Distress Flares: Cinematic Survival Guide, Vol. 1

April 10, 2025May 2, 2025 Michael J. Casey

We’ve been here before. Sure, it seems worse, and some of the problems we’re facing are novel, but you don’t have to look hard to find analogs and parallels from the past. As Mark Twain put it: “History doesn’t repeat … Continue reading Distress Flares: Cinematic Survival Guide, Vol. 1

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Making Change: The Most Significant Political Films of All Time

September 19, 2024April 24, 2025 Michael J. Casey

Politics and entertainment have always been entangled. Sometimes, it’s mockery with a message (Charlie Chaplin clowning on Adolph Hitler in The Great Dictator). Other times, it’s an attempt to expose a local cause to a larger public (the striking miners … Continue reading Making Change: The Most Significant Political Films of All Time

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Distress Flares: Cinematic Survival Guide, Vol. 1

Making Change: The Most Significant Political Films of All Time