The most recent film on our Latin American odyssey is the Venezuelan MY STRAIGHT SON (2012). After reviews — some more fervent than others — we talk about drama, found families, and whether or not we might have a Eurocentric view of this film’s politics.
Recent Media
GOLDENEYE (1995): Martin Campbell, Pierce Brosnan, Sean Bean
REACHER (2022–): Lee Child, Nick Santora, Alan Ritchson
Recommendations
THE PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER (2012): Stephen Chbosky, Logan Lernan, Emma Watson
BEAUTIFUL THING (1996): Jonathan Harvey, Hettie MacDonald, Linda Henry
[Sam’s last-minute, unexpected recommendation] THE MOTORCYCLE DIARIES (2004): Walter Salles, Ernesto Guevara, Gael Garcia Bernal
THE LARAMIE PROJECT (2000): Moisés Kaufman, Leigh Fondakowski, Stephen Belber
Footnotes
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4.7 - THE KARATE KID (1984) and Belonging
4.6 - ENTER THE DRAGON (1973) and Strength
4.5 - COME DRINK WITH ME (1966) and War
4.4 - SAMURAI SAGA (1959) and Drama
4.3 - SUGATA SANSHIRO (1943) and Perspective
4.2 - JIROKICHI THE RAT (1931) and Editing
4.1 - OROCHI and Futility
Best Of 2018
Prestige Playoff - Round 2
Prestige Playoff - Round 1
Prestige Playoff - Introduction
3.48 - FAMILY PLOT and Reinvention
3.47 - VERTIGO and Obsession
3.46 - ROPE and Intensity
3.45 - THE PLEASURE GARDEN and Transgression
3.43 - THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL and Nesting
3.42 - THE LIFE AQUATIC OF STEVE ZISSOU and Fatherhood
3.41 - BOTTLE ROCKET and Innocence
3.40 - FREE FIRE and Space
3.39 - A FIELD IN ENGLAND and Psychedelia
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