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Democracy’s Dream and La Bestia
When Rebecca Cammisa chose the title for her 2009 documentary about "The Beast," a train that migrants use to cross Mexico coming to the U.S., it was directedly pointed at the passengers. "Which Way Home" chronicled the story of a handful of passengers - all younger...
Human Flow by Ai Weiwei: A Witness and a Question
Small boats spilling people into the waves. The flickering lights of cell phones. Broken buildings. Walking. Waiting. Walking. Walking. Walking. Waiting. Single words and phrases, rather than complete sentences, seem to capture the essence of Human Flow, the film by...
Fear of Music*
(*a nod to Talking Heads' album of the same name) When chatting with a bandmate the other day, I rhetorically questioned why certain musicians end up becoming darlings of the hipsterverse and media while other musicians of equal or greater talent can't get arrested....