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Embrace of the Serpent is a Harrowing Indictment of Colonialism

Embrace of the Serpent (El abrazo de la serpiente) Written by Ciro Guerra & Jacques Toulemonde Vidal Directed by Ciro Guerra Colombia, 2015 It’s a tricky matter, trying to describe the defining features of a national cinema. In some ways it’s foolhardy: film industries are made up of many different filmmakers, all with different styles, …

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The Case for ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ Winning an Oscar In One Video

I was honestly surprised when George Miller’s critically lauded Mad Max: Fury Road received a whopping ten Oscar nominations, including Best Picture. Not because I didn’t think the film didn’t deserve it, but because Fury Road seeminly had “snub of the year” written all over it. A high-octane action flick based on an 80s genre franchise? That doesn’t …

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