I watch a lot of movies. Usually one every Wednesday, especially during the winter months. Admittedly, a lot of what I see isn’t all that good. But some of them are!
Here’s a list of the best movies I’ve seen this year. What’s on your list?
Category: Film (Page 2 of 2)
These are posts on film from the blog Base and Superstructure. Mostly these are just about films I found interesting, but I tend to focus on the intersections between film and politics.
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Green Book was an OK movie, not a great movie or even a good one. It’s in good company on the list of Oscar Best Picture nominees. You could make an awards case for Roma, but any of the others would’ve been a weak choice. Bohemian Rhapsody and Vice were the worst of the bunch. Neither of the two best movies I saw in 2018 (Sorry to Bother You and A Quiet Place, respectively) made the list.
Grumble, grumble.
I’ve got an upcoming post on the concept of the ‘liberal bubble,’ and what I’ll say here will preview that a bit. A lot of the criticism of Green Book from a particular set, namely highly educated, wealthier, white, ‘woke’ liberals, runs into a sort of bubble issue.
5 Successful Anti-Capitalist Films
There’s no shortage of anti-capitalist films. But there aren’t many that manage to both present a strong message and perform well critically and financially.
Let’s take a look at 5 anti-capitalist films that did it all. They present coherent messages that explain some aspect of our world, they were good movies, and they made money at the box office.
