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Louis Proyect

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Biography:

I am a long-time socialist with a an interest in the problems of developing countries. Therefore, films made in Latin America, Africa and Asia are of great interest to me. I am also the moderator of a Marxism mailing list at www.marxmail.org.

Favorites:

1. Burn2. Strawberry and Chocolate3. Battle of Algiers4. Moolaade5. Sargeant Shakespeare

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NYC

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A Crime on the Bayou (2020) 100% “A stunning tale of a Jewish lawyer from the North and a 19-year old Black facing 2 years in prison for placing his hand on a white teen's arm.” – Counterpunch.org Jun 20, 2021 Full Review Crisis (2021) 66% “The first narrative film on the opioid crisis and will surely be the best for years to come.” – Counterpunch.org May 21, 2021 Full Review There Is No Evil (2020) 98% “As rancid as Hollywood films have been in 2021, it is gratifying to see the work of a director who wants to make films that change his country and the world rather than make money.” – Counterpunch.org May 19, 2021 Full Review Paris Calligrammes (2020) 100% “A luminous homage to Paris by a German filmmaker who made it her home and was shaped by the profound cultural and political environment it provided.” – Counterpunch.org May 11, 2021 Full Review 8 Billion Angels (2019) 63% “After seeing this film, you'll rethink the whole question of prosperity. If economic growth and population impingement lead to the extinction of wolves and the proliferation of rats and pigeons, it is time we get our priorities straight. This film helps.” – Counterpunch.org Apr 27, 2021 Full Review Bill Traylor: Chasing Ghosts (2019) 100% “A film that is part of Black America's cultural renaissance that goes hand in hand with the Black Lives Matter revolution against white supremacy.” – Counterpunch.org Apr 17, 2021 Full Review The People vs. Agent Orange (2020) 100% “A film that leaves you with the inescapable conclusion that the corporations behind Agent Orange and their allies in government and academia that aided and abetted them belong in prison for murder.” – Counterpunch.org Mar 9, 2021 Full Review 1942: Unknown Battle (2019) “Unlike most American war movies, especially "Saving Private Ryan", this is about men fully aware that they will lose a battle. Frankly, it is a far more inspiring film than Spielberg's since it celebrates the Russians, who truly destroyed Nazism, not us.” – Counterpunch.org Mar 7, 2021 Full Review Judas and the Black Messiah (2021) 96% “The film does not really capture the mistakes made by the Black Panthers, who need less hagiography and more political scrutiny. Messiah hardly applies to a 21-year old let alone one who allowed someone like O'Neal to provide security.” – Counterpunch.org Mar 7, 2021 Full Review Sacred Cow (2021) “A remarkable case made for meat-eating as a way to achieve ecological balance” – Counterpunch.org Mar 7, 2021 Full Review First Cow (2019) 96% “The latest historically questionable, precious and obscure film by a director whose "indie" cred is hardly deserved.” – Counterpunch.org Jan 30, 2021 Full Review Minari (2020) 98% “Basically, a home movie with superb production values and fine acting. Unfortunately, its focus is too narrow to be of much interest.” – Counterpunch.org Jan 30, 2021 Full Review The White Tiger (2021) 91% “About as "anti-capitalist" as "Parasite", another overrated film. It is a world according to Hobbes, not Karl Marx.” – Counterpunch.org Jan 30, 2021 Full Review 'Til Kingdom Come (2020) 100% “Hones in on one of the three legs of the stool that Trump sat on. (The other two are white supremacy and nativism.)” – Counterpunch.org Jan 30, 2021 Full Review Nomadland (2020) 93% “Don't look for anything like "Grapes of Wrath". This takes old people in RV's roaming the country in search of low-paying jobs and makes it seem as cool as "Easy Rider". A total fraud.” – Counterpunch.org Jan 30, 2021 Full Review Marighella (2019) 89% “A throwback to the great political films of the 1960s, from Pontecorvo's "The Battle of Algiers" to Costa-Gavras's "State of Siege".” – Counterpunch.org Jan 8, 2021 Full Review Mank (2020) 83% “A stylish but empty homage to TCM type films completely undone by trying to turn Mank into an Upton Sinclair supporter. Fincher just made that up to explain why he wrote "Citizen Kane" despite being Hearst's court jester.” – Counterpunch.org Dec 16, 2020 Full Review Soros (2019) 78% “A fawning tribute to a billionaire who thought that political democracy could prevent a repeat of the 1930s when in fact his speculation helped bring it on.” – Counterpunch.org Nov 22, 2020 Full Review Born to Be (2020) 100% “A powerful statement on behalf of transgender rights featuring a saintly doctor who is reminder of why people once dedicated themselves to the profession.” – Counterpunch.org Nov 18, 2020 Full Review The Last Vermeer (2019) 68% “A film about the greatest art forger in history primarily but also about the thorny question of how to value art.” – Counterpunch.org Nov 18, 2020 Full Review Nationtime (1972) 100% “An essential slice of American history when revolution was on people's lips, including mine.” – Counterpunch.org Oct 25, 2020 Full Review Radium Girls (2018) 74% “Marred somewhat by a Merchant-Ivory aesthetic, it is still an earnest historical drama about how innocent young woman were pressured into exposing themselves to radium poisoning.” – Counterpunch.org Oct 25, 2020 Full Review Totally Under Control (2020) 99% “Made in record time and under super-difficult conditions, Gibney and co-directors have made the essential film for the current crisis. Inside track for best documentary of 2020.” – Counterpunch.org Oct 10, 2020 Full Review The Great American Lie (2019) “A worthwhile film even if its stress on values does not get to the heart of class inequality: the capitalist system.” – Counterpunch.org Oct 2, 2020 Full Review Ursula von Rydingsvard: Into Her Own (2019) 100% “Even if abstract monumental sculpture is not your cup of tea, this is an inspirational tale of a determined and gifted woman rising to the top.” – Counterpunch.org Sep 29, 2020 Full Review
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