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Tuesday, May 20, 2025

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Cinema in Retrospect: 'Ugetsu'

The 1953 Japanese Kaidan film, "Ugetsu," is one of director Kenji Mizoguchi’s most chilling visions. Through it, he paints a tainted portrait of the past, colored by explorations of strife and destruction inherent to patriarchy. 


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Film Fridays: "Don't Look Up"

One of the most frustrating elements of the film is the refusal of people to trust Dibiasky and Mindy. The viewer is left wondering, “Why would anyone trust the authority of talk-show hosts over astronomers when looking for information about a comet?” Unfortunately, we can ask parallel questions about the real world. For example, “Why would anyone listen to Tucker Carlson instead of scientists on the issue of climate change?”