights, have increasingly become relics of a bygone era.
Dangerous and bad
Nick Vallelonga’s Brilliant Disguise (1994), a low-budget independent thriller running at a taut 95 minutes, is a curious artifact of mid-90s cinema.
Society and Politics
Why Decolonization Studies Are an Artificial Racist Discourse
Decolonization essentialize Western thought as evil, trap people in victimhood, invert discrimination, warp history, silence dissent, and push a cultural and economic retreat that stifles growth.