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The Devils (1971)

September 7, 2025September 7, 2025 Mikkel FrederiksenLeave a comment

An op-ed with crude marginalia

Posted in ReviewsTagged 17th century france, 1970s, 1971, banned movie, based on a true story, catholicism, controversial, corruption, england, film review, gemma jones, georgina hale, ken russell, michael gothard, movie review, oliver reed, political, politics, religion, set in france, the devils, vanessa redgrave, witch hunt

Harakiri (1962)

May 30, 2025 Mikkel FrederiksenLeave a comment

Men of their word

Posted in ReviewsTagged 1960s, 1962, Akira Ishihama, drama, harakiri, honor, honor code, japan, Kei Satô, Masaki Kobayashi, movie review, politics, ritual suicide, ronin, samurai, Shima Iwashita, Shinobu Hashimoto, Tsatsuo Nakadai

Harlan County, U.S.A. (1976)

February 18, 2023 Mikkel FrederiksenLeave a comment

The all-American labor experience.

Posted in ReviewsTagged 1970s, 1976, barbara kopple, documentary, harlan county usa, labor history, politics, review, union, workers rights

Dune (2021)

November 12, 2021November 12, 2021 Mikkel FrederiksenLeave a comment

Welcome to a real cinematic universe

Posted in ReviewsTagged 2020s, 2021, action, blockbuster, denis villeneuve, dune, jason momoa, oscar isaac, politics, science fiction, timothee chalamet, war, zendaya

The Parallax View (1974)

April 5, 2021 Mikkel Frederiksen2 Comments

Misadventures in investigative reporting

Posted in ReviewsTagged 1970s, alan j pakula, american, conspiracy, journalism, politics, warren beatty

Paths of Glory (1957)

December 6, 2020December 6, 2020 Mikkel FrederiksenLeave a comment

The Wire meets World War 1

Posted in ReviewsTagged 1917, 1950s, kirk douglas, politics, stanley kubrick, war, world war 1

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