If you know Spalding Gray, you know what this movie is, and what a crime it is for it to be unavailable in the digital world. If you don't know who he was, this is your chance to catch up on a true American original- the man who single-handedly took the art of talking to … Continue reading Swimming to Cambodia
Tag: political cinema
Feed
The 2020 American Election might be a circus, but then again, they all are; like childbirth, your mind simply forgets all the horrible parts the minute one is over. Feed doesn't let you forget; a documentary of the 1992 presidential election composed purely of the newsfeeds that are captured but never aired, Feed shows you … Continue reading Feed
Bob Roberts
What better way to celebrate the utter disintegration of American Democracy than with humor? Specifically: one about a right-wing folk-singer running for office. Tim Robbins' Bob Roberts is great; it's not great filmmaking (pretty run of the mill stuff as far as that goes) and it's not the most original idea (borrowing heavily from Spinal … Continue reading Bob Roberts
Punishment Park
Given where we are today as a country, watching this film should be required viewing for pretty much everyone, since it has moved from "what a wacky piece of dystopian science fiction!" to "is this actually happening?" in the half century since Peter Watkins created this low-budget masterpiece. A fake documentary about a not-so-fake fascist … Continue reading Punishment Park