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J. Edgar – A Meditation on Heroes, History, Villains and Anti-Villains
The rapper K’naan has a song that begins: “Until the lion learns to speak/the tales of hunting will be weak” It implies an empathic view of history. And a simple one, ...
Best Prison Films – Or, Why We Root for the Bad Guy
The prison film might be the genre most antithetical to how we view heroes and villains. As opposed to films set in courtrooms where the victim usually wins and the ...
Unforgiven – A Western’s Take on Identity and Value
What’s ostensibly a Western driven by the remedying of an injustice, Unforgiven is really an exploration into how perceived identity defines value, whether it centers on William Munny (Clint Eastwood), ...
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