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Midsommar: Cinematic Myth or Parable
Paul Nathanson [12 July 2019] Midsommar (Ari Aster, 2019) is a horror movie. In fact, it’s probably among the most horrifying horror movies ever made. That’s mainly because the bad guys (apart from unsympathetic protagonists)…
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A Requiem for Manhood
By Paul Nathanson Yesterday was a fine spring day. On my way out for the afternoon, I saw some yellow tulips shyly lifting their heads to the sky and the first bright and feathery leaves…
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The Price of Pacifism:
By Paul Nathanson The Great War produced several fine movies during the 1920s and 1930s (before the next war became a topic of greater urgency). Notable among these are Wings (William Wellman, 1927), Sister in…
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From Sex to Sexual Harassment in the Movie Industry
Paul Nathanson ©2019 Beginning on 5 October 2017, a long series of sex scandals shook the entertainment industry and other industries that allowed immensely powerful men access to immensely beautiful young women (or immensely beautiful…