Political Film Review #703
Ali Abbasi WINS AS DIRECTOR OF THE APPRENTICE Among several films nominated for Political Film Society awards for 2024 films, only one did so—The Apprentice directed by Ali Abbasi.
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Political Film Review #702
VOTING CONTINUES FOR BEST FILMS OF 2024 In the past, a considerable number of films with political relevance have been released during election years, providing some guidance to voters on the importance of voting. Not so for 2024. There were only six films nominated films in 2024. Accordingly, members can select the best film in
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Political Film Review #701
VOTING BEGINS FOR BEST FILMS OF 2024 In the past, a considerable number of films with political relevance have been released during election years, providing some guidance to voters on the importance of voting. Not so for 2024. There were only six films nominated films in 2024. Accordingly, members can select the best film in
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Bonhoeffer
BONHOEFFER: PASTOR.SPY.ASSASSIN IS A BIOPIC ABOUT THE GERMAN RESISTANCE As a biography of Dietrich Bonhoeffer (played by Jonas Dassler and Phileas Heyblom at a young age), the film has three subtitles to attract attention of filmviewers about someone long forgotten, but the story seems almost too contemporary. Directed by Todd Komarnicki, the film shifts back
Political Film Review #700
BONHOEFFER: PASTOR.SPY.ASSASSIN IS A BIOPIC ABOUT THE GERMAN RESISTANCE As a biography of Dietrich Bonhoeffer (played by Jonas Dassler and Phileas Heyblom at a young age), the film has three subtitles to attract attention of filmviewers about someone long forgotten, but the story seems almost too contemporary. Directed by Todd Komarnicki, the film shifts back
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Conclave
CONCLAVE EXPOSES HOW POPES MAY BE CHOSEN When the public sees smoke from the Vatican chimney, the inference is that the cardinals have not yet agreed upon a new pope. That’s how Conclave ends, so the drama takes place beforehand in a film that director Edward Burger assures is extremely accurate in details, though the
Political Film Review #698
THE APPRENTICE TRIES TO EXPLAIN THE TRUMP PUZZLE Donald Trump attracts voters regardless of his dangerous policy pronouncements, so domestic and foreign pundits have been baffled, unable to explain how such a person could exist in the United States of America. The Apprentice, directed by Ali Abbasi, seeks to lay out how his life evolved
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The Apprentice
THE APPRENTICE TRIES TO EXPLAIN THE TRUMP PUZZLE Donald Trump attracts voters regardless of his dangerous policy pronouncements, so domestic and foreign pundits have been baffled, unable to explain how such a person could exist in the United States of America. The Apprentice, directed by Ali Abbasi, seeks to lay out how his life evolved
Political Film Review #697
REAGAN PROVIDES AN INSIDER’S VIEW OF THE FORMER PRESIDENT Biopics tend to glorify those portrayed, and Reagan does so in spades, resulting in applause at the end of the film in a Los Angeles theater even a few days after the premier. The film’s chronology begins in his childhood, when Ronny (played by David Henrie)
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Reagan
REAGAN PROVIDES AN INSIDER’S VIEW OF THE FORMER PRESIDENT Biopics tend to glorify those portrayed, and Reagan does so in spades, resulting in applause at the end of the film in a Los Angeles theater even a few days after the premier. The film’s chronology begins in his childhood, when Ronny (played by David Henrie)