film criticism by maryann johanson | handcrafted since 1997
Two very different films, replete with emotionally engaging performances, examine the impact of the American death penalty from the large-scale legal and political to that of intimate personal grief.
My pick: Marshall Curry’s “A Night at the Garden,” presenting footage from a 1939 “pro-America” rally in New York City, a chilling reminder of the unpleasant cycles of American history.
An appalling elevation of toxic masculinity to something poignant, radical, and heroic. As unpleasant and as passive-aggressive as its horrid protagonist.
There’s serious talk in book circles about the value (or lack thereof) of negative reviews. What if film people started wondering the same thing?
Why PBS kowtowed to megarich megabastard David Koch, and the Alex Gibney takedown that pissed him off…
The thing that really gets me about this: the almost unimaginable luxury of having five days to just sit around brainstorming creative stuff…
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