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Monthly Archives: January 2010
Far Cry (2008, USA)
I wish actors I like would appear only in movies I can like. My wish was evidently not granted when I watched Far Cry, because it had Til Schweiger and Udo Kier in it. The former cannot help it that … Continue reading
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Chopra: Ask the Kabala Oracle Cards (2006)
As traditional Judaism is against divination I was hesitant to read the 133 page book(let) accompanying the deck of cars in the box labeled “Ask the Kabala Oracle Cards.” The cards themselves are nicely designed. The front has one of … Continue reading
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Don’t Look Back (1967, USA)
Bob Dylan‘s art always managed to avoid or impress me. A large part of it is that I usually barely understand lyrics sang with all that music going on, but in his case I almost never understand a word. I … Continue reading
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Eden Log (2007, France)
Eden Log was the first science fiction movie for a long time that felt truly new to me. It was dirty and messy like hell. This was intentional as the movie opens with quoting Genesis 3:23, referring to man’s banishment … Continue reading
Shabi: We Look Like the Enemy (2008)
Rachel Shabi’s “We Look Like the Enemy: The Hidden Story of Israel’s Jews from Arab Lands” is a well-written, well-researched yet imbalanced book. Her thesis is simple: Jews, who came from Arab countries, labeled as Mizrahis, are systematically treated as … Continue reading