84 - First Cow: The Pasteurization of the Western Male
Kino Lefter
English - July 24, 2020 21:00 - 1 hour - 51.2 MB - ★★★★★ - 60 ratingsTV & Film Comedy moves film socialism comedy movie reviews anarchism anarchy cinema film criticism Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Kelly Reichardt and A24's latest frontier drama centres on two friends who take a risk stealing from the wealthiest man in Oregon Territory to start a business and experience some hardship along the way.
It's a critical darling that we have some good and bad things to say about, its use of genre and film-making techniques, and its thematic exploration of capitalism, masculinity, and the frontier. And of course Armond White has his say, and by the end we reveal a new character to the show: Antiracist Baby.
ReComradations
Laura: [1] Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom, dir. Pier Paolo Pasolini (1975) [2] Crash, dir. David Cronenberg (1996)
Abdul: Diaspora Boy: Comics and Crisis in America and Israel by Eli Valley
Evan: [1] Manhunter, dir. Michael Mann (1986) [2] Harbinger Wars by Joshua Dysart and Duane Swierczynski