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The Rich Man’s Burden runs deep in Kingsman: The Golden Circle

The Rich Man’s Burden runs deep in Kingsman: The Golden Circle

written by Lark

I remember being shocked at how much push-back I received when talking about the completely explicit classism of the first Kingsman movie in 2014. Hopefully, now that the sequel is a gimcrack turd, we can be more honest: both the original and its 2017 sequel, The Golden Circle, are Horatio Alger stories with guns.

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November 28, 2017 0 comment

Honor and lack thereof: A Girl In The River

Honor and lack thereof: A Girl In The River

written by rick

The winner of last year’s Academy Award for Documentary (Short), Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy’s A Girl In The River is a 40-minute gut-punch. As cinema, it’s not particularly groundbreaking. As a bracing call to arms against the institution of honor-killing, specifically in Pakistan, it’s entirely effective.

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June 28, 2016 0 comment