Monthly Archives: December 2021

Review: Gunda

Posted on December 10, 2021 by philipbrasor

One of the surprising things about Russian director Victor Kossakovsky’s wordless black-and-white documentary about the lives of some farm animals, at least in retrospect, is that it was shot on three farms in three different countries. While watching the film … Continue reading →

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Review: Last Night in Soho

Posted on December 8, 2021 by philipbrasor

Because Edgar Wright made his reputation poking fun at big budget genre movies, there’s always a feeling in whatever he does that he’s taking the piss, and from the first frame of his latest, in which it’s difficult to distinguish … Continue reading →

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Media Mix, Dec. 4, 2021

Posted on December 5, 2021 by philipbrasor

Here’s this week’s Media Mix, which is about Ishin no Kai’s (the Japan Innovation Party) attempt to regulate the distribution to Diet members of funds that cover expenses for mail, correspondence, and transportation, familiarly called buntsuhi. At the time the … Continue reading →

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