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July 27, 2019

“Inglourious Basterds” Lets Tarantino Turn the Propaganda Back on his Audience

Quentin Tarantino's blood-soaked WWII film lets him turn the camera around on the audience and interrogate his own violent oeuvre.
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March 23, 2019

The Aftermath Review: Sumptuous but Surface-Level Melodrama

While Keira Knightley and cast give off some elegant looks, this post-WWII costume drama floats passively along the surface of its subject.
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November 9, 2018

Overlord Review: Nazi Zombie Shoot-Em-Up Is Fast and Furhrer-ious

The JJ Abrams-produced Nazi zombie flick provides plenty of schlock and scares, but stumbles over its own rotting feet when it reaches for profundity. This..
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July 14, 2018

Fantasia 2018: Hanagatami Review – The Director of Hausu Confuses and Delights in His Final Epic

Hausu’s Nobuhiko Obayashi starts wrapping up his 60-year career in filmmaking with a deeply weird, compellingly stream-of-consciousness wartime drama. This piece was originally posted on..
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May 16, 2018

Hitler’s Hollywood Review: Doc Explores Dark Periods of German Cinema History

Rudiger Suchsland’s second documentary on the cinema of Hitler’s Germany takes a fascinating, if surface-level, look at the ways entertainment gave rise to fascism. This..